Cleveland International Records

Cleveland International Records is an independent record label formed in 1977 by Steve Popovich. One of the first albums the label released was Bat Out of Hell (1977) by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf which has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.^[1] They have also released recordings by B. J. Thomas and The Irish Rovers, among others.

The label won a lawsuit in 2005 when Sony Music produced copies of the Bat Out of Hell CD without the Cleveland International logo. In 2007, a court ordered Sony to pay Cleveland $5 million.^[2]

References

↑ "Label Blew Meat Loaf's biggest". Jim Steinman. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
↑ "Sony sued in Meat Loaf logo row". BBC News. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2007-11-23.

Bat Out of Hell

Meat Loaf Songs by Jim Steinman Produced by Todd Rundgren

Side 1	"Bat Out of Hell" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Heaven Can Wait" "All Revved Up with No Place to Go"

Side 2	"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (duet with Ellen Foley) "For Crying Out Loud"

Related articles	Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Cleveland International Records

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Cleveland International Records

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