The Very Best of Meat Loaf

~ Release by Meat Loaf (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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1I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
recording engineer:
Steve Rinkoff
programming:
Jeff Bova
additional assistant engineer:
Chris Albert, Steve Boyer, Victor Deyglio, Bill Gardner, Mark Guilbeault, Brandon Harris, Matthew "Boomer" LaMonica and Rory Romano
additional engineer:
Steve Holroyd
assistant engineer:
Dan Gellert
associate producer:
Roy Bittan and Steve Rinkoff
producer:
Jim Steinman
mixer:
David Thoener
bass:
Steve Buslowe
drums (drum set):
Kenny Aronoff
guitar:
Eddie Martinez and Tim Pierce
piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Jeff Bova
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren and Kasim Sulton
lead vocals:
Lorraine Crosby and Meat Loaf
additional arranger:
Meat Loaf
arranger:
Jim Steinman
background vocals arranger:
Todd Rundgren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1993)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 81)
recording of:
I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (in 1993)
11:59
2You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
guitar family and percussion:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and percussion:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
membranophone:
Max Weinberg
percussion:
Marvin Lee
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
synthesizer:
Roger Powell
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
compilation of:
You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (beginning) by Meat Loaf and You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (conclusion) by Meat Loaf
recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
5:03
3Heaven Can Wait
recording of:
Heaven Can Wait
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co., Neverland Music Co. and Peg Music Company
4:47
4Not a Dry Eye in the House
recording of:
Not a Dry Eye in the House
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren
5:51
5Paradise by the Dashboard Light
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and other vocals [lascivious effects]:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
synthesizer:
Roger Powell
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Marvin Lee and Todd Rundgren
background vocals and lead vocals [featured female vocal]:
Ellen Foley
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
spoken vocals [baseball play-by-play]:
Phil Rizzuto
performer:
Ellen Foley
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977)
recording of:
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
8:24
6A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
recording of:
A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
lyricist:
Jim Steinman
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
7:32
7Is Nothing Sacred
recording of:
Nothing Sacred
lyricist:
Donald Black
composer:
James Richard Steinman
was commissioned by:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
6:37
8Home by Now / No Matter What
cover recording of:
No Matter What
lyricist:
Jim Steinman
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (ended), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (ended), Lost Boys Music Inc. and The Really Useful Group Limited
part of:
Whistle Down the Wind (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
8:23
9Nocturnal Pleasure
recording of:
Nocturnal Pleasure
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Neverland Music Publishing Company
0:40