The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler (1993)
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The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler is a compilation album by Bonnie Tyler
.
While the rest of her career after the album Bitterblue
is not featured on this album, it still offers a good synopsis of her career to date. The album was a bestseller in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and awarded gold or platinum awards there. The songs are sorted on the album by chronology based on their original album (guest appearances follow this rule too).
One new track is featured ("I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"). There is no record of it being released as a single. Following the album rule of chronology, it appears at the end of the album (released after Bitterblue
).
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:...
.
Content
Released in 1993, the album contained what could be considered a career retrospective so far for Tyler. Starting from her initial single "Lost in France" and going through "Bitterblue" (and other singles from that album), and crossing many classics along the way ("Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache", "Hide Your Heart", and more), The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler covers them all. This compilation was released exclusively in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On the plus side, two singles where she makes guest appearances are on this album.While the rest of her career after the album Bitterblue
Bitterblue
Bitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
is not featured on this album, it still offers a good synopsis of her career to date. The album was a bestseller in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and awarded gold or platinum awards there. The songs are sorted on the album by chronology based on their original album (guest appearances follow this rule too).
One new track is featured ("I Can't Leave Your Love Alone"). There is no record of it being released as a single. Following the album rule of chronology, it appears at the end of the album (released after Bitterblue
Bitterblue
Bitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
).
Track listing
- Lost in France (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) – 3:55
(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) - Here Am I (Scott/Wolfe) – 3:49
(from the 1978 album It's a Heartache) - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Jim Steinman) – 6:58
(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"....
) - 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) – 3:42
(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"....
) - 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) – 2:53
(from the 1983 Shakin' Stevens album The Bop Won't Stop) - Holding Out for a Hero (Steinman/Dean Pitchford) – 5:49
(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....
) - Loving You Is a Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It - with Todd RundgrenTodd RundgrenTodd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
(Steinman) – 7:48
(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....
) - If You Were a Woman And I Was a Man (Desmond Child) – 5:15
(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....
) - Islands - with Mike OldfieldMike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
(Oldfield) – 4:18
(from the 1987 Mike Oldfield album IslandsIslands (Mike Oldfield album)Islands is the 11th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1987. Guest singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland and Jim Price. A different track list and cover was used for the American edition....
) - 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 Stanley/Child/Holly Knight) – 4:22
(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....
) - Save Up All Your Tears (Child/Diane Warren) – 4:20
(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....
) - Bitterblue (Howard Houston) – 3:48
(from the 1991 album BitterblueBitterblueBitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
) - Against the Wind (Dieter Bohlen) – 3:38
(from the 1991 album BitterblueBitterblueBitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
) - Where Were You (Albert Hammond) – 4:54
(from the 1991 album BitterblueBitterblueBitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
) - Till the End of Time (Giorgio Moroder) – 3:49
(from the 1991 album BitterblueBitterblueBitterblue is the eighth studio album by Bonnie Tyler, released in 1991. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at #2 in Norway...
) - I Can't Leave Your Love Alone – 4:01
(new track)
Charts
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria | 17 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Switzerland | 6 |