Precious Time (album)

Precious Time
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	July 6, 1981
Studio	Sound City Studios and Goodnight LA Studios at Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	35:30
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Keith Olsen Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar chronology
Crimes of Passion (1980) Precious Time (1981) Get Nervous (1982)
Singles from Precious Time
"Fire and Ice" Released: July 6, 1981 "Promises in the Dark" Released: September 25, 1981

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Precious Time is the third studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released on July 6, 1981. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, chart^[3] and produced the top 20 hit and lead single "Fire and Ice"; the song that would later win the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1982^[4] and reached No. 17 on the U.S. Pop chart and No. 2 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.^[5] The album's second single "Promises in the Dark" reached No. 38 on the U.S. Pop chart and No. 16 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.^[5] Precious Time was also Benatar's first album to chart in the UK, reaching No. 30.^[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Promises in the Dark"	Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar	4:48
2.	"Fire and Ice"	Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Benatar	3:19
3.	"Just Like Me" (Paul Revere & the Raiders cover)	Rick Dey, Roger Hart and Terry Melcher	3:30
4.	"Precious Time"	Billy Steinberg	6:03

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"It's a Tuff Life"	Neil Giraldo	3:17
6.	"Take It Anyway You Want It"	Martin Briley and Neil Giraldo	2:49
7.	"Evil Genius"	Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar	4:34
8.	"Hard to Believe"	Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher	3:26
9.	"Helter Skelter" (The Beatles cover)	John Lennon and Paul McCartney	3:50

Personnel

The band

• Pat Benatar – lead and backing vocals
• Neil Giraldo – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Scott St. Clair Sheets – rhythm guitar
• Roger Capps – bass guitar
• Myron Grombacher – drums

Additional personnel

• Alan Pasqua – piano
• Gary Herbig, Joel Peskin, Tom Scott, Larry Williams – saxophones on track 7
• Keith Olsen – tambourine on track 2

Production

• Produced by Keith Olsen and Neil Giraldo
• Engineered by Keith Olsen and Chris Minto at Sound City & Goodnight LA
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• Art direction and design by Ria Lewerke-Shapiro

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1981 Billboard 200 (USA)[3] 1 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[7] 2 New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 2 French Albums Chart[9] 3 Australian Albums Chart[10] 8 Swedish Albums Chart[11] 9 Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 28 UK Albums Chart[6] 30 GfK Dutch Chart[13] 46 German Albums Chart[14] 57

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1981 "Fire and Ice" Mainstream Rock (USA)[5] 2 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[15] 4 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[16] 17 New Zealand Singles Chart[17] 22 Australian Singles Chart[10] 30 "Promises in the Dark" Mainstream Rock (USA)[5] 16 French Singles Chart[18] 16 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[19] 31 Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[5] 38 "Just Like Me" Mainstream Rock (USA)[5] 15 "Take It Anyway You Want It" Mainstream Rock (USA)[5] 32

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1984	2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[20]
Canada	CRIA	1981	2x Platinum (+ 200,000)[21]
France	SNEP	1981	Gold (+ 100,000)[22]

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "Pat Benatar – Precious Time review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
2. Fissinger, Laura (October 29, 2001). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Precious Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
3. "Precious Time Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
4. "Lennon, Jones lead Grammy nominees". The Milwaukee Journal (Journal Communications). January 14, 1982. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
5. "Precious Time Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
6. "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
7. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 35, No. 7, September 12, 1981". Library and Archives Canada. September 12, 1981. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
8. "Pat Benatar – Precious Time (album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
9. "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar". infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
11. "Pat Benatar – Precious Time (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
12. "Pat Benatar – Precious Time (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
13. "Pat Benatar – Precious Time (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
14. "Album – Pat Benatar, Precious Time". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
15. "Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 7, September 12, 1981". Library and Archives Canada. September 12, 1981. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
16. "Pat Benatar Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
17. "Pat Benatar – Fire and Ice (song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
18. "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar". infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
19. "Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 15, November 07 1981". Library and Archives Canada. November 7, 1981. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
20. "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
21. "Gold Platinum Search for Pat Benatar". Music Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
22. "Les Certifications depuis 1973 : search for Benatar P." (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

External links

• "Precious Time" at discogs