A radical departure from the type of slick pop/rock she'd been embracing on albums like
Tropico and
Wide Awake in Dreamland,
True Love found
Pat Benatar embracing blues and early pre-rock R&B. Opting for less production and a much rawer approach, an inspired
Benatar ditches the synthesizers and keyboards and sounds like she's leading a bar band in a Chicago dive. From
Albert King's "I Get Evil" to
B.B. King's "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss" to
Charles Brown's "Please Come Home for Christmas," the results aren't breathtaking, but are generally honest and soulful. Quite clearly, this was an album
Benatar was eager to make. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide