''Get Nervous'' is the fourth studio album by American rock singer

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, released in October 1982. It debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart the week ending November 20 and peaked at No. 4, staying on the charts for 46 weeks. Three songs from the album were released as singles: "

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", "Little Too Late", and "Looking for a Stranger" all reached the US Top 40. In 1983, "

" garnered Benatar her third

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. This is the first Pat Benatar album to feature

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on keyboards, as guitarist Scott St. Clair Sheets left after '' Precious Time'' was released.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

– lead and backing vocals *

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– guitars, backing vocals, producer *

– keyboards *Roger Capps – bass, backing vocals *Myron Grombacher – drums

Production

*Peter Coleman – producer *Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer *Steve Hall – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

In popular culture

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covered "Anxiety (Get Nervous)" for their 1985 ''

'' episode "Court Action." *

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-star

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recorded a version "Shadows of the Night" for the film '' Picture This'' (2008). *R&B vocalist

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sings "Shadows of the Night" in the film ''

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'' of 2012.

References

External links

"Get Nervous" at discogs
{{Authority control 1982 albums Pat Benatar albums Chrysalis Records albums