Gravity's Rainbow (album)

Gravity's Rainbow is the ninth studio album and tenth album overall by American singer Pat Benatar. It was released in 1993 on Chrysalis Records. The album is named after Thomas Pynchon's 1973 novel of the same name, but was not otherwise directly inspired by the novel. It peaked at No. 85 on the US Billboard 200,[4] Gravity's Rainbow would be Benatar's last studio album recorded for Chrysalis.

Gravity's Rainbow
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 1993
StudioSpyder Mae's Soul Kitchen, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length45:27
LabelChrysalis
ProducerDon Gehman, Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar chronology
True Love
(1991)
Gravity's Rainbow
(1993)
Innamorata
(1997)
Singles from Gravity's Rainbow
  1. "Everybody Lay Down"
    Released: June 1993
  2. "Somebody's Baby"
    Released: July 5, 1993
  3. "Crazy[1]"
    Released: 1993 (Promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pictures of a Gone World"Neil Giraldo0:41
2."Everybody Lay Down"Giraldo, Pat Benatar4:25
3."Somebody's Baby"Giraldo, Benatar4:24
4."Ties That Bind"Giraldo, Myron Grombacher3:36
5."You & I"Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher4:24
6."Disconnected"Giraldo, Grombacher, Frank Linx3:43
7."Crazy"Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher, Linx4:24
8."Every Time I Fall Back"Giraldo, Benatar5:02
9."Sanctuary"Giraldo, Grombacher3:52
10."Rise (Part 2)"Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher, Linx3:03
11."Kingdom Key"Giraldo, Benatar, Grombacher4:22
12."Tradin' Down"Giraldo, Grombacher3:31

Singles

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"Somebody's Baby"
"Everybody Lay Down"
"Crazy"

Personnel

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Band members

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  • Pat Benatar – vocals, executive producer
  • Neil Giraldo – guitar, keyboards, percussion, executive producer
  • Frank Linx – bass, percussion
  • Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

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  • Greg Piccolo – saxophone on "Crazy"
  • Richard Dodd – cello on "Somebody's Baby"
  • Donte Scher – violin on "Somebody's Baby"

Production

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  • Don Gehman – producer, engineer
  • Rick Will – engineer, mixing of "Tradin' Down"
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Danny Alonso – mix assistant
  • Sheldon and Nicholas Devane – mixing of "Pictures of a Gone World" and "Rise (Part 2)"
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Year (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 130
Canadian Albums (RPM100)[6] 44
US (Billboard 200[4] 85

References

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  1. ^ "Pat Benatar – Crazy (1993, CD)". Discogs.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar Gravity's Rainbow review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ^ Odintz, Andrea (30 September 1993). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar - Gravity's Rainbow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Pat Benatar ARIA Chart history (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 3, July 31, 1993". Library and Archives Canada. 31 July 1993. Retrieved 4 August 2014.