Greatest Hits

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler (in 1983)
performer:
Rory Dodd (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1983), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.154:32
2It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins (drummer for Badfinger)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
3.83:32
3Holding Out for a Hero
programming:
Phil Shenale
associate producer:
Arthur Pyson, Neil Dorfsman and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Jim Steinman
bass trombone:
Dave Taylor (US jazz bass trombonist)
drum machine [Linn Drums]:
Sterling Smith and Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
electronic drum set [Simmons Drums]:
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
piano:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer:
Phil Shenale and Sterling Smith
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
trombone:
Jim Pugh (US trombonist) and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
trumpet:
Alan Rubin and Lew Soloff
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
brass [horn] arranger:
Tom Malone (US trombonist)
additional vocals arranger:
Ellen Foley
vocals arranger:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), SONY Music (Sony Music, global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Famous Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
4.355:52
4Lost in France
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Lost in France
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Lojo Music
2.353:56
5Faster Than the Speed of Night
background vocals:
Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Faster Than the Speed of Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd. and Lost Boys Music Inc. (BMI affiliated)
46:44
6(The World Is Full of) Married Men
cover recording of:
Married Men
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
publisher:
Chappell (from 1979 to present), Pendulum (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Sea Shanty (publisher) (from 1979 to present)
4:02
7Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
34:10
8More Than a Lover
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead)
recording of:
More Than a Lover
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
44:15
9A Rocking Good Way
engineer:
Simon Hurrell and Neil King (sound engineer)
producer:
Christopher Neil
bass guitar:
Dick Bland (bass player from Cornwall, UK; member of The Onyx, Vineyard, Salamander)
drums (drum set):
Chris Wyles
guitar [lead guitar]:
Les Davidson and Roger McKew (member of The World, Judd, The Quiet Five, Brown's Home Brew)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roger McKew (member of The World, Judd, The Quiet Five, Brown's Home Brew)
piano and synthesizer:
Gavin Povey
guest performer:
Shakin’ Stevens
performer:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Audio International Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Rockin’ Good Way
writer:
Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus (American composer and producer) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2.52:59
10Goodbye to the Island
33:12
11Loving You Is a Dirty Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Loving You’s a Dirty Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
7:50
12Straight From the Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Straight From the Heart
writer:
Eric Kagna and Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1978)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc., Calypso Toonz, Irving Music of Canada, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1980)
4.53:41
13Bitterblue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Bitterblue
lyricist and composer:
Howard Houston
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001)
3:51
14Piece of My Heart
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead)
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
3:50
15Making Love Out of Nothing at All
cover recording of:
Making Love out of Nothing at All
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG VM Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. and Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated)
7:52
16My Guns Are Loaded
3:02
17Tyre Tracks and Broken Hearts
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
part of:
Whistle Down the Wind (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
5:21