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The Very Best Of Meat Loaf
''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'' is a 1998 album spanning the first 21 years of Meat Loaf's recording career. Although not reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom, it was certified double platinum there in 2013. The album features many of Meat Loaf's best-known songs as well as a few from his lesser known albums of the 1980s. Besides hits like "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", ''The Very Best of Meat Loaf'' contains three new tracks. Two of those are written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman and are adapted from their musical ''Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical), Whistle Down the Wind''; both of these tracks were produced by Steinman. The third new track, "Is Nothing Sacred" is written by Steinman and lyricist Don Black (lyricist), Don Black, and produced by Russ Titelman (the single version of this song is a duet with Patti Russo, whereas the album version is a solo song by Meat Loaf. The single version would later ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on the list of best-selling music artists. His ''Bat Out of Hell'' trilogy — ''Bat Out of Hell'' (1977), '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' (1993), and '' Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose'' (2006) — has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of best-selling albums. After the commercial success of ''Bat Out of Hell'' and ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell'', and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Aday nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. The key to this succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman (born August 16, 1944, Los Angeles, California) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song " Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's ''Journeyman'' and ''Unplugged'' albums, respectively. Titelman also produced Clapton's '' 24 Nights'' live album of 1990 and the all-blues album '' From the Cradle'', released in 1994. Biography Titelman began his musical career in the 1960s. He was the rhythm guitarist in the house band on the television show Shindig! He studied sitar for a year under Ravi Shankar, at the latter's Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles. He has worked with rock musicians such as Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, Dion DiMucci, George Harrison, Bee Gees, Little Feat, Christine McVie, Meat Loaf, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, The Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Chaka Khan, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Durkee
Sarah Durkee is a writer and lyricist, a television lyricist and screenwriter, and an author and humorist. Durkee and her husband Paul Jacobs are the creators of the theme song for the popular PBS literacy education series, ''Between the Lions'', and have also written many other musical numbers for the program. Since the mid-1980s, Durkee has also been a frequent contributor of scripts and songs to the children's TV series "Sesame Street", "Arthur", "Wonder Pets", "Dora the Explorer", and " Lomax, the Hound of Music". She and Paul Jacobs collaborated on several songs for Meat Loaf, including the 1984 hit "Modern Girl." Both Durkee and Jacobs are veterans of the '' National Lampoon'' comedy troupe from the 1970s (she as an actor, he as music director). In January 2006, her first novel for young adults, ''The Fruit Bowl Project'', was published by Delacorte Press. Its target audience is students in grades 5–8. Sarah Durkee has won five Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Jacobs (composer)
Paul Ross Jacobs is an American composer and musician. Most known for his work with Late Singer Meat Loaf and his band the Neverland Express. Biography Paul Ross Jacobs was born in New York City. He attended the Juilliard School and as a child, played at Carnegie Hall, on television and for Radio Free Europe. After watching The Beatles on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', he started playing guitar. He worked as a session musician during his high school years and later on with Meat Loaf, Roy Buchanan, and Edgar Winter. Early career Jacobs' association with the National Lampoon came through Christopher Guest, who had written a large chunk of the first National Lampoon album, ''Radio Dinner''. Guest was working as a session musician and met Jacobs when they were both performing at the same session. Guest was developing his own songs at the time and asked Jacobs to contribute, and a musical association was born. When Guest was tapped for ''National Lampoon's Lemmings'' in 1973, he brough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Girl (Meat Loaf Song)
"Modern Girl" is a song written by Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee, first performed by Meat Loaf. It was also the first single from his 1984 '' Bad Attitude'' album, resulting in one of his few hits during the 1980s. The single peaked at number 16 in Ireland and number 17 in the UK. Different formats The "Modern Girl" single was released in several versions: the regular 12- and 7-inch singles, a 12" picture disc and a 7" shaped picture disc. All versions contained "Modern Girl" and "Take a Number", a non-album B-side. In the United States, the song was released as "(Give Me the Future with a) Modern Girl" with the album cut "Sailor To a Siren" as B-side. 12" maxi single and picture disc * "Modern Girl" (extended version / freeway mix) — 5:54 ''( Paul Jacobs / Sarah Durkee Sarah Durkee is a writer and lyricist, a television lyricist and screenwriter, and an author and humorist. Durkee and her husband Paul Jacobs are the creators of the theme song for the popular PBS literac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a power ballad performed by the American musician Meat Loaf. It is a track off his 1977 album ''Bat Out of Hell'', written by Jim Steinman. It spent 23 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #11, and earned a million-selling Gold single from the RIAA, eventually being certified platinum. It remains his second-highest charting hit in the US, behind "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (1993), and stands as one of his career signature tunes. Background It was the final song written for the album. In a 2003 interview for the VH1 ''Ultimate Albums'' series, Steinman recalled: I remember Mimi Kennedy cast member of Jim's then-current musical ''Rhinegold''telling me, she said, you know, when I was probably complaining why no one liked my stuff and couldn't get a deal, she says, 'Well Steiny, your stuff is so complicated. Can't you write something simple?' And while she was saying that the oldies station was on the radio and it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (also known as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)") is the first solo single by the American singer Meat Loaf, released in 1977. It is a track from his album ''Bat Out of Hell'', written by Jim Steinman. Background The power ballad begins with a spoken word introduction by Jim Steinman and actress Marcia McClain: :Steinman: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? :McClain: Will he offer me his mouth? :Steinman: Yes. :McClain: Will he offer me his teeth? :Steinman: Yes. :McClain: Will he offer me his jaws? :Steinman: Yes. :McClain: Will he offer me his hunger? :Steinman: Yes. :McClain: Again, will he offer me his hunger? :Steinman: Yes! :McClain: And will he starve without me? :Steinman: Yes! :McClain: And does he love me? :Steinman: Yes. :McClain: Yes. :Steinman: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? :McClain: Yes. :Steinman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
"Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" is a radio single by Meat Loaf released in October 1993. It was the second single from the album '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' and charted on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched in Ma ... chart at number 17. Track listing # "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" (7:59) # "Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" (6:50) Charts References {{Authority control Meat Loaf songs 1993 songs 1994 singles Song recordings produced by Jim Steinman Songs written by Jim Steinman Virgin Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Matter What (Boyzone Song)
"No Matter What" is a song from the 1996 musical '' Whistle Down the Wind'' that was popularised by Irish boyband Boyzone in 1998 when they recorded it to tie in with the show's first UK production. The song was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman, while Lloyd Webber, Steinman and Nigel Wright produced the track, with additional production by Franglen & Lupino. The song was also featured on the US edition of the soundtrack to the 1999 film ''Notting Hill'', and was released to American radio on 10 May 1999. The song became their fourth number-one on the UK Singles Chart, with its three-week stay atop the chart making it Boyzone's longest-running number-one single. It also became the band's first and only song to have any chart success in the US. Jewels & Stone did a remix for the song for dance clubs which was popular. In the UK, the song has sold 1.15 million copies and another 3 million worldwide. The song was performed by Meat Loaf as a B-side to his "Is Nothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couldn't Have Said It Better
''Couldn't Have Said It Better'' is the eighth studio album by Meat Loaf, released in the UK on April 21, 2003. For only the third time in his career, he released an album without any songs written by Jim Steinman (not counting the bonus tracks). Meat Loaf claimed that ''Couldn't Have Said It Better'' was "the most perfect album edid since ''Bat Out of Hell''". Three singles were released: "Did I Say That?", "Couldn't Have Said It Better" and " Man of Steel", all with little chart impact. The album was recorded for Universal Music Germany's Polydor division and was licensed to Mercury Records for its UK release and Sanctuary Records for US release, while global distribution was handled by parent company Universal Music Group. Most of this was caused by lack of promotion on behalf of Sanctuary, the company that released the album in the US, and few actual singles being distributed, especially in the UK—his biggest market. The single "Couldn't Have Said It Better" featuring Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VH1 Storytellers
''Storytellers'' is a television music series produced by the VH1 network. In each episode, artists perform in front of a (mostly small and intimate) live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories, somewhat similar to ''MTV Unplugged''. The show started in 1996 with a broadcast of Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ..., during his "Storyteller" tour, and took its name from this first show. As of February 2016, 98 episodes have aired, and many of the performances have subsequently been released on CD or DVD. "Best of" collections have also been released. Performers VH1 Storytellers Meat Loaf enjoyed the show so much that he bought the stage decorations from VH-1 and went on to do a "Storytellers" tour in 1998/1999. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Before I Stop
''Blind Before I Stop'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Meat Loaf, released in September 1986. The album was produced in Germany by Frank Farian and was the first to fully embrace the '80s sound. Critics were concerned about the album missing the characteristic Steinman-influenced sound by incorporating synth chords and samples. According to Meat Loaf's 1998 autobiography, he would have preferred to wait to work with more Steinman material, but his contractual obligations with Arista required him to complete two more albums by the end of the 1980s, including this album and a live album. Meat Loaf co-wrote three of the songs on the album. Two of them, "Blind Before I Stop" and "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" were performed live on U.K. show '' Saturday Live'', with Meat Loaf playing guitar. "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries", a duet with rock singer John Parr, was released as a single in the UK. Meat Loaf sang the song live with Parr on only one occasion and did not do so again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
