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by American

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singer

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, and was released in October 15, 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, "

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" and "Lipstick Lies", which were produced by

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and Peter Coleman. The album peaked at No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and shipped more than a million copies. "Love Is a Battlefield" was an international hit single and garnered Benatar her fourth consecutive

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in 1984. A concert from the same tour was filmed for a

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special and released on VHS in 1985 with the title ''In Concert'', but with a different and expanded track listing. 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.

Track listing

;Side one #" Fire and Ice" ''( Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets,

)'' – 3:46 #"Lookin' for a Stranger" ''(

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, Peter McIan)'' – 3:28 #"I Want Out" ''(

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)'' – 4:05 #" We Live for Love" ''(Giraldo)'' – 3:39 #" Hell Is for Children" ''(Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps)'' – 6:06 ;Side two #" Hit Me with Your Best Shot" ''(

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)'' – 3:07 #"Promises in the Dark" ''(Giraldo, Benatar)'' – 5:14 #"

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" ''(Geoff Gill, Clint Wade)'' – 4:21 #"

" ''(

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)'' – 5:23 (studio recording) #"Lipstick Lies" ''(Giraldo, Myron Grombacher)'' – 3:51 (studio recording)

VHS track listing

*"Anxiety (Get Nervous) *"Fire and Ice" *"

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" *"Little Too Late" *"Fight It Out" *"Looking for a Stranger" *"I Want Out" *"We Live for Love" *"In the Heat of the Night" *"

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" *"Heartbreaker" *"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" *"Hell Is for Children" *"Little Paradise" *"Love Is a Battlefield" (video)

Personnel

– vocals *

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

Production

Live recordings

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

Studio recordings

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

Video recordings

* Marty Callner – director *Molly Miles – additional directing *Rick Newman, Richard Fields – producers *Neil Giraldo – audio producer *Karen Glass – associate producer *

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– "Love Is a Battlefield" video director

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control 1983 live albums 1983 video albums Chrysalis Records live albums Live video albums Pat Benatar albums