Best Shots
| Best Shots | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1987 (Europe) November 1989 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman, Keith Olsen, Mike Chapman | |||
| Pat Benatar chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Best Shots is a Platinum-certified greatest hits album released by the American rock singer Pat Benatar in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart,[2] two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.[3]
Track listings
European version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (single version) | Eddie Schwartz | Crimes of Passion (1980) | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Love Is a Battlefield" (single version) | Mike Chapman, Holly Knight | Live from Earth (1983) | 4:12 |
| 3. | "We Belong" (single version) | Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro | Tropico (1984) | 3:42 |
| 4. | "We Live for Love" (remixed version) | Neil Giraldo | In the Heat of the Night (1979) | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Sex as a Weapon" | Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg | Seven the Hard Way (1985) | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) (single version) | Simon Climie, Knight | Seven the Hard Way | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Shadows of the Night" (single version) | D. L. Byron | Get Nervous (1982) | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Heartbreaker" | Geoff Gill, Clint Wade | In the Heat of the Night | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Fire and Ice" | Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar | Precious Time (1981) | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Treat Me Right" | Doug Lubahn, Benatar | Crimes of Passion | 3:28 |
| 11. | "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (single version) | Chapman, Nicky Chinn | In the Heat of the Night | 3:47 |
| 12. | "You Better Run" | Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere | Crimes of Passion | 3:04 |
U.S. version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Live from Earth | 5:24 | |
| 2. | "Promises in the Dark" | Giraldo, Benatar | Precious Time | 4:48 |
| 3. | "One Love" | Giraldo, Myron Grombacher | Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988) | 5:12 |
| 4. | "All Fired Up" | Kerryn Tolhurst, Grombacher, Benatar | Wide Awake in Dreamland | 4:27 |
| 5. | "We Live for Love" | In the Heat of the Night | 3:55 | |
| 6. | "Hell Is for Children" | Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps | Crimes of Passion | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Shadows of the Night" | Get Nervous | 4:20 | |
| 8. | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Crimes of Passion | 2:51 | |
| 9. | "We Belong" | Tropico | 3:40 | |
| 10. | "Invincible" | Seven the Hard Way | 4:28 | |
| 11. | "Fire and Ice" | Precious Time | 3:20 | |
| 12. | "Heartbreaker" | In the Heat of the Night | 3:26 | |
| 13. | "Medley: Suffer the Little Children / Hell Is for Children" (live 1988, CD edition bonus track) | Giraldo, Benatar | previously unreleased | 6:45 |
| 14. | "Painted Desert" (CD edition bonus track) | Giraldo, Grombacher | Tropico | 5:24 |
| 15. | "Outlaw Blues" (1989 re-recording, CD edition bonus track) | Giraldo, Grombacher | An earlier arrangement/recording appears on Tropico | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 67:07 | |||
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK Albums Chart[3] | 6 |
| 1988 | New Zealand Albums Chart[4] | 5 |
| 1989 | Billboard 200 (US)[2] | 67 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Pat Benatar – Best Shots (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Best Shots in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2019.