Get Nervous Explained

Get Nervous
Type:studio
Artist:Pat Benatar
Cover:Get nervous.jpg
Border:yes
Released:October 29, 1982
Recorded:1982
Studio:MCA Whitney Studios in Glendale, California
Genre:Rock, hard rock
Length:39:07
Label:Chrysalis
Producer:Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman
Prev Title:Precious Time
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Live from Earth
Next Year:1983

Get Nervous is the fourth studio album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released in October 1982. It debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart the week ending November 20 and peaked at No. 4, staying on the charts for 46 weeks.[1]

Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Shadows of the Night", "Little Too Late", and "Looking for a Stranger" all reached the US Top 40.[2] In 1983, "Shadows of the Night" garnered Benatar her third Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.[3]

This is the first Pat Benatar album to feature Charlie Giordano on keyboards, as guitarist Scott St. Clair Sheets left after Precious Time was released.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Get Nervous
Chart (1982–1983)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 48
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Get Nervous
Chart (1983)Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 87
US Billboard 200[8] 16

In popular culture

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200 . Billboard.com . . March 21, 2018 .
  2. Web site: Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100 . Billboard.com . . March 21, 2018 .
  3. News: Toto Tops Grammy Nominees. January 12, 1983. June 4, 2010. Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company.
  4. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 32–33 . 0-646-11917-6.
  5. Book: AA.VV. . Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005 . Tokyo . . April 25, 2006 . 978-487-1-31077-2.
  6. Rock Albums . Billboard . 94 . 51 . December 25, 1982 . 30 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
  7. The Top Albums of 1983 . RPM . 39 . 17 . December 24, 1983 . 15 . 0033-7064 . Library and Archives Canada.
  8. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983 . Billboard . August 21, 2021.
  9. Web site: Mary J. Blige Talks 'Rock Of Ages' & 'The Help' . Cornet . Roth . Screen Rant.com . August 7, 2013 . July 21, 2014 .