True Love (Pat Benatar album)
1991 studio album by Pat Benatar
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True Love is the eighth studio album, and ninth album overall, by American singer Pat Benatar, released on April 9, 1991. The album is a combination of covers and original tracks of jump blues, which Benatar recorded with husband Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher and the Roomful of Blues horn section and drummer. The CD edition of the album included the seasonal standard "Please Come Home for Christmas" as a bonus track, which was released to US troops serving in the Gulf War, and was not included on foreign vinyl and cassette pressings of the album.
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| Released | April 9, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jump blues | |||
| Length | 36:37 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Neil Giraldo | |||
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True Love was poorly received by critics, but reached No. 37 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart in May 1991.[1]
Benatar was the May artist of the month for VH-1 in 1991 in support of the album.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
True Love received generally negative reviews. Alex Henderson of AllMusic awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "an album Benatar was eager to make" but that "the results aren't breathtaking".[2] Eric Deggans, writing as part of MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, awarded the album a "WOOF" rating, corresponding to 0 out of 5 stars, calling it "the biggest nail in her career coffin".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bloodshot Eyes" | Hank Penny, Ruth Hall | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss" | B.B. King | 3:15 |
| 3. | "So Long" | Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher | 3:59 |
| 4. | "I've Got Papers on You" | King, Jules Taub | 2:23 |
| 5. | "I Feel Lucky" | Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher | 4:31 |
| 6. | "True Love" | Giraldo, Pat Benatar | 4:42 |
| 7. | "The Good Life" | Giraldo, Grombacher | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Evening" | Mitchell Parish, Harry White | 3:43 |
| 9. | "I Get Evil" | Tampa Red | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Don't Happen No More" | Obie Jessie | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Please Come Home for Christmas" (CD edition bonus track) | Gene Redd, Charles Brown | 3:09 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Pat Benatar – vocals
- Neil Giraldo – guitars
- Charlie Giordano – piano, organ, accordion
- Chuck Domanico – bass
- Myron Grombacher – drums on tracks 1 and 10
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Roomful of Blues
- Greg Piccolo – tenor saxophone
- Doug James – baritone saxophone
- Rick Lataille – alto saxophone
- Carl Querfurth – trombone
- Bob Enos – trumpet
- John Rossi – drums
Production
- Neil Giraldo – producer
- Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11
- Frank Linx – assistant engineer. mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11
- Ed Thacker – mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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