Seven the Hard Way

Seven the Hard Way
Seven the Hard Way
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	October 30, 1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood, California); Cherokee (Hollywood, California); Conway (Hollywood, California); MCA Whitney (Glendale, California); Oasis (North Hollywood, California); Soundcastle (Hollywood, California);
Genre	Rock; hard rock;
Length	37:05
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Neil Giraldo; Mike Chapman;
Pat Benatar chronology
Singles from Seven the Hard Way
	"Invincible"; Released: July 6, 1985; "Sex as a Weapon"; Released: November 4, 1985; "Le Bel Age"; Released: January 20, 1986;

Seven the Hard Way is the sixth studio album by American singer Pat Benatar, released on October 30, 1985, by Chrysalis Records. It debuted on the US Billboard 200 for the week of December 14 and peaked at number 26,[3] spawning the singles "Invincible", "Sex as a Weapon", and "Le Bel Age".[4] The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5]

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

The Grammy Award-nominated single "Invincible" was produced by Mike Chapman and recorded for the soundtrack of the Matthew Robbins film The Legend of Billie Jean, which, despite underperforming at the box office, became a cult classic to MTV fans in general. The song became commercially successful and was included on the album, despite its musical style differing from Benatar's at that time and more reminiscent of her earlier efforts.[6] Benatar often commented at her concerts before performing the song that it "is from one of the worst movies ever made."[7]

Seven the Hard Way was Benatar's last album to feature bassist Donnie Nossov, who along with drummer Myron Grombacher went on to play with Lita Ford on her breakthrough album, Lita (1988), and on the supporting tour. Grombacher would return to Benatar's band for her follow-up album, Wide Awake in Dreamland, released after the three-year hiatus that followed Seven the Hard Way.

In 1998, BGO Records reissued Seven the Hard Way on CD with Tropico.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sex as a Weapon"	Tom Kelly Billy Steinberg	4:15
2.	"Le Bel Age"	Guy Marshall Robert Tepper	5:11
3.	"Walking in the Underground"	Neil Giraldo Myron Grombacher	4:39
4.	"Big Life"	Giraldo Grombacher	2:40
5.	"Red Vision"	Giraldo Grombacher	3:50

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"7 Rooms of Gloom" (Four Tops cover)	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Eddie Holland	3:33
7.	"Run Between the Raindrops"	Giraldo Grombacher	4:27
8.	"Invincible" (theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)	Simon Climie Holly Knight	4:28
9.	"The Art of Letting Go"	Phil Brown Richard Feldman Grombacher	3:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Seven the Hard Way.[8]

Band members

Pat Benatar – vocals
Charlie Giordano – keyboards
Neil Giraldo – guitars
Donnie Nossov – bass guitar
Myron Grombacher – drums

Additional musicians

Lenny Castro – percussion
Uptown Horns – horns
Maxi Anderson, Rose Banks, Tuffy Cummings, Voncielle Faggett, Tommy Funderburk, Jean Johnson, Tom Kelly, Frank Linx, Phyllis St. James, Carmen Twillie and Táta Vega – backing vocals

Technical

Neil Giraldo – producer (tracks 1–7, 9)
Joe Chiccarelli – associate producer, engineer (tracks 1–7, 9), mixing (tracks 4, 5, 9)
Mike Chapman – producer (track 8)
William Wittman – engineer and mixing (track 8)
Dave Hernandez, Daren Klein, George Tutko – additional engineering
Scott Church, Robert Corti, Marc DeSisto, Paul Ericksen, Steve Himelfarb, Gary Hollis, Richard McKernan, Charlie Paakkari, Brian Scheuble and Samii Taylor – assistant engineers
Scotty Bem and Jeff Chonis – production coordination
Michael Frondelli – mixing (tracks 1–3, 6, 7)
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)

Artwork

Moshe Brakha – photography
Larry Vigon – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Seven the Hard Way*
Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9]	19
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10]	36
European Albums (Music & Media)[11]	51
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	42
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]	53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	32
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	69
US Billboard 200[3]	26

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Seven the Hard Way*
Chart (1986)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[18]	84
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	35

Certifications

Certifications for *Seven the Hard Way*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
Holmes, Tim (January 16, 1986). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
"Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
"Pat Benatar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
"American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Recording Industry Association of America. March 4, 1986. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Grein, Paul (January 11, 1986). "Benatar's Music, Image in Transition". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 2. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
Ponti, Aimsel (April 21, 2012). "Review: Benatar rocks the State". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
Seven the Hard Way (liner notes). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1985. VK 41507.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Kent 1993, pp. 32–33
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0624". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 51/52. December 23, 1985. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
"Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
"Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
Kent 1993, p. 438
"Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Music Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
"New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

Bibliography

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[2] Holmes, Tim (January 16, 1986). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[bb200-3] "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[singles-4] "Pat Benatar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[RIAA-5] "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Recording Industry Association of America. March 4, 1986. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[6] Grein, Paul (January 11, 1986). "Benatar's Music, Image in Transition". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 2. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.

[7] Ponti, Aimsel (April 21, 2012). "Review: Benatar rocks the State". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[8] Seven the Hard Way (liner notes). Pat Benatar. Chrysalis Records. 1985. VK 41507.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] Kent 1993, pp. 32–33

[group=-10] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0624". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[11] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 51/52. December 23, 1985. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[12] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Pat_Benatar-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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

[ac_New_Zealand_Pat_Benatar-15] "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[ac_Sweden_Pat_Benatar-16] "Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[ac_UK2_-17] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[18] Kent 1993, p. 438

[19] "Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[CanadaPat_BenatarSeven_the_Hard_WayalbumCertRef-20] "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Music Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[New_ZealandPat_BenatarSeven_the_Hard_WayalbumCertRef-21] "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Seven the Hard Way". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

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 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" "Don't Walk Away" "Everybody Lay Down"
Related articles	Neil Giraldo