Blind Before I Stop

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Blind Before I Stop
Blind Before I Stop cover.jpg
Original Arista album cover
Studio album by
Released22 September 1986 [1]
RecordedFebruary–June 1986
Genre
Length48:33
Label Arista
Atlantic (US/Canada)
Producer Frank Farian
Meat Loaf chronology
Bad Attitude
(1984)
Blind Before I Stop
(1986)
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
(1993)
Singles from Blind Before I Stop
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries"
    Released: August 1986 (UK) [3]
  2. "Getting Away with Murder"
    Released: November 1986 [4]
  3. "Blind Before I Stop"
    Released: February 1987 [5]
  4. "Special Girl"
    Released: April 1987 [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Execution Day" Meat Loaf, Dick Wagner 6:30
2."Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries"Michael Dan Emmig, Alan Hodge5:00
3."Getting Away with Murder" Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin3:49
4."One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade)"Meat Loaf, John Golden5:40
5."Blind Before I Stop"Meat Loaf, Golden, Paul Christie 3:33
6."Burning Down" Billy Rankin 5:00
7."Standing on the Outside"John Lang, Richard Page, Steve George 3:57
8."Masculine" Rick Derringer 4:23
9."Man and a Woman" Jerry Riopelle, John Harris4:11
10."Special Girl" Eddie Schwartz, Dave Tyson3:54
11."Rock 'n' Roll Hero"John Wilcox4:30

Personnel

Band

Singles

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 21
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 28

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