Releasing her debut album In the Heat of the Night in 1979, Pat Benatar launched a very successful music career.  With hits like Heartbreak, I Need a Lover & If You Think You Know How to Love Me, this album went platinum in both the US and Canada.  Pat Benatar co-wrote two songs on this album with her bass player Roger Capps.  My Clone Sleeps Alone & So Sincere.  They are pretty good for first attempts at songwriting, especially the sad and humours My Clone Sleeps Alone.  

Following her debut was an even more successful album Crimes of Passion, which won her the Grammy for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" in 1980.  Also of note, the music video for the song You Better Run was the second music video ever to be aired on MTV. This album shows Pat Benatar as a hard rock artist, not like some of the rather lame music coming out of the 80's.  Of course we all know Hit Me With Your Best Shot, which has perhaps been a bit overplayed; but I also really like Hell is for Children and her cover of Kate Bush's song Wuthering Heights.

Perhaps the cover sums up her feelings about releasing this album. A departure from the hard rock style that made her famous, this 1982 release, Get Nervous, leans more towards the New Wave/ Pop Rock genre.  Overall I like this album, it has some good lyrics and music, but I feel all the songs are a bit too similar; nothing really memorable.