In the Heat of the Night | ||||
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Studio album by Pat Benatar | ||||
Released | August 27, 1979 | |||
Recorded | MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California, June–July 1979 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 38:20 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Peter Coleman, Mike Chapman | |||
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Singles from In the Heat of the Night | ||||
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Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
In the Heat of the Night is the Platinum certified debut studio album by American recording artist Pat Benatar, released by Chrysalis Records on August 27, 1979. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of her breakthrough hit "Heartbreaker", plus covers of Nick Gilder's "Rated X", John Mellencamp's "I Need a Lover", The Alan Parsons Project's "Don't Let It Show", Sweet's "No You Don't", and Smokie's "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" and "In the Heat of the Night". The album also included the top 30 hit "We Live for Love".
In the Heat of the Night was reissued and remastered on Capitol Records in 2006.