Gaynor Sullivan,known professionally as Bonnie Tyler,is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover". Her 1977 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart,and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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.
Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman. The album was developed from a musical,Neverland,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,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 the American musician Meat Loaf alongside 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.
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was written and produced by Jim Steinman,and released on Tyler's fifth studio album,Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). The song was released as a single by CBS/Columbia in 1983.
Faster Than the Speed of Night is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. Tyler had changed musical direction and soon after began working with Jim Steinman,who produced the album and wrote its most successful single "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a song written by Jim Steinman,and recorded by American rock singer Meat Loaf featuring Lorraine Crosby. The song was released in August 1993 by MCA and Virgin as the first single from the singer's sixth album,Bat Out of Hell II:Back into Hell (1993). The last six verses feature Crosby,who was credited only as "Mrs. Loud" in the album notes. She does not appear in the accompanying music video,directed by Michael Bay,in which her vocals are lip-synched by Dana Patrick. Meat Loaf promoted the single with American singer Patti Russo.
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler,released in April 1986 by CBS/Columbia Records as the follow-up to her fifth studio album,Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). Three years in the making,Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire was executive-produced by Jim Steinman,who had produced Tyler's previous album. Seven singles were released from the album,with "Holding Out for a Hero" originally being released two years in advance on the movie soundtrack album Footloose. Tyler's album features collaborations with songwriters and guest artists including Desmond Child and Todd Rundgren.
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose. It later featured on her sixth studio album,Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986). The track was produced by Jim Steinman,who co-wrote the song with Dean Pitchford and was a Top 40 hit in several European countries,as well as Canada and the United States. Its 1985 re-release in the United Kingdom reached number two and topped the singles chart in Ireland.
"Lost in France" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a single in September 1976 by RCA Records,written by her producers and songwriters Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe. "Lost in France" was Tyler's second single and first chart hit in her career,which featured on her debut album The World Starts Tonight (1977). The lyrics depict Tyler in a daze due to love.
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 had wanted to record the song for years,but Steinman 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.
"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" is a power ballad written and composed by Jim Steinman and first released by the British/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply for their 1983 compilation album Greatest Hits. It reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. The song has been covered by other artists.
"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.
"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" for 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.
The Hits Album 3 or Hits 3 is a compilation album released in the UK by and WEA Records and CBS Records in November 1985. It followed up the extremely successful previous volumes Hits 1 and Hits 2. Although those albums both reached #1,Hits 3 peaked at #2,despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits.
The Best is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1993 by Columbia in the UK and by Versailles Records in France. Both issues feature the same front cover,but they do not have matching track lists. In 1995,the album was reissued in the UK under the title The Definitive Collection,featuring the original track listing and a bonus CD with five more tracks.
"Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first performed by Megumi Shiina as "Kanashimi Wa Tsudzukanai" (悲しみは続かない,lit. "sadness doesn't last") and used as the opening to the 1986 Japanese TV drama Kono Ko Dare no Ko? The song was first performed in English by Pandora's Box,on their 1989 album,Original Sin,with Holly Sherwood singing lead vocals.
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has released one video album and has appeared in numerous music videos,television shows,television commercials and in one film. While Tyler was signed to RCA Records between 1976 and 1981,she released three music videos for "Lost in France","It's a Heartache" and "Sitting On the Edge of the Ocean". She also filmed three videos for the first and second season of The Kenny Everett Video Show.
