Seven the Hard Way

Seven the Hard Way is Pat Benatar's seventh album, released in 1985. "Seven albums in seven years...Two dice...3½ dots each. Seven...the hard way."^[3] It peaked at #26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the hits: "Invincible", "Sex as a Weapon", and "Le Bel Age."

Pat commented at her concerts before performing "Invincible": "This is from one of the worst movies ever made." This statement refers to the film The Legend of Billie Jean, which did poorly at the box office, and became a cult classic to MTV fans in general.

The album sold approximately 600,000 US copies and is currently only available from digital outlets such as iTunes, and secondary sources such as Ebay.

Scott St. Clair Sheets returns to the fold since 1981's Precious Time and Frank Linx replaces Donny Vossov on Bass.

Track listing

1. "Sex as a Weapon" – 4:15 (Kelly, Steinberg; Copyright Denise Barry Music, Billy Steinberg Music)
2. "Le Bel Age" - 5:11 (G. Marshall, R. Tepper; Copyright Tutt & Babe Music, Flowering Stone Music, Heavy Breather Music
3. "Walking in the Underground" – 4:39 (Geraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music)
4. "Big Life" – 2:40 (Geraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music)
5. "Red Vision" – 3:50 (Geraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music)
6. "7 Rooms of Gloom" – 3:33 (Holland-Dozier-Holland; Copyright Stone Agate Music Division)
7. "Run Between the Raindrops" – 4:27 (Geraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music)
8. "Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) – 4:28 (Simon Climie, Holly Knight; Copyright The Makiki Co. Ltd., Arista Music, TST Music, GFC Music & Rare Blue Music)
9. "The Art of Letting Go" – 4:02 (Brown, Feldman, Grombacher; Copyright Warner-Tamerlane Music & Cool Dude Music)

Personnel

• Pat Benatar: Vocals
• Neil Giraldo: Lead Guitar, Keyboards
• Charlie Giordano,: Keyboards
• Donnie Nossov: Bass
• Myron Grombacher: Drums

Production

• Produced By Neil Giraldo, Mike Chapman & William Wittman
• Associate Producer: Joe Chiccarelli
• Engineered By Joe Chiccarelli
• Mixed By Joe Chiccarelli, Michael Frondelli & William Wittman

External links

• "Seven The Hard Way" at discogs

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review
3. ^ Pat Benatar - 7 the Hard Way Lyrics