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This is a rather pointless collection of tunes written (mostly) by Jim Steinman performed alternately by Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler. This sampler is one of those CDs that seemed like a good idea at the time (1993). Tyler had scored her big hits by that time, and Meat Loaf hadn't quite lit up the boards with Bat out of Hell II in the year this was issued. Steinman is the thread that holds this set together, full of bombast, excess, and rock & roll theater. Tyler's "It's a Heartache" is not here, but "Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Holdin' out for a Hero," "Faster Than the Speed of Night," "If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man," and "Straight for the Heart," as well as a hit cover of John Fogerty's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." Meat Loaf's "Bat out Of Hell," "Two out of Three Ain't Bad," "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth," "Heaven Can Wait," and "Dead Ringer for Love," "If You Really Want To" and "Read 'Em & Weep." The strange uniformity of the production and dated '80s drum and bass sounds, huge choruses, as well as Steinman's trademark Liberace-cum-Jerry Lee Lewis piano arrangements drench everything here. There is great gauche charm in this kind of Phil Spector-ish excess, and to give Steinman his full due, his songs, as gaudy and wordy as they are, are still brilliantly composed -- and in Meat Loaf's case at least, wonderfully sung as well.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Performer - Unknown, Producer
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Amy Herot, Re-Issue Producer - Edgar Winter, Saxophone - Ellen Foley, Background Vocal - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Keyboards - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Percussion - Kasim Sultan, Bass - Marvin Lee, Percussion - Max Weinberg, Drums - Meat Loaf, Performer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Roger Powell, Synthesizer - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - Roy Bittan, Keyboards - Roy Bittan, Piano - Todd Rundgren, Background Vocal - Todd Rundgren, Guitar - Todd Rundgren, Percussion - Todd Rundgren, Producer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Holly Sherwood, Background Vocal - Jim Steinman, Arranger - Jim Steinman, Mixing Engineer - Jim Steinman, Producer - Jimmy Maelen, Percussion - John Fogerty, Composer - John Fogerty, Lyricist - John Jansen, Co-Producer - John Jansen, Mixing Engineer - Larry Fast, Synthesizer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Neil Dorfsman, Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Rick Derringer, Guitar - Rod Hui, Engineer - Rod Hui, Recording Engineer - Roy Bittan, Arranger - Roy Bittan, Piano - Scott Litt, Mixing Engineer - Steve Buslowe, Bass - Steve Margoshes, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
J. Iovine, Producer - Jim Steinman, Composer - Meat Loaf, Performer - S. GALFAS, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Kasim Sultan, Bass - Ken Ascher, Arranger - Meat Loaf, Performer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Roger Powell, Synthesizer - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - Todd Rundgren, Background Vocal - Todd Rundgren, Guitar - Todd Rundgren, Producer
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Dean Pitchford, Composer - Dean Pitchford, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Cher, Vocal - James Richard Steinman, Composer - James Richard Steinman, Lyricist - Meat Loaf, Vocal
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Bonnie Tyler, Vocal - Desmond Child, Composer - Desmond Child, Writer - Jim Steinman, Director - Jim Steinman, Producer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
G. Meyer, Composer - Meat Loaf, Performer - T. Neely, Composer - Tom Dowd, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Bonnie Tyler, Vocal - Bryan Adams, Composer - Bryan Adams, Writer - Eric Kagna, Composer - Eric Kagna, Writer - Holly Sherwood, Background Vocal - Jim Steinman, Arranger - Jim Steinman, Director - Jim Steinman, Mixing Engineer - Jim Steinman, Producer - Jimmy Maelen, Percussion - John Jansen, Co-Producer - John Jansen, Mixing Engineer - Larry Fast, Synthesizer - Max Weinberg, Drums - Neil Dorfsman, Engineer - Neil Dorfsman, Recording Engineer - Rick Derringer, Guitar - Rod Hui, Engineer - Rod Hui, Recording Engineer - Roy Bittan, Arranger - Roy Bittan, Piano - Scott Litt, Mixing Engineer - Steve Buslowe, Bass - Steve Margoshes, Keyboards
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bonnie Tyler, Performer - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Director - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Producer - Todd Rundgren, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ellen Foley, Background Vocal - Jim Steinman, Arranger - Jim Steinman, Composer - Jim Steinman, Keyboards - Jim Steinman, Lyricist - Jim Steinman, Percussion - Kasim Sultan, Background Vocal - Kasim Sultan, Bass - Max Weinberg, Drums - Meat Loaf, Performer - Meat Loaf, Vocal - Roger Powell, Synthesizer - Rory Dodd, Background Vocal - Roy Bittan, Keyboards - Roy Bittan, Piano - Todd Rundgren, Arranger - Todd Rundgren, Background Vocal - Todd Rundgren, Guitar - Todd Rundgren, Keyboards - Todd Rundgren, Percussion - Todd Rundgren, Producer
(P) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
This is a rather pointless collection of tunes written (mostly) by Jim Steinman performed alternately by Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler. This sampler is one of those CDs that seemed like a good idea at the time (1993). Tyler had scored her big hits by that time, and Meat Loaf hadn't quite lit up the boards with Bat out of Hell II in the year this was issued. Steinman is the thread that holds this set together, full of bombast, excess, and rock & roll theater. Tyler's "It's a Heartache" is not here, but "Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Holdin' out for a Hero," "Faster Than the Speed of Night," "If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man," and "Straight for the Heart," as well as a hit cover of John Fogerty's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." Meat Loaf's "Bat out Of Hell," "Two out of Three Ain't Bad," "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth," "Heaven Can Wait," and "Dead Ringer for Love," "If You Really Want To" and "Read 'Em & Weep." The strange uniformity of the production and dated '80s drum and bass sounds, huge choruses, as well as Steinman's trademark Liberace-cum-Jerry Lee Lewis piano arrangements drench everything here. There is great gauche charm in this kind of Phil Spector-ish excess, and to give Steinman his full due, his songs, as gaudy and wordy as they are, are still brilliantly composed -- and in Meat Loaf's case at least, wonderfully sung as well.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:04
- Main artists: Meat Loaf Bonnie Tyler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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