Wide Awake in Dreamland

Wide Awake in Dreamland is American rock singer Pat Benatar's seventh studio album, and her eighth album overall, released in 1988. After a string of successful albums, this was her last rock-oriented album of the 1980s, before she would go on to try a blues-based sound with True Love in 1991.

Wide Awake in Dreamland
Cover photography by Moshe Brakha
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	July 22, 1988
Recorded	1987
Studio	Spyder's Soul Kitchen, Ocean Way Recording ("All Fired Up"), Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Length	50:12
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Peter Coleman Neil Giraldo Keith Forsey Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar chronology
Best Shots (1987) Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988) True Love (1991)
Singles from Wide Awake in Dreamland
"All Fired Up" Released: June 14, 1988 "Don't Walk Away" Released: September 27, 1988 "Let's Stay Together" Released: December 19, 1988 (promo) "One Love" Released: January 9, 1989 (Europe)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

The album's lead single, "All Fired Up", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and number 25 on the Cash Box Top 100.[4] It was nominated for a Grammy Award but did not win.[5]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[6]

Background and writing

The album was primarily recorded at Neil Giraldo's studio, with most of the songwriting by Giraldo and longtime drummer Myron Grombacher. Four of the tracks are also co-written with Benatar (who is credited as Pat Giraldo). One of the two songs from other songwriters was "Cerebral Man" written by Tully Winfield and well-known stick player Don Schiff. In an interview from 2002, Schiff recalled how this track was added to the album: "Tully Winfield and I demoed songs at what was becoming a very popular studio in LA (Woodcliff Studio)... we had just recorded "Cerebral Man". If I recall correctly the demo just had Tully's voice, stick and drums. Peter Coleman was producing Pat's next album for Chrysalis and happened to be the next session in and heard the tune. He asked if he could take the song to Pat Benatar and hopefully put it on her next album. Her camp liked it and they did a wonderful job with the song. I thought Tully and I would get a few more songs on that album as they liked the style of our song, but at the last minute she decided to go back to her more familiar rock style, leaving our song the only one stylistically like it on the album."[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All Fired Up"	Kerryn Tolhurst	4:27
2.	"One Love"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	5:12
3.	"Let's Stay Together"	Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo	4:50
4.	"Don't Walk Away"	Nick Gilder, Duane Hitchings	4:35
5.	"Too Long a Soldier"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	6:42

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Cool Zero"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	5:26
7.	"Cerebral Man"	Don Schiff, Tully Winfield	4:40
8.	"Lift 'em on Up"	Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	4:54
9.	"Suffer the Little Children"	Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo	4:10
10.	"Wide Awake in Dreamland"	Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	4:58

Personnel

Musicians

• Pat Benatar – vocals
• Neil Giraldo – guitars
• Myron Grombacher – drums
• Fernando Saunders – bass
• Frank Linx – bass, background vocals
• Charles Giordano, Kevin Savigar – keyboards
• Bo Castro – percussion
• Nick Gilder – background vocals on "Don't Walk Away" and "Cool Zero"
• Carmen Twillie, Phyllis St. James, Maxine Water – background vocals on "Lift 'em on Up"

Production

• Peter Coleman, Neil Giraldo – producers, mixing
• Frank Linx – assistant engineer
• Steve Ford, Gil Morales – mixing assistants
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

"All Fired Up"

• Keith Forsey – producer
• Paul Lini – engineer
• Clif Norrell – assistant engineer
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at The Hit Factory, New York
• Tim Leitner – mixing assistant

"Let's Stay Together"

• Neil Giraldo – producer
• Ed Thacker – mixing
• Jim Dineen – mixing assistant

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1988 UK Albums Chart[8] 11 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[9] 11 Australian Albums Chart[10] 13 New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 15 Billboard 200 (US)[12] 28 Swedish Albums Chart[13] 33 German Albums Chart[14] 47

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1988 "All Fired Up" Mainstream Rock (US)[15] 2 Australian Singles Chart[16] 2 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[17] 19 Billboard Hot 100 (US)[3] 19 UK Singles Chart[8] 19 New Zealand Singles Chart[18] 20 "Don't Walk Away" UK Singles Chart[8] 42 New Zealand Singles Chart[19] 48 Australian Singles Chart[20] 61 1989 "One Love" UK Singles Chart[8] 59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21]	Platinum	100,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
2. Guterman, Jimmy (September 22, 1988). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
3. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
4. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cash Box. August 27, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
5. "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net.com. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
6. "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
7. Long, Andy (March 2002). "Don Schiff". Global Bass.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
8. "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
9. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 24, October 01 1988". Library and Archives Canada. October 1, 1988. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
10. "Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland (album)". Australian-charts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
11. "Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
12. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
13. "Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
14. "Album – Pat Benatar, Wide Awake in Dreamland". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
15. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
16. "Pat Benatar – All Fired Up (song)". Australian-charts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
17. "Top Singles – Volume 48, No. 21, September 10, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. September 10, 1988. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
18. "Pat Benatar – All Fired Up (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
19. "Pat Benatar – Don't Walk Away (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
20. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received January 17, 2014". imgur.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
21. "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
22. "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 15, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Wide Awake in Dreamland in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
23. "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Wide Awake in Dreamland". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• "Cerebral Man" – the original demo version by Winfield and Schiff
• "Wide Awake In Dreamland" at discogs