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This is the discography of Jim Steinman, an American record producer, composer and lyricist, responsible for several hit songs. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work includes songs in the adult contemporary, rock and roll, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres.
Albums in which Steinman participated in all songs.
| Date | Title | Band/Artist | role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | composer, vocals |
| 1981 | Bad for Good | Himself | lead vocals, writer, arranger, producer, keyboards |
| Dead Ringer | Meat Loaf | producer, composer, vocals | |
| 1983 | Faster Than the Speed of Night | Bonnie Tyler | producer, composer, arranger |
| 1984 | Signs of Life | Billy Squier | producer |
| 1986 | Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire | Bonnie Tyler | producer, composer, arranger |
| 1989 | Original Sin | Pandora's Box | producer, composer, keyboards |
| 1993 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | Meat Loaf | producer, composer, arranger, vocals |
| 2016 | Braver Than We Are | composer, arranger, creative consultant | |
Other songs not released in the albums above.
| Date | Song | Band/Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| as Composer | |||
| 1973 | "Happy Ending" | Yvonne Elliman | Food of Love |
| 1983 | "Read 'Em and Weep" | Barry Manilow | Greatest Hits, Vol. II |
| "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" | Air Supply | Greatest Hits | |
| 1984 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Bonnie Tyler | Footloose soundtrack |
| "Nowhere Fast" | Fire Inc. | Streets of Fire soundtrack | |
| "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" | |||
| "Left in the Dark" | Barbra Streisand | Emotion | |
| 1985 | "Nowhere Fast" | Meat Loaf | Bad Attitude |
| "Surf's Up" | |||
| "Hulk Hogan's Theme" | Various artists | The Wrestling Album | |
| 1990 | "More" | The Sisters of Mercy | Vision Thing |
| 1994 | "Original Sin" | Taylor Dayne | The Shadow |
| 1995 | "Original Sin" | Meat Loaf | Welcome to the Neighbourhood |
| "Left in the Dark" | |||
| "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" | Bonnie Tyler | Free Spirit | |
| "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" | |||
| 1996 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Celine Dion | Falling into You |
| 1998 | "No Matter What" | Boyzone | Where We Belong |
| "Home by Now/No Matter What" | Meat Loaf | The Very Best of Meat Loaf | |
| "Is Nothing Sacred" | |||
| 2002 | "Is Nothing Sacred" | Russell Watson | Reprise |
| 2005 | "Letter To Pun" | Cuban Link | Chain Reaction |
| "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" | The Everly Brothers | On the Wings of a Nightingale: The Mercury Studio Recordings | |
| 2006 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose |
| "Bad for Good" | |||
| "In the Land of the Pig, the Butcher is King" | |||
| "If It Ain't Broke, Break It" | |||
| "Seize the Night" | |||
| "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" | |||
| "Cry to Heaven" | |||
| as producer only | |||
| 1986 | "Love Can Make You Cry" | Urgent | Iron Eagle |
| 1987 | "This Corrosion" | The Sisters of Mercy | Floodland |
| "Dominion/Mother Russia" | |||
| 1992 | "Bring Me the Head of Jerry Garcia" | Iron Prostate | |
| 1995 | "Never Forget" | Take That | Nobody Else |
| 1996 | "Call the Man" | Celine Dion | Falling into You |
| "River Deep, Mountain High" | |||
| 1997 | "Us" | Let's Talk About Love | |
| "In the Dark of the Night" | Anastasia | ||
| "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" | The Mask of Zorro | ||
| 2002 | "Vittoria!" | Opera Babes | Beyond Imagination |
Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell album trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years and is one of the best-selling albums in history, still selling an estimated 200,000 copies annually as of 2016.
James Richard Steinman was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. He wrote songs for Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf, including Bat Out of Hell, and also wrote and produced Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of Night.
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and its lyrics were written by Jim Steinman. It is based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, whose source novel of the same name was written by Mary Hayley Bell in 1958.
Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman. The album was developed from the musical Neverland. Neverland is a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan which Steinman wrote for a workshop in 1974. It was recorded during 1975–1976 at various studios, including Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York. The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, and released in October 1977 by Cleveland International/Epic Records. Bat Out of Hell spawned two Meat Loaf sequel albums: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006).
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by American musicians Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley. An uncommonly long song for a single, it has become a staple of classic rock radio and has been described as the "greatest rock duet".
Bad for Good is the only studio album by American songwriter Jim Steinman. Steinman wrote all of the songs and performed on most, although Rory Dodd contributed lead vocals on some tracks.
Holly Sherwood is an American rock vocalist, best known for her work with Jim Steinman, providing both lead and backing vocals.
"Nowhere Fast" is a song, performed by Fire Inc. in 1984 for the rock movie Streets of Fire. An alternate version of the song was recorded by Meat Loaf the same year. The song was written by Jim Steinman.
Dead Ringer is the second studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf, released on September 4, 1981. It is the second of four albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. The album cover was designed by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
Live Around the World is a live album by Meat Loaf, released in 1996 to capitalize on his two recent successes, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Welcome to the Neighbourhood. The album was recorded at various times between 1987 and 1996. The album was limited to a release of 250,000 copies worldwide.
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose is the ninth studio album by Meat Loaf, and the third and final album in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy. It was released in Ireland on October 20, 2006, 29 years after Bat Out of Hell (1977), and 13 years after Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993). It was released in the UK on October 23, 2006, and in the US on October 31, 2006.
The Dream Engine is the name of a music performance group created by Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff, first publicly presented in 2006. They only performed songs written or co-written by Steinman. TDE did live performances, and worked on studio recordings.
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by Wuthering Heights, and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. The Sunday Times posits that "Steinman protects his songs as if they were his children". Meat Loaf, who had collaborated with Steinman on most of his hit songs, had wanted to record the song for years, but Steinman refused, saying he saw it as a "woman's song". Steinman won a court case, which prevented Meat Loaf from recording it. Girl group Pandora's Box went on to record it, and it was subsequently made famous through a cover by Celine Dion, which upset Meat Loaf because he was going to use it for a planned album with the working title Bat Out of Hell III.
Original Sin is a concept album performed by Pandora's Box and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released on November 6, 1989. Steinman wrote the majority of this album, although there are a couple of cover versions. It was the group's only album, and was a commercial flop.
Hits Out of Hell is a 1985 compilation album by Meat Loaf. It comprises seven Jim Steinman songs. The original release also contained the hit "Modern Girl" from Bad Attitude, which came out at about the same time.
"Bat Out of Hell" is a song written by Jim Steinman for the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell and performed by Meat Loaf. In Australia, the song was picked as the second single from the album in May 1978, accompanied by a music video. In January 1979, the song was released as a single in the UK and other European countries, and re-released in 1993.
"Original Sin" is a song produced, written and arranged by Jim Steinman. Steinman originally wrote, composed, and produced the song for the album of the same name by the musical team called Pandora's Box. American singer Taylor Dayne covered the song, and it was released as a single on June 26, 1994, and included in the soundtrack to the film The Shadow. The photograph displayed on the cover of Dayne's single was shot by Alberto Tolot, taken on the set of its music video. This version of the song has slightly altered lyrics referring to the themes of the movie different from the ones sung by Meat Loaf on Welcome to the Neighborhood and Pandora's Box.
"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her 1986 rock album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. It was written by Desmond Child and produced by Jim Steinman. Child has since stated that the song was re-written as "You Give Love a Bad Name" with Bon Jovi after he was dissatisfied with the chart performance of "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)". It was successful in Europe, reaching number six in France and sold over 250,000 copies. The song also reached number 77 on the US Hot 100, and has since been Tyler's last hit single in the country. Tyler re-recorded the song on her 2004 album Simply Believe.
Dean Pitchford is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, eight Grammy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
Braver Than We Are is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer Meat Loaf, released in Europe on September 9, 2016, by Caroline International S&D and released in the United States on September 16, 2016 by 429 Records.