The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Holding 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 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 (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., 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
Bonnie Tyler45:49
2Faster Than the Speed of Night
producer:
Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
1984 (2006–2021) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Faster Than the Speed of Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Bonnie Tyler54:40
3Here She Comes (Edited version)
recording of:
Here She Comes
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
G.M.P.C.
Bonnie Tyler3:22
4Loving You’s 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 1986)
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.
Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren5:48
5Have 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.
Bonnie Tyler2.654:09
6Total Eclipse of the Heart (single version)
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.054:29
7Getting So Excited
cover recording of:
Getting So Excited
lyricist and composer:
Alan Gruner
Bonnie Tyler3:31
8If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
publisher:
CBS Music Songs Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler5:14
9Straight 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)
Bonnie Tyler4.53:41
10Take Another Look at Your Heart
Bonnie Tyler3:46
11No Way to Treat a Lady
recording of:
No Way to Treat a Lady
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1982) and Jim Vallance (in 1982)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc., Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Almo Music of Canada, Calypso Toonz, Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music of Canada, Irving Music, Inc. and Testatyme Music
Bonnie Tyler5:18
12Lovers Again
recording of:
Lovers Again
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
Bonnie Tyler4:32
13Hide Your HeartBonnie Tyler4:23
14Don’t Turn Around
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4:18
15Save Up All Your Tears
recording of:
Save Up All Your Tears
writer:
Desmond Child and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Bonnie Tyler4:23
16To 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
Bonnie Tyler5:45