Tropico/Seven the Hard Way [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Pat Benatar

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
• ASIN: B00000GWZW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #72,341 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
The hit vocalist's fifth & sixth studio albums together on one CD. Respectively released on Chrysalis in 1984 & 1985, the platinum 'Tropico' reached #14 & 'Seven The Hard Way' peaked at #26. The two offer a combined total of 19 tracks, including the top five 'We Belong', the top 10 'Invincible',the top 40 hits 'Sex As A Weapon' & 'Ooh Ooh Song', and the single 'Le Bel Age'. All tracks are digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Also features the original cover art of each record, plus additional sleeve notes. 1998 release.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SONGS ARE EDITED!!!!, April 15, 2005

By	Daniel W. Kelly (Long Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

La Bel Age loses a whole minute!!!! Painted Desert is 20 seconds shorter than on the original CD, and Invincible is 10 seconds shorter. The bonus track, Love is a Battlefield, it is the 7" version, not the full length version on her Live from Earth CD (this due to the fact that Love is a Battlefield was released at a very different time overseas, and this import matches that version of the releases). They should have just left it off the CD and given us back the time stolen from the other tracks!!! What a bummer. Otherwise, I'm all for this 2 in 1 compilation idea.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pat's Best Shots, October 20, 2000

By	S. Foster (Moira, Co Armagh United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The amalgamation of these two best selling Benatar albums not only affords nostalgia at a cheaper price for Pat fans who have her albums on vinyl, but also offers the more general fan a greater opportunity to cast a glimpse at a section of La Benatar's more crediible work. Tropico marks a less rocky path for Pat and her band, with the honey-drenched ballad We Belong and the reflectively mature Painted Desert. Heavey guitars have been swapped in this album for a more pop/aor feel, which convincingly works without Pat relegating her trademark sound. Other top trax include on this album In A Crazy World Like This & Temporary Heroes, which were Top 10 pop hits waiting to happen. Seven The Hard Way, Pat's 7th album is by far her best to date, and packs an immediate punch with the likes of anti-commercial pornography in Sex As A Weapon and the top 10 The from the Legend of Billie King, Invincible. 7 is a powerfully animated affair and strikes iron with Pat's seismic vocal prowess that leaves you in exhaustion. Top toons of the album are Big Life, with its confident guitar riff and the cover 7 rooms of gloom, which has it all: electric, racing guitars, a fiery brass section, a forceful backing band and a rip-roaring performance by Pat who LIVES the song.

Even the album's more paced moments are not without interest. Run Between The Raindrops is a pensive look at life and inspired by the birth of Pat & Neil's first daughter, Haley, and Walking In The Underground is a bluesy and dark track which reflects the darkness of the song's theme, and builds into a fantastic crescendoed harmony by Pat. An absoltely brilliant album which alone is worth buying this double cd. Pat Benatar still lives to be a true inspiration to many & a legend whose musical talent is perfectly encapsualted in this package. Oustanding.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 GREAT ALBUMS IN 1 CD, May 22, 2000

By	Ariel Cal (miami, fl United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE PAT BENATAR?THIS CD INCLUDES 19 SONGS THAT ARE WORTH EVERY PENNY,FROM HER ALBUMS TROPICO & SEVEN THE HARD WAY..BEST TUNES ARE....WE BELONG--OOH OOH SONG--7 ROOMS OF GLOOM--LE BEL AGE--SEX AS A WEAPON--INVINCIBLE(FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR HAS A UNIQUE VOICE..THE TRUE QUEEN OF ROCK-IN MY EYES-ALL HER CDS ARE A KEEPER..