Live from Earth

1983 live album by Pat Benatar

Live from Earth

Live album by

Pat Benatar

Released| October 1983
Recorded| France and California during the 'Get Nervous' tour of 1982–1983, with Le Mobile and Artisan Recorders Mobile One
Studio| MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California, 1983 (studio tracks)
Genre| Rock, hard rock
Length| 43:02
Label| Chrysalis
Producer|

* Neil Giraldo
* Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (studio tracks)

Pat Benatar chronology
| Get Nervous
(1982)  | Live from Earth
(1983)  | Tropico
(1984)

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Singles from  Live from Earth

1. "Love Is a Battlefield"
Released: September 12, 1983
2. "Lipstick Lies"
Released: 1983 (New Zealand Only)

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Rolling Stone| [2]
Kerrang!| (mixed)[3]
In Concert

Video by

Pat Benatar

Released| 1985
Recorded| December 19, 1982
Venue| New Haven Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
Genre| Rock, hard rock
Length| 73 minutes
Label| RCA/Columbia Pictures
Director| Marty Callner, Molly Miles
Producer| Rick Newman, Richard Fields, Karen Glass, Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar video chronology
| Hit Videos
(1984)  | In Concert
(1985)  | Pat Benatar The Visual Music Collection
(1987)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]

Live from Earth is the first live album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, and was released in October 1983. The album was recorded during Benatar's sold out 'Get Nervous' world tour in late 1982 and early 1983. It also contains two studio tracks, "Love Is a Battlefield" and "Lipstick Lies", which were produced by Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman. The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart[5] and shipped more than a million copies.[6] "Love Is a Battlefield" was an international hit single and garnered Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1984.[7]

A concert from the same tour was filmed for a HBO special and released on VHS in 1985 with the title In Concert, but with a different and expanded track listing.[8] The footage was re-released on VHS with the title Benatar the same year and in 1998 on DVD as Live in New Haven, without the last two tracks.[4]

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "Fire and Ice" (Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar) – 3:46
2. "Lookin' for a Stranger" (Franne Golde, Peter McIan) – 3:28
3. "I Want Out" (Neil Giraldo, Billy Steinberg) – 4:05
4. "We Live for Love" (Giraldo) – 3:39
5. "Hell Is for Children" (Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps) – 6:06

Side two

1. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:07
2. "Promises in the Dark" (Giraldo, Benatar) – 5:14
3. "Heartbreaker" (Geoff Gill, Clint Wade) – 4:21
4. "Love Is a Battlefield" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 5:23 (studio recording)
5. "Lipstick Lies" (Giraldo, Myron Grombacher) – 3:51 (studio recording)

## VHS track listing

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* "Anxiety (Get Nervous)”
* "Fire and Ice"
* "You Better Run"
* "Little Too Late"
* "Fight It Out"
* "Looking for a Stranger"
* "I Want Out"
* "We Live for Love"
* "In the Heat of the Night"
* "Shadows of the Night"
* "Heartbreaker"
* "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
* "Hell Is for Children"
* "Little Paradise"
* "Love Is a Battlefield" (video)

## Personnel

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* Pat Benatar – vocals
* Neil Giraldo – guitar, backing vocals
* Charlie Giordano – keyboards
* Roger Capps – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Myron Grombacher – drums

## Production

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### Live recordings

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* Neil Giraldo – producer, mixing
* Guy Charbonneau – engineer, mixing
* Cliff Bonnell, Andy Rose, Tim Wybrow, Bobby Ainsworth – assistant engineers

### Studio recordings

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* Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing
* Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer
* Steve Hall – mastering

### Video recordings

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* Marty Callner – director
* Molly Miles – additional directing
* Rick Newman, Richard Fields – producers
* Neil Giraldo – audio producer
* Karen Glass – associate producer
* Bob Giraldi – "Love Is a Battlefield" video director

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Live from Earth | Chart (1983–1984)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] | 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 45
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 60
US Billboard 200[17] | 13
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Live from Earth | Chart (1984)  | Position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[19] | 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 64
US Billboard 200[22] | 84

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Platinum  | 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] | Platinum  | 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Pat Benatar – Live from Earth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
2. ^ Pond, Steve (November 24, 1983). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
3. ^ De Whalley, Chas (November 3, 1983). "Pat Benatar 'Live from Earth'". Kerrang!. Vol. 54\. Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 11.
4. ^ a b "Pat Benatar – Live in New Haven 1983". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
5. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
6. ^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
7. ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
8. ^ "Pat Benatar Setlist at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
9. ^ Kent 1993, pp. 32–33
10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4384a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
13. ^ AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
14. ^ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
17. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
18. ^ "Rock Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 44\. October 29, 1983. p. 24\. ISSN 0006-2510 - via World Radio History.
19. ^ Kent 1993, p. 436
20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1984" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
22. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1984". Billboard. December 31, 1984. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
24. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
25. ^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

### Bibliography

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* Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* In the Heat of the Night
* Crimes of Passion
* Precious Time
* Get Nervous
* Tropico
* Seven the Hard Way
* Wide Awake in Dreamland
* True Love
* Gravity's Rainbow
* Innamorata
* Go

Live albums|

* Live from Earth

Compilations|

* Best Shots
* Synchronistic Wanderings
* Greatest Hits
* Ultimate Collection

Singles|

* "I Need a Lover"
* "Heartbreaker"
* "You Better Run"
* "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
* "Treat Me Right"
* "Hell Is for Children"
* "Fire and Ice"
* "Shadows of the Night"
* "Love Is a Battlefield"
* "We Belong"
* "Invincible"
* "All Fired Up"
* "Don't Walk Away"
* "Everybody Lay Down"

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* MusicBrainz release group

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