| The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler Volume 2 | |
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| Released | 14 February 1994 |
| Recorded | 1976–1993 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 65:31 |
| Label | Columbia |
The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler Volume 2 is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released on 14 February 1994 by Columbia Records as a follow-up to The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler , released in the previous year.
Released in 1994, this is the follow-up to the successful 1993 edition. This album covers more of Tyler's recent work compared with the previous collection, including a 1984 single released for the Metropolis soundtrack entitled "Here She Comes". Other singles include "The Best" (which became an eventual Tina Turner hit) and "Faster Than the Speed of Night". Six tracks come from her pre-Steinman work, including the spectacular "A Natural Woman".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Notes from America" |
| 4:54 |
| 2. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | John Fogerty | 4:05 |
| 3. | "The Best" | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "To Love Somebody" | 5:47 | |
| 5. | "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman" | 3:06 | |
| 6. | "Don't Turn Around" | 4:18 | |
| 7. | "My Guns Are Loaded" |
| 3:01 |
| 8. | "Wild Side of Life" |
| 3:49 |
| 9. | "Here She Comes" |
| 3:22 |
| 10. | "No Way to Treat a Lady" | 5:17 | |
| 11. | "Faster Than the Speed of Night" | Jim Steinman | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Lovers Again" | Child | 4:14 |
| 13. | "More Than a Lover" |
| 4:09 |
| 14. | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | 4:28 | |
| 15. | "Piece of My Heart" | 3:01 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [1] | 38 |
| European Top 100 Albums ( Music & Media ) [2] | 95 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] | 39 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] | 22 |
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