True Love (Pat Benatar album)

True Love
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	April 9, 1991
Genre	Jump blues
Length	36:37
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar chronology
Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988) True Love (1991) Gravity's Rainbow (1993)
Singles from True Love
"True Love" Released: 1991 "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss" Released: 1991 (promo) "So Long" Released: 1991 (Europe only)

True Love is the eighth studio album, and ninth album overall, by American singer Pat Benatar, released on April 9, 1991. The album is a combination of covers and original tracks of jump blues, which Benatar recorded with husband Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher and the Roomful of Blues horn section and drummer. The CD edition of the album included the seasonal standard "Please Come Home for Christmas" as a bonus track, which was released to US troops serving in the Gulf War, and was not included on foreign vinyl and cassette pressings of the album.

True Love was poorly received by critics, but reached No. 37 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart in May 1991. ^[1]

Benatar was the May artist of the month for VH-1 in 1991 in support of the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

True Love received generally negative reviews. Alex Henderson of AllMusic awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "an album Benatar was eager to make" but that "the results aren't breathtaking". ^[2] Eric Deggans, writing as part of MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, awarded the album a "WOOF" rating, corresponding to 0 out of 5 stars, calling it "the biggest nail in her career coffin". ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bloodshot Eyes"	Hank Penny, Ruth Hall	2:49
2.	"Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss"	B.B. King	3:15
3.	"So Long"	Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher	3:59
4.	"I've Got Papers on You"	King, Jules Taub	2:23
5.	"I Feel Lucky"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	4:31
6.	"True Love"	Giraldo, Pat Benatar	4:42
7.	"The Good Life"	Giraldo, Grombacher	4:11
8.	"Evening"	Mitchell Parish, Harry White	3:43
9.	"I Get Evil"	Tampa Red	3:12
10.	"Don't Happen No More"	Obie Jessie	2:43
11.	"Please Come Home for Christmas" (CD edition bonus track)	Gene Redd, Charles Brown	3:09

Personnel

Musicians

• Pat Benatar – vocals
• Neil Giraldo – guitars
• Charlie Giordano – piano, organ, accordion
• Chuck Domanico – bass
• Myron Grombacher – drums on tracks 1 and 10
• Lenny Castro – percussion

Roomful of Blues

• Greg Piccolo – tenor saxophone
• Doug James – baritone saxophone
• Rick Lataille – alto saxophone
• Carl Querfurth – trombone
• Bob Enos – trumpet
• John Rossi – drums

Production

• Neil Giraldo – producer
• Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11
• Frank Linx – assistant engineer. mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11
• Ed Thacker – mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for True Love Chart (1991) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 53 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 22 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 52 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [9] 79 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 30 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 30 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 39 UK Albums (OCC) [14] 40 US Billboard 200 [15] 37

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for True Love Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [16] 100

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
Canada	CRIA	1991	Gold (+ 50,000) [17]

References

1. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2018.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Pat Benatar – True Love review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved August 3, 2014.
3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 5 (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN   1846098564.
4. Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1995; ISBN   0787610372), p. 57.
5. Eddy, Chuck. "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar - True Love". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 28.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1533". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – True Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
9. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 21. May 25, 1991. p. 25. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
10. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
11. "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – True Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – True Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Pat Benatar – True Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
15. "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
16. "RPM 100 Albums (CDs & Cassettes) of 1991". RPM. Vol. 55, no. 3. December 21, 1991. p. 14. ISSN   0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
17. "Gold Platinum Search for Pat Benatar". Music Canada . Retrieved July 16, 2014.

External links

• "True Love" at discogs