Tropico (Pat Benatar album)

"We Belong"
Tropico
	Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	November 1, 1984
Recorded	May–September 1984
Studio	MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California
Genre	Soft rock, pop rock, new wave
Length	39:18
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman
Pat Benatar chronology
Singles from Tropico
	"We Belong"; Released: October 16, 1984; "Painted Desert"; Released: 1984 (Europe and Oceania only); "Ooh Ooh Song"; Released: January 7, 1985; "Temporary Heroes"; Released: March 18, 1985 (promo);

Tropico is American rock singer Pat Benatar's fifth studio album, and sixth album overall, released in late 1984 by Chrysalis Records. This is the first album to feature one-time John Waite bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.

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

It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart[3] and produced the Grammy-nominated[4] Top Five Pop hit "We Belong".[5] Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit).[5] A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-Side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings. Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.[6]

During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child. This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and sounds.[1][2]

BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Diamond Field"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Pat Benatar	3:20
2.	"We Belong"	Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro	3:40
3.	"Painted Desert"	Giraldo, Grombacher	5:24
4.	"Temporary Heroes"	Nick Trevesick, Ginny Clee	4:30
5.	"Love in the Ice Age"	Giraldo, Charles Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar	4:05

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Ooh Ooh Song"	Giraldo, Benatar	4:28
7.	"The Outlaw Blues"	Giraldo, Grombacher	3:47
8.	"Suburban King"	Giraldo, Billy Steinberg	1:48
9.	"A Crazy World Like This"	Giraldo, Tom Kelly, Steinberg	4:02
10.	"Takin' It Back"	Giraldo, Benatar	4:07

UK Edition[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Diamond Field"	Giraldo, Grombacher, Benatar	3:20
2.	"We Belong"	Lowen, Navarro	3:40
3.	"Painted Desert"	Giraldo, Grombacher	5:24
4.	"Temporary Heroes"	Trevesick, Clee	4:30
5.	"Love Is a Battlefield"	Holly Knight, Mike Chapman	5:24
6.	"Ooh Ooh Song"	Giraldo, Benatar	4:28
7.	"The Outlaw Blues"	Giraldo, Grombacher	3:47
8.	"Suburban King"	Giraldo, Steinberg	1:48
9.	"A Crazy World Like This"	Giraldo, Kelly, Steinberg	4:02
10.	"Takin' It Back"	Giraldo, Benatar	4:07
11.	"Love in the Ice Age"	Giraldo, Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar	4:05

Personnel

Band members

Pat Benatar – vocals
Neil Giraldo – guitars, harmonica, percussion
Charlie Giordano – keyboards, percussion
Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals on track 6
Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Roger Capps – bass on tracks 2 and 3
Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 3 and 9

Production

Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing at The Complex Studios and Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles
Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer, Spanish translation of track 6
Murray Dvorkin, Bino Espinoza – mixing assistants
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Billboard 200 (US)[3]	14
	French Albums Chart[8]	16
	Swedish Albums Chart[9]	19
	GfK Dutch Chart[10]	23
	German Albums Chart[11]	26
	UK Albums Chart[12]	31
	Japanese Albums Chart[13]	39
1985	New Zealand Albums Chart[14]	7
	Australian Albums Chart[15]	9
	Swiss Albums Chart[16]	21
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)[17]	21

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1984	"Diamond Field"	Mainstream Rock (US)[18]	20
	"We Belong"	Mainstream Rock (USA)[18]	3
		Swiss Singles Chart[19]	5
		German Singles Chart[20]	9
		GfK Dutch Chart[21]	13
		Ultratop Belgium Chart (Flanders)[22]	16
		Adult Contemporary (US)[23]	34
		French Singles Chart[24]	72
1985		Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[5]	5
		Australian Singles Chart[15]	7
		New Zealand Singles Chart[25]	7
		RPM100 Singles (Canada)[26]	8
		Austrian Singles Chart[27]	12
		UK Singles Chart[12]	22
	"Ooh Ooh Song"	Mainstream Rock (US)[18]	22
		Billboard Hot 100 (US)[5]	36
		New Zealand Singles Chart[28]	41
		Australian Singles Chart[15]	78
		RPM100 Singles (Canada)[29]	89

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[33]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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External links

"Tropico" at discogs

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Tropico review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Connelly, Cristopher (January 31, 1985). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Tropico". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
"Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
"Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
"Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
"RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
"Pat Benatar - Tropico". Retrieved May 15, 2019.
"infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Album – Pat Benatar, Tropico". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
"Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Pat Benatar – Tropico". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Top Albums/CDs – Volume 41, No. 21, February 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. February 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
"Pat Benatar – We Belong". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Single – Pat Benatar, We Belong". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – We Belong". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
"infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
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"Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 18, January 12, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. January 12, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Pat Benatar – Ooh Ooh Song (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 25, March 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
"Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
"New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
"British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 15, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tropico in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[allmusic-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Tropico review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[rolling-2] Connelly, Cristopher (January 31, 1985). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Tropico". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[album-3] "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[RockontheNet-4] "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

[singles-5] "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[RIAA-6] "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

[sony-7] "Pat Benatar - Tropico". Retrieved May 15, 2019.

[8] "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[9] "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[10] "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[11] "Album – Pat Benatar, Tropico". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[GB-12] "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[13] AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.

[14] "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[AUS-15] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[16] "Pat Benatar – Tropico". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[17] "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 41, No. 21, February 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. February 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[main-18] "Pat Benatar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[19] "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[20] "Single – Pat Benatar, We Belong". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[21] "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[22] "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[23] "Pat Benatar Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[24] "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[25] "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[26] "Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 18, January 12, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. January 12, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[27] "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[28] "Pat Benatar – Ooh Ooh Song (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[29] "Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 25, March 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

[CanadaPat_BenatarTropicoalbumCertRef-30] "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[New_ZealandPat_BenatarTropicoalbumCertRef-31] "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[United_KingdomPat_BenatarTropicoalbumCertRef-32] "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 15, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tropico in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesPat_BenatarTropicoalbumCertRef-33] "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

Pat Benatar
Discography
Studio albums	In the Heat of the Night Crimes of Passion Precious Time Get Nervous Tropico Seven the Hard Way Wide Awake in Dreamland True Love Gravity's Rainbow Innamorata Go
Live albums	Live from Earth
Compilations	Best Shots Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979 to 1999 Greatest Hits Ultimate Collection
Singles	"I Need a Lover" "Heartbreaker" "You Better Run" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Treat Me Right" "Hell Is for Children" "Fire and Ice" "Shadows of the Night" "Love Is a Battlefield" "We Belong" "Invincible" "All Fired Up"
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