Total Eclipse Anthology

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Total Eclipse Anthology
Bonnie Tyler Anthology.jpg
Compilation album by
Released21 January 2002
Genre Pop rock
Label Sanctuary
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001)
Total Eclipse Anthology
(2002)
Heart Strings
(2003)

Total Eclipse Anthology is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler released in January 2002 by Sanctuary Records. The two-disc collection features songs from all of Tyler's previous record labels including RCA, CBS, Hansa and EastWest.

Contents

Two years after the Total Eclipse Anthology was released, following the success of Tyler's single "Si demain.. (Turn Around)" with Kareen Antonn, the compilation entered the French Compilation Chart and the Mid-Price Albums charts, peaking at no. 36 and no. 25 respectively.

Background

The Total Eclipse Anthology was compiled and annotated by Gerald Armin, who also wrote the liner notes for Tyler's other compilations Greatest Hits (2001) and Lost in France: The Early Years (2005). It features Tyler's debut single "My! My! Honeycomb" which had not previously appeared on any album since its standalone release in 1976. The compilation features a slipcase cover art with a photograph of Tyler taken by David Hurn in October 2001. The cover art for the CD booklet features an image taken for Tyler's album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire in 1986.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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James Christopher Monger of AllMusic gave the compilation four out of five stars, describing the Total Eclipse Anthology as suitable for listeners who are "looking to dig deeper into Tyler's career". [1]

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."My! My! Honeycomb"
  • James Luck
  • John Szego
3:08
2."Lost in France"
  • Scott
  • Steve Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:55
3."Baby, I Remember You"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:16
4."The World Starts Tonight"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:33
5."Here's Monday"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:45
6."More Than a Lover"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
4:14
7."It's a Heartache"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:31
8."Hey Love (It's a Feelin')"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:58
9."Blame Me"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
4:02
10."Here Am I"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Mackay
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:51
11."If You Ever Need Me Again"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:33
12."My Guns Are Loaded"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Cable
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:01
13."Goodbye to the Island"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Hugh Murphy
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:11
14."We Danced on the Ceiling"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Murphy
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
4:54
15."Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean"
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
  • Murphy
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
3:19
16."(The World Is Full of) Married Men"
  • Dominic Bugatti
  • Frank Musker
  • Scott
  • Wolfe
4:01
17."Hide Your Heart"Child4:26
18."Notes from America"
  • Child
  • Robbie Seidman
Child4:57
19."Ravishing" Jim Steinman Steinman6:26
20."Streets of Little Italy"SeidmanChild4:40
Disc Two
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Total Eclipse of the Heart" Jim Steinman Steinman4:31
2."Faster Than the Speed of Night"SteinmanSteinman6:43
3."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" John Fogerty Steinman4:09
4."Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" (with Todd Rundgren)SteinmanSteinman7:49
5."Holding Out for a Hero"
  • Steinman
  • Dean Pitchford
Steinman5:51
6."Bitterblue" Dieter Bohlen Bohlen3:50
7."You Won't See Me Cry"
  • Lee Morris
  • Paul Hopkins
  • Morris
  • Hopkins
  • Taff Williams
2:49
8."Angel Heart"BohlenBohlen3:49
9."Save Your Love" (with Frankie Miller) Jerry Lynn Williams David Madiran5:15
10."Silhouette in Red"BohlenBohlen4:00
11."Stay"BohlenBohlen4:04
12."I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"
  • Alan Darby
  • David Madiran
  • Darby
  • Madiran
4:44
13."Whenever You Need Me"
Yorath4:04
14."Limelight"Stephan Power4:08
15."Islands" (with Mike Oldfield) Mike Oldfield 4:17
16."Sem Limites pra Sonhar (Reaching for the Infinite Heart)" (English Version, with Fábio Jr.)
  • Mariano Pérez
  • Carlos Gomez
  • Rosa Girón
  • Cláudio Rabello
  • Jeremy Brock
Oscar Gomez4:16
17."Say Goodbye"
  • Faltermeyer
  • Uli Fisher
3:24

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
French Compilation Albums [2] 36
French Mid-Price Albums [2] 25

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 James Christopher, Monger. "Total Eclipse: The Bonnie Tyler Anthology – Bonnie Tyler". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Find "Bonnie TYLER" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
  3. Total Eclipse: The Bonnie Tyler Anthology (Booklet). UK: Sanctuary. 2002. 5050159114429.