Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album)

Heaven & Hell
Compilation album by Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler
Released	1989
Recorded	1971-1986
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	61:42
Label	Telstar

Heaven & Hell is a compilation album by American singer Meat Loaf and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1989 by Telstar Records. The majority of songs included on Heaven & Hell were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote some of Meat Loaf and Tyler's biggest hits. Meat Loaf's tracks come from Bat Out of Hell (1977), Dead Ringer (1981) and Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983). Tyler's tracks come from Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986).

Though the album was not an immediate commercial success, due to steady sales Heaven & Hell was certified platinum by the BPI in 2013 for sales of over 300,000 copies.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic described the compilation as "a rather pointless collection of tunes", only that it was "a good idea at the time". He described Steinman's songs as "brilliantly composed", Meat Loaf's vocals as "wonderfully sung", hinting that he thought less of Tyler's vocals.^[1]

Track listing

Heaven & Hell — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Bat Out of Hell"	Jim Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:55
2.	"Faster Than the Speed of Night"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:42
3.	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	5:05
4.	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	John Fogerty	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:08
5.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	Steinman	Dead Ringer	3:48
6.	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:31
7.	"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:50
8.	"Holding Out for a Hero"	Steinman Dean Pitchford	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	3:31
9.	"Dead Ringer for Love" (with Cher)	Steinman	Dead Ringer	4:23
10.	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"	Desmond Child	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	4:02
11.	"If You Really Want To"	George Meyer Ted Neeley	Midnight at the Lost and Found	3:39
12.	"Straight from the Heart"	Bryan Adams Eric Kanga	Faster Than the Speed of Night	3:43
13.	"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (with Todd Rundgren)	Steinman	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	5:50
14.	"Heaven Can Wait"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:41

Alternate track listing

In the UK, the album was released with different cover art and a different track order. Two of Meatloaf's tracks, "If You Really Want To" and "Heaven Can Wait", are also omitted in favour of two other tracks: "Rock N' Roll Mercenaries" and "Modern Girl". The label for this release was Telstar Records PLC.

Side one

1. "Dead Ringer For Love"
2. "Holding Out For A Hero"
3. "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth"
4. "Faster Than The Speed Of Night"
5. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"
6. "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"
7. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"

Side two

1. "Bat Out Of Hell"
2. "Straight From The Heart"
3. "Read 'Em And Weep"
4. "Loving You's A Dirty Job But Somebody's Got To Do It"
5. "Rock N' Roll Mercenaries" (Michael Dan Ehmig/Alan Hodge)
      (from the 1986 album Blind Before I Stop)
6. "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)"
7. "Modern Girl" (Paul Jacobs/Sarah Durkee)
      (from the 1984 album Bad Attitude)

Charts

Chart (1990-94)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[4]	Platinum	300,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Version	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	1989	Original	Cassette	Telstar
Europe	5 May 1993		CD	Columbia	[5]
	1994		CD	Epic
	2004		Digital download	Columbia	[5]

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Heaven & Hell - Meat Loaf / Bonnie Tyler — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
2. "Australiancharts.com – Meat Loaf & Bonnie Tyler – Heaven & Hell". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
3. "Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 7 April 2015.
4. "British album certifications – Bonnie Tyler – Heaven & Hell". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Enter Heaven & Hell in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
5. "iTunes — Music - Heaven & Hell by Meat Loaf & Bonnie Tyler". iTunes Stores (UK). Apple, Inc. Retrieved 7 April 2015.