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Bat Out Of Hell
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1. BAT OUT OF HELL** (9:50)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Percussion: Jim Steinman, Todd Rundgren
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Motorcycle Guitar: Todd Rundgren
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan
2. YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHT) (5:04)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Percussion: Todd Rundgren , Jim Steinman, Marvin Lee
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren
3. HEAVEN CAN WAIT (4:41)
Piano: Roy Bittan
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
4. ALL REVVED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO** (4:19)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Background Vocal: Ellen Foley
5. TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD* (5:24)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
6. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT** (8:28)
Featured Female Vocalist: Ellen Foley
Guitar: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren, Ellen Foley, Marvin Lee
Lascivious Effects: Jim Steinman
Baseball Play-by-Play: Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto (All-star Yankee shortstop and voice of the New York Yankees)
7. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD (8:45)
Solo Piano: Roy Bittan
Piano: Sever Margoshes, Cheryl Hardwick
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd
Arrangement: Steve Margoshes, Jim Steinman
Orchestra Arranged by: Steve Margoshes
Concert Master: Gene Orloff
Orchestra: Members of New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra
8. GREAT BOLEROS OF FIRE (Live Intro)*** (3:54)
9. BAT OUT OF HELL (Live)*** (11:10)
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All songs written by Jim Steinman – Vocals by Meat Loaf
All songs © 1977 Edward B. Marks Music Company (BMI), except Bonus Tracks. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
* Remixed by Jimmy Iovine
** Remixed by John Jansen
*** Previously Unreleased
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Originally PE 34974 – Released September 1977
ORIGINAL LP CREDITS:
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Todd Rundgren
Arranged by Jim Steinman with Todd Rundgren
Mastered at The Cutting Room by Joe Brescio
Dedicated to: Wesley and Wilma Aday and Louis Steinman
Recorded at:
Bearsville Sound, Bearsville, N.Y.
Utopia Sound, Lake Hill, N.Y.
The Hit Factory, New York City, N.Y.
House Of Music, West Orange, N.J.
Recorded by: Mark Thomas, Ed Sprague, Jimmy Iovine, John Jansen
Assistant Engineer: Cliff Hopson
Special Consultant: Charlie Conrad
Cover Concept: Jim Steinman
Illustration: Richard Corben
Design: Ed Lee
Photographs: Frank Laffitte
Special thanks to John Jansen and Jimmy Iovine for their invaluable contributions, and to Roy Bittan for his creative assistance. Also many thanks to Steve Popovich, Sam Lederman, Stan Snyder, Joe Auslander, Barry Bergman, Bob Currie, Marlene Kawalek, Charlie and Irene Conrad, Lew Benson, Saul Victor, Jill LaFore, Paul Fishkin and the Shumans.
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Meat Loaf Enterprises and Neverland Productions Personnel –
Management: David Sonenberg
President, Neverland Music Company: Earl Shuman
Production Manager: Sam Ellis
Production Assistant: Richard Maiori
Executive Secretary: Betty D’Amico
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Edgar Winter appears courtesy of Blue Sky Records.
Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan, Roger Powell and John Wilcox appear courtesy of Bearsville Records.
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Album conceived by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.
REISSUE CREDITS:
Produced for Reissue by Bruce Dickinson
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York
Tracks 8 & 9 Recorded September 1, 1978 at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Produced by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman
Mixed July 10, 2000 at Quad Studios, New York by Michael H. Brauer
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Musicians:
Meat Loaf – Lead Vocal
Bruce Kulick – Guitar
Bob Kulick – Guitar
Joe Stefko – Drums
Paul Glanz – Keyboards
Steve Buslowe – Bass
Karla DeVito – Background Vocals
Rory Dodd – Background Vocals
Jim Steinman – Piano
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Project Director: John Jackson
A&R Coordinator: Patti Matheny & Darren Salmieri
Art Direction: Howard Fritzson
Design: Smay Vision
Photography: Don Hunstein/© Sony Music Entertainment, Frank Laffitte
Packaging Manager: Michael Cimicata
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Nearly 25 years after it was unleashed in late 1977, Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell screams with all the fury and intensity that accompanied its 19-month stand on the Billboard LP chart, and resulted in more than 13 million copies sold in the U.S. alone (twice that worldwide). A song cycle built on Wagnerian power chords and Townshendian teenage angst, this magnum opus almost went unrecorded (as a post-modern off-Broadway rock opera entitled Neverland, based on Peter Pan). But its composer, Jim Steinman, his National Lampoon Road Show pal Meat Loaf, and producer Todd Rundgren stood their ground, and Epic’s Cleveland International Records saved the night. Three colossal hit singles are still staples of AM and FM radio, “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad,” “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” (with hot date Ellen Foley and Yankee baseball great Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto’s play-by-play), and “You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth.” In England, where they know a thing or two about rock opera, Bat Out Of Hell spent 471 weeks on the national chart. Need we say more?
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What are you going to listen to next?
For a complete listing of titles from Legacy Recordings, please visit us at:
legacyrecordings.com
sonymusic.com
This compact disc was manufactured to meet critical quality standards. If you believe the disc has a manufacturing defect, please call our Quality Management Department at 1-800-255-7514. New Jersey residents should call 609-722-8224.
