Pat Benatar - Innamorata
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Artist: Pat BenatarEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-06-03
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
Soundtracks:
- Guitar Intro
- ONLY YOU CAN ROCK ME
- River of Love
- I Don't Want to Be Your Friend
- Strawberry Wine
- Purgatory
- Papa's Roses
- At This Time
- Dirty Little Secrets
- Angry
- In These Times
- Innamorata
- Gina's Song
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Free Music Review: Overlooked
Hit: 5 Stars
Pat Benatar's 'Innamorata' was released about 12 years ago and is one of the better disks I have in my collection. Honest.
The title is Italian and translates into 'sweetheart' or 'soulmate', but I can't say that all of these songs would fit into that category. Pat can still sing angry when she has to.
I will say that it is some of Benatar's strongest work. Yeah, I like(d) the '80s stuff and it was fun and seemingly it helped define the decade for female artists, but it had a certain shelf-life - not that there aren't songs I still listen to.
But 'Innamorata' was her first disk not on a major label and she and husband/producer Neil Giraldo had more freedom to write and record what they wanted - and it works. The songs are strong, the production is too and Benatar's voice has never been stronger. I think independence agreed with them.
I'm a huge fan of the songs here, especially "In These Times", "Only You", "Strawberry Wine", "I Don't Want to be Your Friend" and "At this Time". Don't get me wrong, the rest of the stuff is fine too, but these listed are the ones that got space on the iPod. Since that device holds a finite number of songs, I had to pick and choose carefully.
Like many of my reviews, the album underperformed at radio and sales levels. I always seem to pick and root for the underdog, but I've never really been a fan of stuff that is too mainstream. One issue with being a known name on an independent label is that most people assume it is a last grasp effort and if the product were any good, a major would still have you signed. Phooey.
I would suggest you at least sample some of her 'Innamorata' work on iTunes, amazon or the like. You might be surprised.
Innamorata Poster
(06076862162)Music is a battlefield, and Benatar is a survivor with enough integrity not to coast on past glories. Here she and inamorato Neil Geraldo cowrite 11 new tunes that escape the '80s by virtue of a more acoustic-based sound and the unexpected violin fills of Allison Cornell. "River of Love" is the anthemic rocker, "Purgatory" boasts a subtle Latin lilt, and her working girl fans will cheer along with "I Don't Want to Be Your Friend." --Jeff Bateman
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