Tropico (Pat Benatar album)

Tropico
Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Studio album by
Pat Benatar
ReleasedNovember 1, 1984
RecordedMay–September 1984
StudioMCA Whitney Studios (Glendale, California)
Genre
Length38:57
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
Live from Earth
(1983) 		Tropico
(1984) 		Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Singles from Tropico
  1. "We Belong"
    Released: October 16, 1984
  2. "Painted Desert"
    Released: 1984 (Europe and Oceania only)
  3. "Ooh Ooh Song"
    Released: January 7, 1985
  4. "Temporary Heroes"
    Released: March 18, 1985 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Tropico is the fifth studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released on November 1, 1984, by Chrysalis Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.

It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart[3] and produced the Grammy-nominated[4] Top Five Pop hit "We Belong".[5] Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit).[5] A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings. Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.[6]

During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.[citation needed] This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and new wave sounds.[1][2]

BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Tropico review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Connelly, Cristopher (January 31, 1985). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Tropico". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.