Ravishing: The Best of Bonnie Tyler

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler (in 1983)
performer:
Rory Dodd (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1983), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
4.154:32
2Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
34:10
3Here She Comes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
music videos:
Here She Comes (music video) by Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Here She Comes
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
G.M.P.C.
3:24
4If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
publisher:
CBS Music Songs Ltd.
5:16
5Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (long version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Loving You’s a Dirty Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
7:49
6Take Me Back
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Take Me Back
lyricist and composer:
Billy Cross
publisher:
Skoubogade Music
45:23
7Rebel Without a Clue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Rebel Without a Clue
8:38
8Faster Than the Speed of Night
background vocals:
Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Faster Than the Speed of Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd. and Lost Boys Music Inc. (BMI affiliated)
46:43
9Holding Out for a Hero
programming:
Phil Shenale
associate producer:
Arthur Pyson, Neil Dorfsman and John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Jim Steinman
bass trombone:
Dave Taylor (US jazz bass trombonist)
drum machine [Linn Drums]:
Sterling Smith and Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
electronic drum set [Simmons Drums]:
Art Wood (US session drummer/percussionist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
piano:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer:
Phil Shenale and Sterling Smith
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
trombone:
Jim Pugh (US trombonist) and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
trumpet:
Alan Rubin and Lew Soloff
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
brass [horn] arranger:
Tom Malone (US trombonist)
additional vocals arranger:
Ellen Foley
vocals arranger:
Rory Dodd, Eric Thayer and Holly Sherwood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984), SONY Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Famous Chappell Ltd. (UK-based music publishing company.), Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
4.355:51
10Getting So Excited
cover recording of:
Getting So Excited
lyricist and composer:
Alan Gruner
43:33
11It’s a Jungle Out There
cover recording of:
It's a Jungle Out There (Three Dog Night)
writer:
William Moloney, Paul Pilger and Dennis Polen
44:39
12Going Through the Motions
cover recording of:
Goin' Through the Motions
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Ian Hunter Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
44:10
13Tears
cover recording of:
Tears
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Miller (Scottish rock singer-songwriter)
43:52
14Straight From the Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Straight From the Heart
writer:
Eric Kagna and Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1978)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc., Calypso Toonz, Irving Music of Canada, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1980)
4.53:42
15No Way to Treat a Lady
recording of:
No Way to Treat a Lady
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1982) and Jim Vallance (in 1982)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc., Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Almo Music of Canada, Calypso Toonz, Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music of Canada, Irving Music, Inc. and Testatyme Music
5:20
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
2-1Ravishing
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
Ravishing
writer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated)
6:28
2-2Band of Gold
cover recording of:
Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer), Edythe Wayne, Edythe Wayne (Motown producer & songwriter) and Edythe Wayne (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
5:51
2-3Lovers Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Lovers Again
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
4:34
2-4Before This Night Is Through
recording of:
Before This Night Is Through
writer:
Adrienne Anderson and Beppe Cantarelli (Italian composer, singer, arranger and producer)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Shiva Diva Super Music (ASCAP) and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today) and Musik-Edition Discoton
5:22
2-5Notes From America
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) and Myriam Valle
background vocals [featured vocals]:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Notes From America
writer:
Desmond Child and Robbie Seidman
publisher:
Kinaalda Music (publisher) and SBK Songs (publisher) (in 1988)
4:57
2-6Hide Your Heart
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
organ:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Desmond Child, Louis Merlino, Al Scotti, Bernie Shanahan and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
recording of:
Hide Your Heart
writer:
Desmond Child, Holly Knight and Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Paul Stanley Ltd., Primary Wave Knight, SBK Songs (publisher), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), All Nations Music (from 1989 to ????), Desmobile Inc. (from 1989 to ????), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1989 to ????), Immaculate Music (from 1989 to present), Knighty-Knight Music (from 1989 to present) and Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises (from 1989 to present)
4:25
2-7Don’t Turn Around
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
choir vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Steven Savitt, Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, BMG Music, Edition Sunset Publishing, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Empire Music Ltd., Intersong Music Ltd., Realsongs and Warner Chappell
4:15
2-8Save Up All Your Tears
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Louis Merlino and Patty Darcy
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Save Up All Your Tears
writer:
Desmond Child and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
4:25
2-9To Love Somebody
producer:
Desmond Child
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
bass:
Seth Glassman (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
piano [acoustic piano]:
Gregg Mangiafico
solo tenor saxophone [sax solo]:
Louis Cortelezzi
tenor saxophone:
Louis Cortelezzi and Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist)
trombone:
Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Joe Shepley
choir vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer), Louis Merlino and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
conductor:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
arranger:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (in 1988)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
5:45
2-10Take Another Look at Your Heart
producer:
Desmond Child
additional keyboard:
Holly Knight
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer), Louis Merlino, Steven Savitt, Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
Take Another Look at Your Heart
writer:
Michael Bolton and Desmond Child
publisher:
SBK Songs (publisher)
3:48
2-11The Best
producer:
Desmond Child
additional keyboard:
Holly Knight
bass:
Seth Glassman (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Louis Merlino and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
music videos:
The Best (music video) by Bonnie Tyler
recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Knighty-Knight Music, Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Rondor Music (Australia), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
54:18
2-12Shy With You
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Louis Merlino, Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist), Bonnie Tyler, Myriam Valle and Melanie Williams (British singer)
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
3:41
2-13Streets of Little Italy
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
John Regan (songwriter/bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
piano [acoustic piano]:
Bette Sussman
background vocals [featured vocals]:
Desmond Child
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
4:40
2-14Turtle Blues
producer:
Desmond Child
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
bass and guitar [lead guitar]:
John McCurry
drums (drum set):
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Seth Glassman (bassist)
organ:
Chuck Kentis
piano [acoustic piano]:
Gregg Mangiafico
tenor saxophone:
Louis Cortelezzi and Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist)
trombone:
Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Joe Shepley
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
conductor:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
arranger:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
live cover recording of:
Turtle Blues
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
4:13
2-15Bitterblue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Berlin Musik GmbH (this is a record company, not an imprint!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Bitterblue
lyricist and composer:
Howard Houston
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001)
3:50

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