The Best (Bonnie Tyler album)
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The Best is a compilation album by Bonnie Tyler
released by Sony Music International. The album was released in 1993, and different versions were only released in France and the UK. The back cover art differs in each version while the front cover is identical.
This compilation features another retrospective of Tyler's career. "It's a Heartache" and "Lost in France" are here, among other hits like "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "Faster Than the Speed of Night", "A Natural Woman", and the feature track "The Best". Some tracks also differ; the French version includes an extended version of "Band of Gold", while the UK edition features the Shakin' Stevens
duet "A Rockin' Good Way", among other unique tracks.
The UK version is cited to have been re-released on February 2, 1999. Meanwhile, the French version is cited on AllMusic with an October 7, 1996 release date; the album cover clearly proves the AllMusic title incorrect.
Best Of
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
released by Sony Music International. The album was released in 1993, and different versions were only released in France and the UK. The back cover art differs in each version while the front cover is identical.
This compilation features another retrospective of Tyler's career. "It's a Heartache" and "Lost in France" are here, among other hits like "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "Faster Than the Speed of Night", "A Natural Woman", and the feature track "The Best". Some tracks also differ; the French version includes an extended version of "Band of Gold", while the UK edition features the Shakin' Stevens
Shakin' Stevens
Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
duet "A Rockin' Good Way", among other unique tracks.
The UK version is cited to have been re-released on February 2, 1999. Meanwhile, the French version is cited on AllMusic with an October 7, 1996 release date; the album cover clearly proves the AllMusic title incorrect.
UK Version
- "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (Jim SteinmanJim SteinmanJames Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...
) – 4:27
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of Night is an album by Bonnie Tyler released in April 1983. Her fifth album, and her most successful, it includes her UK and US #1 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"....
) - "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" (Steinman) – 4:40
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of Night is an album by Bonnie Tyler released in April 1983. Her fifth album, and her most successful, it includes her UK and US #1 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"....
) - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" (John FogertyJohn FogertyJohn Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
) – 4:03
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of Night is an album by Bonnie Tyler released in April 1983. Her fifth album, and her most successful, it includes her UK and US #1 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"....
) - "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)" (Desmond ChildDesmond ChildDesmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
) – 3:57
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1986 peaked at no.24 on the UK album chart and no.106 in the US, though the album gained success in continental Europe....
) - "Here She Comes" (Pete Bellotte/Giorgio Moroder) – 3:21
(from the 1984 soundtrack for MetropolisMetropolisA metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications...
) - "Loving You's A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Steinman) – 5:47
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1986 peaked at no.24 on the UK album chart and no.106 in the US, though the album gained success in continental Europe....
) - "Getting So Excited" (Alan Gruner) – 3:38
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of Night is an album by Bonnie Tyler released in April 1983. Her fifth album, and her most successful, it includes her UK and US #1 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"....
) - "Save Up All Your Tears" (Child/Diane WarrenDiane WarrenDiane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
) – 4:02
(from the 1988 album Hide Your HeartHide Your HeartHide Your Heart , is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child....
) - "The Best" (Mike Chapman/Holly KnightHolly KnightHolly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...
) – 4:00
(from the 1988 album Hide Your HeartHide Your HeartHide Your Heart , is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child....
) - "Holding Out For A Hero" (Steinman/Dean PitchfordDean PitchfordDean Pitchford is an American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist. His work has earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three additional Oscars, two more Golden Globes, seven Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards.-Early life:Pitchford was born in...
) – 4:28
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1986 peaked at no.24 on the UK album chart and no.106 in the US, though the album gained success in continental Europe....
) - "(The World is Full of) Married Men" (Dominic Bugatti, Musker) – 3:57
(1981 single only) - "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" (with Shakin' StevensShakin' StevensShakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
) (Brook Benton/Luchi de Jesus/Clyde Otis) – 2:54
(from the 1983 Shakin' StevensShakin' StevensShakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...
album The Bop Won't Stop) - "More Than A Lover" (Ronnie ScottRonnie Scott (songwriter)Ronnie Scott was a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter; known primarily for hit songs co-written with Marty Wilde in the 1960s, and Steve Wolfe in the 1970s.-With Marty Wilde:...
/Steve Wolfe) – 4:08
(from the 1977 album The World Starts TonightThe World Starts TonightThe World Starts Tonight is the debut album by the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler released in 1977.With a mixture of country and pop infused in the production, this album led to a future teaming with Jim Steinman after her time with Scott and Wolfe ended....
) - "Don't Turn Around" (Warren/Albert HammondAlbert HammondAlbert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew...
) – 4:16
(from the 1988 album Hide Your HeartHide Your HeartHide Your Heart , is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child....
) - "Lovers Again" (Child) – 4:13
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1986 peaked at no.24 on the UK album chart and no.106 in the US, though the album gained success in continental Europe....
) - "Lost In France" (Scott/Wolfe) – 3:57
(from the 1977 album The World Starts TonightThe World Starts TonightThe World Starts Tonight is the debut album by the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler released in 1977.With a mixture of country and pop infused in the production, this album led to a future teaming with Jim Steinman after her time with Scott and Wolfe ended....
) - "It's A Heartache" (Scott/Wolfe) – 3:30
(from the 1978 album It's A Heartache) - "To Love Somebody (Barry GibbBarry GibbBarry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
/Robin GibbRobin GibbRobin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
/Maurice GibbMaurice GibbMaurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...
) – 5:30
(from the 1988 album Hide Your HeartHide Your HeartHide Your Heart , is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child....
)
France Version
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- Writer is same as English version for any occurrence of the same song.
- "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
- "Holding Out For A Hero" (Club Mix)
- "It's A Heartache"
- "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)"
- "Here She Comes"
- "Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Got To Do It"
- "Lost In France"
- "Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)"
- "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"
- "Straight From The Heart" (Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
/Eric Kanga)
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of NightFaster Than the Speed of Night is an album by Bonnie Tyler released in April 1983. Her fifth album, and her most successful, it includes her UK and US #1 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"....
) - "Faster Than The Speed Of Night"
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King/Jerry Wexler)
(from the 1978 album It's a Heartache) - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid)
(from the 1981 album Goodbye to the IslandGoodbye to the IslandGoodbye to the Island is the fourth album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1981. The track "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" was the Grand Prix winner of the Yamaha Music Festival held in Japan in 1979.- Track listing :...
) - "The Best"
- "Hide Your HeartHide Your Heart (song)Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song is written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight...
" (Paul StanleyPaul StanleyStanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
/Child/Knight)
(from the 1988 album Hide Your HeartHide Your HeartHide Your Heart , is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child....
) - "Don't Turn Around"
- "Band Of Gold" (Extended Version) (Edyth Wayne / Ronald Dunbar)
(original version from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden FireSecret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1986 peaked at no.24 on the UK album chart and no.106 in the US, though the album gained success in continental Europe....
)
- Writer is same as English version for any occurrence of the same song.
Charts
The Best| Country | Peak position |
| France | 4 |
| UK | 93 |
Best Of
| Country | Peak position |
| France | 4 http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |