Precious Time (album)
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Precious Time is the third album from Pat Benatar
, released in 1981. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200
and produced hits like "Fire and Ice", which reached #17 on the U.S. Pop chart and #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, and "Promises in the Dark", which reached #38 on the U.S. Pop chart and #16 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
, released in 1981. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and produced hits like "Fire and Ice", which reached #17 on the U.S. Pop chart and #2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, and "Promises in the Dark", which reached #38 on the U.S. Pop chart and #16 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.
Track listing
- "Promises in the Dark" (Benatar, Neil Geraldo; CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Rare Music, Big Tooth Music & Neil Giraldo Music-ASCAP) – 4:48 - "Fire and Ice" (Benatar, Tom KellyTom Kelly (musician)Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....
, Scott Sheets; Copyright Rare Blue Music, Denise Barry Music & Discott Music-ASCAP) – 3:20 - "Just Like MeJust Like Me"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist and released on Columbia Records which marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics...
" (Dey, Hart, MelcherTerry MelcherTerrence P. Melcher was an American musician and record producer, who was instrumental in shaping the sound of American West Coast rock music. His greatest contribution to the culture of the time was producing The Byrds' innovative hits "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and his...
; Copyright Daywin Music, Inc.-BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
) – 3:28 - "Precious Time" (Billy SteinbergBilly SteinbergWilliam Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
; Copyright Billy Steinberg Music-ASCAP) – 6:02 - "It's a Tuff Life" (Geraldo; Copyright Rare Blue Music & Neil Giraldo Music-ASCAP) – 3:16
- "Take It Anyway You Want It" (Briley, Geraldo; Copyright Rare Blue Music, Miserable Melodies & Neil Giraldo Music-ASCAP) – 2:48
- "Evil Genius" (Benatar, Geraldo; Copyright Rare Blue Music, Big Tooth Music & Neil Giraldo Music-ASCAP) – 4:34
- "Hard to Believe" (Geraldo, Myron Grombacher; Copyright Rare Blue Music, Tyreach Music & Neil Giraldo Music-ASCAP) – 3:26
- "Helter Skelter" (LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
; Copyright Maclen Music-BMI) – 3:48
The Band
- Pat Benatar - Lead Vocals
- Neil Giraldo - Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Scott St. Clair Sheets - Rhythm Guitar
- Roger Capps - Bass Guitar
- Myron Grombacher - Drums
Additional Personnel
- Alan PasquaAlan PasquaAlan Pasqua is a jazz pianist, educator and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News theme. He also has had an extensive career in pop and rock music, most notably as a founding member, keyboardist and songwriter of the 80s hard rock band, Giant. He studied at Indiana University and the New...
: PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Gary Herbig, Joel Peskin, Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
, Larry Williams: SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
: Percussion
Production
- Produced by Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
and Neil Geraldo - Engineered by Keith OlsenKeith OlsenKeith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
and Chris Minto at Goodnight LA - Mastered by Greg FulginitiGreg FulginitiGregory Fulginiti is an American recording and mastering engineer.In a career spanning three decades, Fulginiti was nominated for the TEC Awards by Mix magazine 6 times, earned 175 Gold and Platinum Awards, 25 Multi-Platinum Awards, 100 Number One recordings, 135 Grammy nominees, including the...
at Artisan Sound RecordersArtisan Sound RecordersArtisan Sound Recorders was one of Southern California's premier disk mastering facilities. It was founded by Bob MacLeod in the 1960s and acquired by Kent Duncan in 1979 when MacLeod retired. In the early 1990s it was sold and the mastering operation ceased operation.More than 500 Gold & Platinum... - Art Direction and Design by Ria Lewerke-Shapiro