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Best Shots

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Best Shots
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1987
Length43:55
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Best Shots
(1987)
Wide Awake in Dreamland
(1988)
US edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
New Musical Express7/10[3]

Best Shots is a Platinum-certified greatest hits album released by the American rock singer Pat Benatar in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart,[4] two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.[5]

Track listings

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European version

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (single version)Eddie SchwartzCrimes of Passion (1980)2:51
2."Love Is a Battlefield" (single version)Mike Chapman, Holly KnightLive from Earth (1983)4:12
3."We Belong" (single version)Eric Lowen, Dan NavarroTropico (1984)3:42
4."We Live for Love" (remixed version)Neil GiraldoIn the Heat of the Night (1979)3:58
5."Sex as a Weapon"Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergSeven the Hard Way (1985)4:19
6."Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) (single version)Simon Climie, KnightSeven the Hard Way4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
7."Shadows of the Night" (single version)D. L. ByronGet Nervous (1982)3:42
8."Heartbreaker"Geoff Gill, Clint WadeIn the Heat of the Night3:28
9."Fire and Ice"Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat BenatarPrecious Time (1981)3:20
10."Treat Me Right"Doug LubahnCrimes of Passion3:28
11."If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (single version)Chapman, Nicky ChinnIn the Heat of the Night3:47
12."You Better Run"Eddie Brigati, Felix CavaliereCrimes of Passion3:04

U.S. version

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Love Is a Battlefield" Live from Earth5:24
2."Promises in the Dark"Giraldo, BenatarPrecious Time4:48
3."One Love"Giraldo, Myron GrombacherWide Awake in Dreamland (1988)5:12
4."All Fired Up"Kerryn Tolhurst, Grombacher, BenatarWide Awake in Dreamland4:27
5."We Live for Love" In the Heat of the Night3:55
6."Hell Is for Children"Giraldo, Benatar, Roger CappsCrimes of Passion4:48
7."Shadows of the Night" Get Nervous4:20
8."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Crimes of Passion2:51
9."We Belong" Tropico3:40
10."Invincible" Seven the Hard Way4:28
11."Fire and Ice" Precious Time3:20
12."Heartbreaker" In the Heat of the Night3:26
13."Medley: Suffer the Little Children / Hell Is for Children" (live 1988, CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, Benatarpreviously unreleased6:45
14."Painted Desert" (CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, GrombacherTropico5:24
15."Outlaw Blues" (1989 re-recording, CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, GrombacherTropico4:19
Total length:67:07

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Minkoff, Myrna (October 31, 1987). "Pat Benatar: Best Shots". New Musical Express. p. 30.
  4. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 45. November 14, 1987. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. January 23, 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2019.