(NEW YORK) - It's not often that the 20th anniversary of an artist's career is characterized by a greater sense of self-assurance than at any point in the past. But with the release of her upcoming Innamorata Pat Benatar feels poised to offer her best shot at renewed critical acclaim and commercial success. The 12 tracks on the project, due June 3, offer poignantly personal lyrics atop musical soundscapes that toy as much with jangly acoustic-based instrumentation as with the hard-driving guitars that have characterized the artist since her no-nonsense beginnings in 1977. "Musically, we've expanded," says Benatar. "This is more acoustic-driven. I don't want to be up onstage and do anthemic rock 'n' roll anymore. This was the next logical place to go. I can still rock, but I wanted to grow."
(photo courtesy of official Pat Benatar Web site)