Innamorata (album)

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Innamorata
Innamorata (album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 1997
Recorded19961997
StudioSpyder's Soul Kitchen, Los Angeles,
Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood,
Can-Am, Tarzana, California
Triclops, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Rock, acoustic
Length56:13
Label CMC International
Producer Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar chronology
Gravity's Rainbow
(1993)
Innamorata
(1997)
Synchronistic Wanderings
(1999)
Singles from Innamorata
  1. "Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)"
    Released: 1997
  2. "At This Time [1] "
    Released: 1997 (Promo)
  3. "Papa's Roses [2] "
    Released: 1997 (Promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Innamorata is American rock singer Pat Benatar's tenth studio album, and her eleventh album overall, released in 1997. It charted a single week on the US Billboard album chart, at No. 171. [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, except as noted

  1. "Guitar Intro" – 0:23
  2. "Only You" – 6:05
  3. "River of Love" – 5:17
  4. "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend" – 5:09
  5. "Strawberry Wine" – 5:53
  6. "Purgatory" – 4:54
  7. "Papa's Roses" – 4:20
  8. "At This Time" – 4:37
  9. "Dirty Little Secrets" (Benatar, Giraldo, Bob Thiele Jr.) – 5:18
  10. "Angry" – 4:09
  11. "In These Times" – 6:49
  12. "Innamorata" – 3:23
  13. "Gina's Song" (Haley Giraldo) – 0:22

Singles

Innamorata Advance Sampler
"Strawberry Wine (Life is Sweet)"
"At This Time"
"Papa's Roses"

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200171

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