In the Heat of the Night (Pat Benatar album)

In the Heat of the Night is the debut album by Pat Benatar and was released on 27 August, 1979 through Chrysalis Records. It went to number 12 in the United States and number 3 in Canada.

In the Heat of the Night
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released	August 27, 1979
Recorded	June–July 1979
Studio	MCA Whitney (Glendale, California)
Genre	Hard rock pop rock
Length	38:01
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Mike Chapman Peter Coleman
Pat Benatar chronology
In the Heat of the Night (1979) Crimes of Passion (1980)
Singles from In the Heat of the Night
"I Need a Lover" Released: August 27, 1979 "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" Released: September 14, 1979 "Heartbreaker" Released: October 26, 1979 "Rated X" Released: 1979 (France only) "We Live for Love" Released: February 25, 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Rolling Stone	Mixed
The Village Voice	C+

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heartbreaker" (Jenny Darren cover)	3:26
2.	"I Need a Lover" (John Mellencamp cover)	3:28
3.	"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Smokie cover)	4:20
4.	"In the Heat of the Night" (Smokie cover)	5:22
5.	"My Clone Sleeps Alone"	3:27

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"We Live for Love"	3:54
7.	"Rated X" (Nick Gilder cover)	3:15
8.	"Don't Let It Show" (The Alan Parsons Project cover)	4:01
9.	"No You Don't" (Sweet cover)	3:18
10.	"So Sincere"	3:30
Total length:		38:01