Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)

Pat Benatar - Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)

Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)
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Artist: Pat Benatar
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Music Label: Capitol
Product features:
  • BENATAR PAT ULTIMATE COLLECTION (2CD)
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Heartbreaker
  2. I Need A Lover
  3. In The Heat Of The Night
  4. We Live For Love
  5. Treat Me Right
  6. You Better Run
  7. Never Wanna Leave You
  8. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
  9. Hell Is For Children
  10. Promises In The Dark
  11. Fire And Ice
  12. Just Like Me
  13. It's A Tuff Life
  14. Precious Time
  15. Shadows Of The Night
  16. Looking For A Stranger
  17. Anxiety (Get Nervous)
  18. Little Too Late
  19. The Victim
  20. Lipstick Lies
  21. Love Is A Battlefield
Music CD 2
  1. Diamond Field
  2. We Belong
  3. Ooh Ooh Song
  4. The Outlaw Blues
  5. Painted Dessert
  6. Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billie Jean)
  7. Sex As A Weapon
  8. Le Bel Age
  9. All Fired Up
  10. Don't Walk Away
  11. One Love (Song Of The Lion)
  12. Let's Stay Together
  13. Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss
  14. True Love
  15. I Feel Lucky
  16. The Good Life
  17. Everybody Lay Down
  18. Somebody's Baby
  19. Every Time I Fall Back (from the TV series "The Young & The Restless")

Music reviews of Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)

Music Review: Forty 24-Bit Digitally Remastered Benatar Hits & Favorites On Chrysalis 1979-1993!
Rating: 5 Stars

It's been 3 whole years now since the last Benatar compilation, which was Capitol's 2005 successful release of Greatest Hits, which followed 2002's Classic Masters, which followed 1999's Synchronistic Wanderings Anthology. These are only a few of the numerous Benatar releases over the years released by Capitol and Chrysalis. For a more comprehensive Benatar compilation overview just do an Internet search. Wait until you see what's out there!

In other words, did we really need another Pat Benatar collection for the market? Of course not. But it's been a while since we've had a retrospective that covered more than just the hits. We would have to go back to the excellent 1999 'Synchronistic Wanderings' for a more comprehensive Benatar collection. In 1994, Chrysalis released a retrospective covering 33 tracks over 2 discs entitled, All Fired Up: The Very Best of Pat Benatar.

'Ultimate Collection' goes a step further by not only including forty 24-bit digitally remastered tracks but by also filling each CD to it's near 80 minute capacity. I think that this one is the best of the bunch... well, so far!

Wait until you hear the sound quality! Here's what you need to do: Grab the first disc and play "Shadows Of The Night" to start. Listen for that drum beat at 20 seconds in. You'll know exactly what I mean when I'm talking about Capitol's brilliant 24-bit digital remastering! Over 25 years after "Shadows" was a hit you can hear it in a whole new dimension.

I really wanted to rate this release 4 stars because it is yet another Benatar compilation. However, the mastering is as good as it gets! Evren Goknar, who mastered 2005's 'Greatest Hits' and 1999's 'Synchronistic Wanderings', has really gone the extra mile with this release. The mastering for the songs featured on Greatest Hits sound the same to me on this set. However, that was only 3 years ago, so I didn't expect any upgrade of any kind since they already sound wonderful.

However, it's the upgrade from 1999 that can be noted. While the 1999 mastering sounded great it's the new 2008 mastering that really shines. Evren has given tracks like "Anxiety (Get Nervous)" and "The Outlaw Blues" a sonic lift for this release. Even the True Love era songs sound brighter, wider, and more crisp. They all sound absolutely incredible! I must admit that I purchased this release for the sound quality alone. Capitol never disappoints! If sound doesn't matter all that much to you, then you may wish to skip this new compilation.

So what about the tracklisting? How many more times can you own these songs? Well, the tracklisting is nearly perfect, in my opinion. Of course, I would have traded a few songs for others. Tracks like the favorite "My Clone Sleeps Alone" and "I'm Gonna Follow You", for which the promo video was an MTV regular, are missing. The 'Seven The Hard Way' album is underrepresented here with only 3 tracks, whereas some albums are represented with 5 tracks! My favorite Benatar track is the cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" from Crimes of Passion, and it's missing here. But, everyone has their favorites, and I suppose that Capitol has to draw the line somewhere and leave some goodies on the albums in order to maintain decent album catalogue sales.

Note that this is a Capitol release, so I didn't really expect to see material licensed from other labels, including 1997's Innamorata and 2003's Go. Surely it would have been nice to have a track from each album make an appearance here, but it is a Chrysalis/Capitol collection after all! Although not listed as such on either the back sleeve or Amazon, "Every Time I Fall Back" is presented here in a newly recorded 2008 acoustic version, not the original LP version or Remix. The song was featured recently in 'The Young & The Restless' soap opera. It's a great new addition to the package and a great closer.

All versions are the original LP versions except where noted above (as provided in the Amazon tracklisting). Single edits had to be used where available, of course, in order to fit 40 tracks over 2 discs.

As for the product itself, the packaging is very good throughout (I love the artwork), featuring stunning photography by Matthew Rolston (including a great shot from the "Lipstick Lies" video on the back of the booklet) in addition to liner notes by Scott Kempner. Additionally, both U.S. Billboard and U.K. peak chart positions are included for charting songs. A few minor typos are present throughout, but nothing too major or annoying.

Pat is on tour again this summer so if you are just discovering her for the first time, 'Ultimate Collection' is a great place to start. Here's your chance to hear Pat beyond just the greatest hits! Now, Capitol Records, when will we be getting the next batch of Benatar remasters?
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Description of Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)

Fantastic 2008 two CD collection from the Rock vocalist. Throughout her career, Benatar has appealed to Classic Rock fans, New Wavers and sophisticated Pop followers alike. This 40 track collection is the perfect introduction to a whole new generation. Includes the hits 'Heartbreaker', 'We Live For Love', 'You Better Run', 'Love Is A Battlefield', 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' and many more.

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