Best Ballads (1976-1993)

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Total Eclipse of the Heart
producer:
Jim Steinman (in 1982)
background vocals:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 1983), 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)
music videos:
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.66:58
2Against the Wind
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Against the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
3:39
3It's a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
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., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
live 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., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
43:29
4Lost in France
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer), 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
2.53:54
5God Gave Love to You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
God Gave Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
4:30
6Why
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
3:57
7Loving 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) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
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.
7:46
8To Love Somebody
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (in 1988)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
5:40
9You Are So Beautiful
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
2:22
10Call Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Call Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Benson (German songwriter Dieter Bohlen)
4:00
11Angel Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Angel Heart
lyricist and composer:
Howard Houston
3:48
12Lovers Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Lovers Again
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
4:31
13A Whiter Shade of Pale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1981) 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:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
14:27
14Silhouette in Red
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
3:59
15Straight 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)
4.53:39
16Island
engineer:
Richard Barrie (in 1987)
producer:
Tom Newman (producer, guitarist), Mike Oldfield and Alan Shacklock
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Mike Oldfield and Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Islands (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Oldfield
publisher:
Virgin EMI Records (division of Universal Music UK, 2013–2020) (in 1987)
34:18
17Stay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
4:03

Credits

Release

distributed by:Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3167406 [info]

Release Group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/608312 [info]
Wikidata:Q834501 [info]