''Tropico'' is American rock singer
Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Giraldo ('' née'' Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar; born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum al ...
's fifth
studio album, and sixth album overall, released in late 1984 by
Chrysalis Records.
This is the first album to feature one-time
John Waite
John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single " Missing You", which reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the top ten on ...
bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.
It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200 album chart
and produced the
Grammy-nominated
Top Five Pop hit "
We Belong
"We Belong" is a song recorded by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released through Legacy Music Group on October 16, 1984, as the lead single from her sixth studio album, '' Tropico'' (1984). The song written by songwriting duo Eric Lowen an ...
".
Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit).
A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the
B-side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, ''
Synchronistic Wanderings''. ''Tropico'' was Benatar's sixth consecutive
Platinum-certified album in the United States.
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband
Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.
This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and new wave sounds.
reissued ''Tropico'' on CD with ''Seven the Hard Way''.
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
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Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Giraldo ('' née'' Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar; born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum al ...
– vocals
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Neil Giraldo – guitars, harmonica, percussion
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Charlie Giordano – keyboards, percussion
*Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals on track 6
*Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
*Roger Capps – bass on tracks 2 and 3
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Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 3 and 9
Production
*Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing at The Complex Studios and Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles
*Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer, Spanish translation of track 6
*Murray Dvorkin, Bino Espinoza – mixing assistants
*George Marino – mastering at
Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
External links
"Tropico" at discogs
References
Bibliography
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1984 albums
Chrysalis Records albums
Pat Benatar albums