Free Spirit (Bonnie Tyler album)

Free Spirit
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released 1995 (original)
26 March 1996 (re-release)
Recorded 1995
Genre Pop rock
Length 75:02
Label EastWest
Producer
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Silhouette in Red
(1993)		 Free Spirit
(1995)		 All in One Voice
(1998)
Singles from Free Spirit
  1. "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
    Released: 1995
  2. "You're the One"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Limelight"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Free Spirit is the eleventh studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was first released in 1995 by EastWest Records in Europe, and by Atlantic Records in the United States.

Background

Tyler's three previous albums, Bitterblue (1991), Angel Heart (1992) and Silhouette in Red (1993), were released in Europe by Hansa Records. She signed to EastWest Records in 1994 and travelled to Los Angeles to record Free Spirit.[2] Dieter Bohlen, Tyler's producer under Hansa, took her leave very personally, describing Free Spirit as "one of the most expensive flops in the history of EastWest."[3]

Release and promotion

Tyler first released the album in Europe through EastWest Records and in the United States through Atlantic Records. She recorded the Alan Parsons Project song "Limelight", which was used as an Olympic theme by ZDF, and featured on EastWest's Atlanta '96 - The Sound of Winners compilation album, in association with the 1996 Summer Olympics, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] The song appeared on a re-release of Free Spirit in March 1996.

The Free Spirit Tour began on 1 April 1996, where Tyler performed 22 shows in Germany.

Track listing

Free Spirit — Standard edition[5]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Nothing to Do with Love"  
 4:53
2. "You're the One"  
  • Gatica
  • Franglen
 3:59
3. "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"  Jim Steinman
 7:47
4. "Given It All"  
Hill 5:44
5. "What You Got"  WilliamsChristopher Neil 5:32
6. "Bridge over Troubled Water"  Paul SimonDavid Foster 4:59
7. "Time Mends a Broken Heart"  
Lynne 3:30
8. "Driving Me Wild"  Stuart EmersonEmerson 5:12
9. "Sexual Device"  EmersonEmerson 4:10
10. "Make It Right Tonight"  HillHill 5:43
11. "All Night to Know You"  EmersonEmerson 5:40
12. "Forget Her"  Paul MillnsNeil 4:13
13. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"  Steinman
  • Steinman
  • Rinkoff[a]
 8:40
14. "Sexual Device" (Vari Mix)EmersonEmerson 5:00
Total length:
 75:02
Notes

Production credits

There were numerous producers involved with the Free Spirit album as well as a large production crew. Those involved with the production appear below:

Producers

Track numbers based on regular issue:

Also, Charles Vasoll served as an assistant producer for the album.

Other credits

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 43
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 39

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Billboard Vol. 106, No. 49. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1994. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Bohlen, p. 205.
  4. ↑ Billboard Vol. 108, No. 32. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1996. p. 83. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ↑ "Free Spirit". Amazon.com (UK) Amazon.com Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Free Spirit (New Version)". Amazon.com (UK) Amazon.com Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bonnie Tyler – Free Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Free Spirit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Free Spirit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

Bibliography

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