Gravity's Rainbow is the ninth studio album and tenth album overall by American singer Pat Benatar. It was released in 1993 on Chrysalis Records. The album is named after Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel of the same name, but was not otherwise directly inspired by the novel. It peaked at No. 85 on the US Billboard 200,[4] Gravity's Rainbow would be Benatar's last studio album recorded for Chrysalis.
| Gravity's Rainbow | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 24, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Spyder Mae's Soul Kitchen, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:27 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Don Gehman, Neil Giraldo | |||
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| Singles from Gravity's Rainbow | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pictures of a Gone World" | Neil Giraldo | 0:41 |
| 2. | "Everybody Lay Down" | Giraldo, Pat Benatar | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Somebody's Baby" | Giraldo, Benatar | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Ties That Bind" | Giraldo, Myron Grombacher | 3:36 |
| 5. | "You & I" | Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Disconnected" | Giraldo, Grombacher, Frank Linx | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Crazy" | Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher, Linx | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Every Time I Fall Back" | Giraldo, Benatar | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Sanctuary" | Giraldo, Grombacher | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Rise (Part 2)" | Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher, Linx | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Kingdom Key" | Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Tradin' Down" | Giraldo, Grombacher | 3:31 |
Singles
edit"Somebody's Baby"
"Everybody Lay Down"
"Crazy"
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Pat Benatar – vocals, executive producer
- Neil Giraldo – guitar, keyboards, percussion, executive producer
- Frank Linx – bass, percussion
- Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
edit- Greg Piccolo – saxophone on "Crazy"
- Richard Dodd – cello on "Somebody's Baby"
- Donte Scher – violin on "Somebody's Baby"
Production
edit- Don Gehman – producer, engineer
- Rick Will – engineer, mixing of "Tradin' Down"
- Ed Thacker – mixing
- Danny Alonso – mix assistant
- Sheldon and Nicholas Devane – mixing of "Pictures of a Gone World" and "Rise (Part 2)"
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Year (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 130 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM100)[6] | 44 |
| US (Billboard 200[4] | 85 |
References
edit- ^ "Pat Benatar – Crazy (1993, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar Gravity's Rainbow review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Odintz, Andrea (30 September 1993). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar - Gravity's Rainbow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Pat Benatar ARIA Chart history (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 3, July 31, 1993". Library and Archives Canada. 31 July 1993. Retrieved 4 August 2014.