Holding Out For A Hero: The Very Best Of

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Holding 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
4.355:49
2Total 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.
4.154:31
3Have 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.
34:07
4Band 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!)
5:49
5Here 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.
3:22
6Getting So Excited
cover recording of:
Getting So Excited
lyricist and composer:
Alan Gruner
43:31
7Before 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
5:20
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)
4:23
9The 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)
54:16
10Shy With You3:39
11Hide 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)
4:23
12It'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
44:37
13Lovers 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
4:32
14Streets 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
4:39
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
16Tears
cover recording of:
Tears
lyricist and composer:
Frankie Miller (Scottish rock singer-songwriter)
43:50

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Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2010)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/759658 [info]
Wikidata:Q1037512 [info]