Ultimate Collection (Pat Benatar album)

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Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 2008
Recorded1979–1993
Genre
Length
  • 76:26 (disc one)
  • 75:31 (disc two)
LabelCapitol/EMI
Pat Benatar chronology
Greatest Hits
(2005)
Ultimate Collection
(2008)
10 Great Songs
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by American singer Pat Benatar, released in 2008. The two-CD collection features 40 songs, including 20 top 40 chart hit singles.[2] The album only contains material that Benatar released under Chrysalis Records, material from her most recent studio albums: Innamorata (1997) and Go (2003), released prior to this compilation's release are excluded.

Benatar toured more than 40 cities across North America in 2008 in support of the release, performing her top hits and fan favorites.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Heartbreaker"Geoff Gill, Clint WadeIn the Heat of the Night (1979)3:27
2."I Need a Lover"John MellencampIn the Heat of the Night3:27
3."In the Heat of the Night"Mike Chapman, Nicky ChinnIn the Heat of the Night5:22
4."We Live for Love" (edited version)Neil GiraldoIn the Heat of the Night3:34
5."Treat Me Right" (single edit)Doug LubahnCrimes of Passion (1980)3:12
6."You Better Run"Eddie Brigati, Felix CavaliereCrimes of Passion3:03
7."Never Wanna Leave You"Pat Benatar, GiraldoCrimes of Passion3:10
8."Hit Me with Your Best Shot"Eddie SchwartzCrimes of Passion2:50
9."Hell Is for Children"Benatar, Roger Capps, GiraldoCrimes of Passion4:50
10."Promises in the Dark"Benatar, GiraldoPrecious Time (1981)4:11
11."Fire and Ice"Benatar, Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair SheetsPrecious Time3:18
12."Just Like Me"Rick Dey, Roger HartPrecious Time3:30
13."It's a Tuff Life"GiraldoPrecious Time3:16
14."Precious Time"Billy SteinbergPrecious Time6:02
15."Shadows of the Night" (edited version)D.L. ByronGet Nervous (1982)3:41
16."Looking for a Stranger"Franne Golde, Peter McIanGet Nervous3:25
17."Anxiety (Get Nervous)"Giraldo, SteinbergGet Nervous3:41
18."Little Too Late" (edited version)Alex CallGet Nervous3:35
19."The Victim"Giraldo, SteinbergGet Nervous4:41
20."Lipstick Lies" (edited version)Giraldo, Myron GrombacherLive from Earth (1983)3:32
21."Love Is a Battlefield" (edited version)Mike Chapman, Holly KnightLive from Earth4:09
Total length:76:26
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Diamond Field"Benatar, Giraldo, Grombacher
B.B. King
True Love (1991)3:13
14."True Love"Benatar, GiraldoTrue Love4:41
15."I Feel Lucky"Giraldo, GrombacherTrue Love4:29
16."The Good Life"Giraldo, GrombacherTrue Love4:10
17."Everybody Lay Down" (edited version)Benatar, GiraldoGravity's Rainbow (1993)3:56
18."Somebody's Baby" (edited version)Benatar, GiraldoGravity's Rainbow3:49
19."Every Time I Fall Back"Benatar, GiraldoGravity's Rainbow4:59
Total length:75:31

Personnel

  • Evren Göknar – mastering engineer

References

  1. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ Sawdey, Evan (7 August 2008). "Pat Benatar: Ultimate Collection, PopMatters".