© 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
(P) 1977 (1-7), 2001 (8-9) Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music/550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211/”Epic,” “Legacy” and L Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada/WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Cleveland International/Epic/Legacy
EK 62171
To buy this album from Amazon.com, click here: Bat out of Hell
__________________________________________________
1. BAT OUT OF HELL** (9:50)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Percussion: Jim Steinman, Todd Rundgren
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Motorcycle Guitar: Todd Rundgren
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan
2. YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH (HOT SUMMER NIGHT) (5:04)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Percussion: Todd Rundgren , Jim Steinman, Marvin Lee
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Todd Rundgren
3. HEAVEN CAN WAIT (4:41)
Piano: Roy Bittan
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
4. ALL REVVED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO** (4:19)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Background Vocal: Ellen Foley
5. TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD* (5:24)
Guitars: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
String Arrangement: Ken Ascher
6. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT** (8:28)
Featured Female Vocalist: Ellen Foley
Guitar: Todd Rundgren
Piano: Roy Bittan
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: Max Weinberg
Saxophone: Edgar Winter
Keyboards: Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan
Synthesizer: Roger Powell
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren, Ellen Foley, Marvin Lee
Lascivious Effects: Jim Steinman
Baseball Play-by-Play: Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto (All-star Yankee shortstop and voice of the New York Yankees)
7. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD (8:45)
Solo Piano: Roy Bittan
Piano: Sever Margoshes, Cheryl Hardwick
Bass: Kasim Sultan
Drums: John Wilcox
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd
Arrangement: Steve Margoshes, Jim Steinman
Orchestra Arranged by: Steve Margoshes
Concert Master: Gene Orloff
Orchestra: Members of New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra
Bonus Tracks
8. GREAT BOLEROS OF FIRE (Live Intro)*** (3:54)
9. BAT OUT OF HELL (Live)*** (11:10)
__________________________________________________
All songs written by Jim Steinman – Vocals by Meat Loaf
All songs © 1977 Edward B. Marks Music Company (BMI), except Bonus Tracks. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
* Remixed by Jimmy Iovine
** Remixed by John Jansen
*** Previously Unreleased
__________________________________________________
Originally PE 34974 – Released September 1977
ORIGINAL LP CREDITS:
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Todd Rundgren
Arranged by Jim Steinman with Todd Rundgren
Mastered at The Cutting Room by Joe Brescio
Dedicated to: Wesley and Wilma Aday and Louis Steinman
Recorded at:
Bearsville Sound, Bearsville, N.Y.
Utopia Sound, Lake Hill, N.Y.
The Hit Factory, New York City, N.Y.
House Of Music, West Orange, N.J.
Recorded by: Mark Thomas, Ed Sprague, Jimmy Iovine, John Jansen
Assistant Engineer: Cliff Hopson
Special Consultant: Charlie Conrad
Cover Concept: Jim Steinman
Illustration: Richard Corben
Design: Ed Lee
Photographs: Frank Laffitte
Special thanks to John Jansen and Jimmy Iovine for their invaluable contributions, and to Roy Bittan for his creative assistance. Also many thanks to Steve Popovich, Sam Lederman, Stan Snyder, Joe Auslander, Barry Bergman, Bob Currie, Marlene Kawalek, Charlie and Irene Conrad, Lew Benson, Saul Victor, Jill LaFore, Paul Fishkin and the Shumans.
__________________________________________________
Meat Loaf Enterprises and Neverland Productions Personnel –
Management: David Sonenberg
President, Neverland Music Company: Earl Shuman
Production Manager: Sam Ellis
Production Assistant: Richard Maiori
Executive Secretary: Betty D’Amico
__________________________________________________
Edgar Winter appears courtesy of Blue Sky Records.
Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sultan, Roger Powell and John Wilcox appear courtesy of Bearsville Records.
__________________________________________________
Album conceived by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.
REISSUE CREDITS:
Produced for Reissue by Bruce Dickinson
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York
Tracks 8 & 9 Recorded September 1, 1978 at Nassau Coliseum, Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Produced by Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman
Mixed July 10, 2000 at Quad Studios, New York by Michael H. Brauer
__________________________________________________
Musicians:
Meat Loaf – Lead Vocal
Bruce Kulick – Guitar
Bob Kulick – Guitar
Joe Stefko – Drums
Paul Glanz – Keyboards
Steve Buslowe – Bass
Karla DeVito – Background Vocals
Rory Dodd – Background Vocals
Jim Steinman – Piano
__________________________________________________
Project Director: John Jackson
A&R Coordinator: Patti Matheny & Darren Salmieri
Art Direction: Howard Fritzson
Design: Smay Vision
Photography: Don Hunstein/© Sony Music Entertainment, Frank Laffitte
Packaging Manager: Michael Cimicata
__________________________________________________
Nearly 25 years after it was unleashed in late 1977, Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell screams with all the fury and intensity that accompanied its 19-month stand on the Billboard LP chart, and resulted in more than 13 million copies sold in the U.S. alone (twice that worldwide). A song cycle built on Wagnerian power chords and Townshendian teenage angst, this magnum opus almost went unrecorded (as a post-modern off-Broadway rock opera entitled Neverland, based on Peter Pan). But its composer, Jim Steinman, his National Lampoon Road Show pal Meat Loaf, and producer Todd Rundgren stood their ground, and Epic’s Cleveland International Records saved the night. Three colossal hit singles are still staples of AM and FM radio, “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad,” “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” (with hot date Ellen Foley and Yankee baseball great Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto’s play-by-play), and “You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth.” In England, where they know a thing or two about rock opera, Bat Out Of Hell spent 471 weeks on the national chart. Need we say more?
__________________________________________________
What are you going to listen to next?
For a complete listing of titles from Legacy Recordings, please visit us at:
legacyrecordings.com
sonymusic.com
This compact disc was manufactured to meet critical quality standards. If you believe the disc has a manufacturing defect, please call our Quality Management Department at 1-800-255-7514. New Jersey residents should call 609-722-8224.
© 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
(P) 1977 (1-7), 2001 (8-9) Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music/550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211/”Epic,” “Legacy” and L Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada/WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Cleveland International/Epic/Legacy
EK 62171
