The Best of Pat Benatar, Vol. 2

Performer: Pat Benatar
Distributor: Gotham Distributing Corp.

Notes: The second volume of the Collectables label's Best of Pat Benatar series is as spotty as the first, but does include "Fire and Ice," "Invincible," and "Love Is a Battlefield." ~ James Christopher Monger The second volume of the Collectables label's Best of Pat Benatar series is as spotty as the first. If the compilers had just put "Fire and Ice," "Invincible," and "Love Is a Battlefield" on the first volume -- switching out "Anxiety (Get Nervous)," "One Love," and "Treat Me Right" -- then casual fans would have had everything they needed. Breaking the two up into a couple of scant, ten-song best-ofs is just plain greedy. Again, listeners looking for the real deal should pick up 2005's Greatest Hits Capitol compilation. ~ James Christopher Monger

The siren-voiced Pat Benatar leapt onto the music scene in the late '70s, when hard rock was still pretty much a boys' club. She made a strong impression. On in-your-face hits like "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," Benatar issued challenges to bad-boy lovers, and her tough-gal image was bolstered through dramatic videos on MTV for a string of hits including "We Belong" and the powerful "Love is a Battlefield." But Benatar was always much more than an image, as the many strong compositions in her songbook attest.

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