True Love (Pat Benatar album)

True Love is the ninth album by Pat Benatar. It is a jump blues record released in 1991. It peaked at #37 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Pat Benatar recorded the album with Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher and the Roomful of Blues horn section and drummer. The CD of the album included the seasonal standard "Please Come Home for Christmas" as a bonus track, which was released to the US Troops serving in the Gulf War, and was not included on foreign vinyl pressings of the album. The album is a combination of covers and original tracks. The album ended up selling over 339,000"^[3] copies with little radio airplay. Pat Benatar was the May artist of the month for VH-1 in 1991 in support of the album.

Track listing

1. "Bloodshot Eyes" (Hank Penny, Ruth Hall; Copyright Bienstock Publishing, Jerry Lieber Music & Mike Stoller Music-ASCAP) – 2:49
2. "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss" (B. B. King; Copyright Duchess Music Group & Sounds Of Lucille Inc., MCA Music-BMI) – 3:15
3. "So Long" (Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher; Copyright Shapiro Bernstein-ASCAP) – 3:59
4. "I've Got Papers On You" (B. B. King, Jules Tawb; Copyright Sounds Of Lucille Inc & Powerforce Music-BMI) – 2:23
5. "I Feel Lucky" (Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher; Copyright Su-Pa Bota Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP) – 4:31
6. "True Love" (Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar; Copyright Su-Pa Bota Music & Big Tooth Music & Chrysalis Music-ASCAP) – 4:42
7. "The Good Life" (Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher; Copyright Su-Pa Bota Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP) – 4:11
8. "Evening" (Mitchell Parish, Harry White; Copyright Mills Music-ASCAP) – 3:43
9. "I Get Evil" (Albert King; Copyright Conrad Music Inc.-BMI) – 3:12
10. "Don't Happen No More" (Obie Jessie; Copyright Music Of The World & Argo Music Inc.-BMI) – 2:43
11. "Please Come Home For Christmas" (Gene Redd, Charles Brown; Copyright Carbert Music, Fort Knox Music, Trio Music, Hudson Bay-BMI) – 3:09 (CD only bonus track)

Personnel

Band

• Pat Benatar: Vocals
• Neil Giraldo: Guitars
• Charlie Giordano: Piano, Organ & Accordion
• Chuck Domanico: Bass
• Myron Grombacher: Drums
• 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

• Produced by Neil Giraldo
• Recorded & Engineered By Gordon Fordyce; assistant engineer: Frank Linx
• Mixed By Ed Thacker, except tracks 4, 8 & bonus track (mixed by Gordon Fordyce & Frank Linx)
• Mastered By Stephen Marcussen

External links

• "True Love" at discogs

References