Live from Earth

Live from Earth is the first live album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, and was released in 1983. The album was recorded during Benatar's sold out 'Get Nervous' world tour in late 1982 and early 1983. It also contains two studio tracks, "Love Is a Battlefield" and "Lipstick Lies", which were produced by Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman. The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart^[5] and sold more than a million copies.^[6] "Love Is a Battlefield" was an international hit single and garnered Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1984.^[7]

A concert from the same tour was filmed for a HBO special and released on VHS in 1985 with the title In Concert, but with a different and expanded track listing.^[8] The footage was re-released on VHS with the title Benatar the same year and in 1998 on DVD as Live from New Haven, without the last two tracks.^[4]

Track listing

Side one

"Fire and Ice" (Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar) – 3:46
"Lookin' for a Stranger" (Franne Golde, Peter McIan) – 3:28
"I Want Out" (Neil Giraldo, Billy Steinberg) – 4:05
"We Live for Love" (Giraldo) – 3:39
"Hell Is for Children" (Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps) – 6:06

Side two

"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:07
"Promises in the Dark" (Giraldo, Benatar) – 5:14
"Heartbreaker" (Geoff Gill, Clint Wade) – 4:21
"Love Is a Battlefield" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 5:23 (studio recording)
"Lipstick Lies" (Giraldo, Myron Grombacher) – 3:51 (studio recording)

VHS track listing

"Anxiety (Get Nervous)
"Fire and Ice"
"You Better Run"
"Little Too Late"
"Fight It Out"
"Looking for a Stranger"
"I Want Out"
"We Live for Love"
"In the Heat of the Night"
"Shadows of the Night"
"Heartbreaker"
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
"Hell Is for Children"
"Little Paradise"
"Love Is a Battlefield" (video)

Personnel

Pat Benatar – vocals
Neil Giraldo – guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Giordano – keyboards
Roger Capps – bass guitar, backing vocals
Myron Grombacher – drums

Production

Live recordings

Neil Giraldo – producer, mixing
Guy Charbonneau – engineer, mixing
Cliff Bonnell, Andy Rose, Tim Wybrow, Bobby Ainsworth – assistant engineers

Studio recordings

Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing
Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer
Steve Hall – mastering

Video recordings

Marty Callner – director
Molly Miles – additional directing
Rick Newman, Richard Fields – producers
Neil Giraldo – audio producer
Karen Glass – associate producer
Bob Giraldi – "Love Is a Battlefied" video director

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Australian Albums Chart^[9]	2
	German Albums Chart^[10]	7
	New Zealand Albums Chart^[11]	12
	Billboard 200 (USA)^[5]	13
	French Albums Chart^[12]	22
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)^[13]	25
	Swedish Albums Chart^[14]	45
	UK Albums Chart^[15]	60
1984	GfK Dutch Chart^[16]	4

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1983	"Love Is a Battlefield"	Mainstream Rock (USA)^[17]	1
		RPM100 Singles (Canada)^[18]	2
		German Singles Chart^[19]	3
		Billboard Hot 100 (USA)^[20]	5
		French Singles Chart^[21]	61
1984		Australian Singles Chart^[9]	1
		GfK Dutch Chart^[22]	1
		Ultratop Belgium Chart (Flanders)^[23]	1
		New Zealand Singles Chart^[24]	6
		Swiss Singles Chart^[25]	11
1985		UK Singles Chart^[15]	17

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1983	Platinum (+ 1,000,000)^[6]
Canada	CRIA	1984	Platinum (+ 100,000)^[26]

References

↑ DeGagne, Mike. "Pat Benatar – Live from Earth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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↑ "Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 18, December 31, 1983". Library and Archives Canada. December 31, 1983. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
↑ "Single – Pat Benatar, Love Is a Battlefield". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
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Pat Benatar

Discography

Studio albums	In the Heat of the Night Crimes of Passion Precious Time Get Nervous Tropico Seven the Hard Way Wide Awake in Dreamland True Love Gravity's Rainbow Innamorata Go

Live albums	Live from Earth

Compilations	Best Shots Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979-1999 Greatest Hits Pat Benatar Ultimate Collection 10 Great Songs

Singles	"I Need a Lover" "Heartbreaker" "You Better Run" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Treat Me Right" "Fire and Ice" "Shadows of the Night" "Love Is a Battlefield" "We Belong" "Invincible" "All Fired Up" "Hell Is for Children"

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Book:Pat Benatar

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