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chronicling her career from 1979 to 1999—twenty years. Included are soundtrack contributions, b-sides, studio outtakes, previously unreleased songs, and rarities, as well as well-known singles—overall, it adds up to fifty-three tracks total. The accompanying booklet chronicles her career, discussing her ups and downs and giving additional commentary and background on most of the included songs from Benatar and husband

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''), and a remix of "Every Time I Fall Back" (also from ''Gravity's Rainbow'').

Track listing

Personnel

* Evren Göknar - Mastering Engineer * David Tedds - Catalog Producer

References

External links

* Pat Benatar on Billboard.com
Official Site
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