True Love is the eighth studio album, and ninth album overall, by American singer Pat Benatar, released on April 9, 1991. The album is a combination of covers and original tracks of jump blues, which Benatar recorded with husband Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher and the Roomful of Blues horn section and drummer. The CD edition of the album included the seasonal standard "Please Come Home for Christmas" as a bonus track, which was released to US troops serving in the Gulf War, and was not included on foreign vinyl and cassette pressings of the album.

True Love was poorly received by critics, but reached No. 37 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart in May 1991.

Benatar was the May artist of the month for VH-1 in 1991 in support of the album.

Critical reception

True Love received generally negative reviews. Alex Henderson of AllMusic awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "an album Benatar was eager to make" but that "the results aren't breathtaking". Eric Deggans, writing as part of MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, awarded the album a "WOOF" rating, corresponding to 0 out of 5 stars, calling it "the biggest nail in her career coffin".

Track listing

Personnel Musicians Pat Benatar – vocals Neil Giraldo – guitars Charlie Giordano – piano, organ, accordion Chuck Domanico – bass Myron Grombacher – drums on tracks 1 and 10 Lenny Castro – percussion

Roomful of Blues Greg Piccolo – tenor saxophone Doug James – baritone saxophone Rick Lataille – alto saxophone Carl Querfurth – trombone Bob Enos – trumpet John Rossi – drums

Production Neil Giraldo – producer Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11 Frank Linx – assistant engineer. mixing of tracks 4, 8, 11 Ed Thacker – mixing Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for True Love Chart (1991) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 53 European Albums (Music & Media) 79 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 17

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for True Love Chart (1991) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 100

Certifications CountryOrganizationYearSalesCanadaCRIA1991Gold (+ 50,000)

References

External links "True Love" at discogs