Tropico (Pat Benatar album)

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Tropico
Benatrop.jpg
Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1984
RecordedMay–September 1984
StudioMCA Whitney Studios (Glendale, California)
Genre
Length39:18
Label Chrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
Live from Earth
(1983)
Tropico
(1984)
Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Singles from Tropico
  1. "We Belong"
    Released: October 16, 1984
  2. "Painted Desert"
    Released: 1984 (Europe and Oceania only)
  3. "Ooh Ooh Song"
    Released: January 7, 1985
  4. "Temporary Heroes"
    Released: March 18, 1985 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Tropico is the fifth studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released on November 1, 1984, by Chrysalis Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.

Contents

It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart [3] and produced the Grammy-nominated [4] Top Five Pop hit "We Belong". [5] Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit). [5] A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings . Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States. [6]

During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.[ citation needed ] This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and new wave sounds. [1] [2]

BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamond Field" Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Pat Benatar 3:20
2."We Belong" Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro 3:40
3."Painted Desert"Giraldo, Grombacher5:24
4."Temporary Heroes"Nick Trevesick, Ginny Clee4:30
5."Love in the Ice Age"Giraldo, Charles Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ooh Ooh Song"Giraldo, Benatar4:28
7."The Outlaw Blues"Giraldo, Grombacher3:47
8."Suburban King"Giraldo, Billy Steinberg 1:48
9."A Crazy World Like This"Giraldo, Tom Kelly, Steinberg4:02
10."Takin' It Back"Giraldo, Benatar4:07
UK Edition [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamond Field"Giraldo, Grombacher, Benatar3:20
2."We Belong"Lowen, Navarro3:40
3."Painted Desert"Giraldo, Grombacher5:24
4."Temporary Heroes"Trevesick, Clee4:30
5."Love Is a Battlefield" Holly Knight, Mike Chapman 5:24
6."Ooh Ooh Song"Giraldo, Benatar4:28
7."The Outlaw Blues"Giraldo, Grombacher3:47
8."Suburban King"Giraldo, Steinberg1:48
9."A Crazy World Like This"Giraldo, Kelly, Steinberg4:02
10."Takin' It Back"Giraldo, Benatar4:07
11."Love in the Ice Age"Giraldo, Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar4:05

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Tropico
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [25] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. The record sleeve says "Thanks […] The Kids on «We Belong» […]".

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