With her debut recording
In the Heat of the Night
,
Pat Benatar
wasted no time starting out of the gate with the furious leadoff track
"Heartbreaker,"
which solidified her place in a class of women who were taking the
rock
world by storm in the late '70s.
was an album that obviously had its share of filler, but the one-two punch of
"Heartbreaker"
and the
John Cougar Mellencamp
tune
"I Need a Lover"
leading off the album made enough of a statement to put her on the
pop
charts. The deflated three tracks following are easily forgettable, especially the sci-fi '50s
ballad
"My Clone Sleeps Alone,"
but the remainder of the album packs enough grit and solid songwriting (especially the
Blondie
-esque
"So Sincere"
) that it remains an impressive debut and foreshadows a glimpse of great things to come. ~ Rob Theakston