Seven the Hard Way

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For the progressive metal band, see Seven the Hardway.
Seven the Hard Way
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Cover photography by Moshe Brakha
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released October 30, 1985
Recorded 1985
Studio Capitol Studios, Cherokee Studios, Conway Recording Studios and Oasis Studios, Hollywood,
Soundcastle Studios, Los Angeles,
MCA Whitney Recording Studios, Glendale, California
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length 37:05
Label Chrysalis
Producer Neil Giraldo, Joe Chiccarelli
Mike Chapman ("Invincible")
Pat Benatar chronology
Tropico
(1984)Tropico1984		 Seven the Hard Way
(1985)		 Best Shots
(1987)Best Shots1987
Singles from Seven the Hard Way
  1. "Invincible"
    Released: July 6, 1985
  2. "Sex as a Weapon"
    Released: November 4, 1985
  3. "Le Bel Age"
    Released: January 20, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone (positive)[2]

Seven the Hard Way is Pat Benatar's sixth studio album, and her seventh album overall, released in 1985. It debuted on the US Billboard 200 album chart the week of December 14 and peaked at No. 26,[3] producing the hits: "Invincible", "Sex as a Weapon", and "Le Bel Age".[4] The album sold approximately 600,000 in the US and was certified Gold.[5]

The Grammy nominated single, "Invincible" was produced by Mike Chapman and recorded for the soundtrack of the Matthew Robbins' movie The Legend of Billie Jean, which, although doing poorly at the box office, became a cult classic to MTV fans in general. The song became a hit single and was included in the album, despite its musical style being quite different from Benatar's current one and more reminiscent of her earlier efforts.[6] Benatar often commented at her concerts before performing the song that it "is from one of the worst movies ever made."[7]

Seven the Hard Way was the last Pat Benatar album to feature bassist Donnie Nossov, who along with drummer Myron Grombacher went on to play with Lita Ford on her breakthrough album, Lita (1988) and on the supporting tour. Grombacher would return to Benatar's band for her follow-up album, Wide Awake in Dreamland, released after the three-year hiatus that followed Seven the Hard Way.

Unlike Benatar's first few albums, Seven the Hard Way was never reissued in remastered form, and the album in its entirety on CD is out of print.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sex as a Weapon"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg 4:15
2. "Le Bel Age"   Guy Marshall, Robert Tepper 5:11
3. "Walking in the Underground"   Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher 4:39
4. "Big Life"   Giraldo, Grombacher 2:40
5. "Red Vision"   Giraldo, Grombacher 3:50
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "7 Rooms of Gloom" (Four Tops cover) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland 3:33
7. "Run Between the Raindrops"   Giraldo, Grombacher 4:27
8. "Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) Benatar, Simon Climie, Holly Knight 4:28
9. "The Art of Letting Go"   Philip Allen Brown, Richard Feldman, Grombacher 4:02

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

  • Joe Chiccarelli – associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Chapman – producer of "Invincible"
  • William Whittman – engineer and mixing on "Invincible"
  • Daren Klein, Dave Hernandez, George Tutko – engineers
  • Brian Scheuble, Charlie Paakkari, Gary Hollis, Mark DeSisto, Paul Ericksen, Richard McKernan, Robert Corti, Samii Taylor, Scott Church, Steve Himelfarb – assistant engineers
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1986 Gold (+ 500,000)[5]
Canada CRIA 1986 Platinum (+ 100,000)[22]

External links

References

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