Synchronistic Wanderings [Box]

Performer: Pat Benatar
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Pat Benatar (vocals); Neil Giraldo (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Frank Linx (vocals, bass, percussion); Roger Capps (vocals, bass); Scott St. Clair Sheets (guitar); Allison Cornell (violin, viola, keyboards); Rich Lataille (alto saxophone); Greg Piccolo (tenor saxophone); Doug James (baritone saxophone); Bob Enos (trumpet); Carl Querfurth (trombone); Charlie Giordano (keyboards); Donnie Nossov, Fernando Saunders, Chuck Domanico, Mick Mahan (bass); Ray Brinker (drums, percussion); Glen Alexander Hamilton, Myron Grombacher, John Rossi (drums). Producers include: Mike Chapman, Peter Coleman, Keith Olsen, Neil Giraldo, Don Gehman. Compilation producers: David K. Tedds, Cheryl Pawelski. Includes liner notes by Timothy White, Rick Newman, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. 20 years after rock diva Pat Benatar's debut record, this well-deserved box set of album tracks, unreleased tunes, and soundtrack gems was released. Fans should eschew single-disc hits collections and pick up SYNCHRONISTIC, which does true justice to the career of this opera-trained vocalist from Long Island. Hard rock tracks such as "Heartbreaker," "You Better Run," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," and "Hell Is for Children," which defined an era of FM radio, are here in abundance. More tender songs such as "We Belong," "Wuthering Heights," and "Shooting Star" (her tribute to Harry Chapin) show off Benatar's multi-octave range. Pat also delivers the blues on "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss" and "True Love." "Rescue Me" from the SPEED soundtrack is one of the many lost classics in this set. SYNCHRONISTIC WANDERINGS is the complete Pat Benatar, and will expose listeners to a wealth of lesser-known material that kicks just as hard as the Top 40 mainstays. A true delight!

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.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.25