Hits out of Hell
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| Hits Out of Hell | ||
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| Compilation album by Meat Loaf | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Recorded | 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 58:15 | |
| Label | Cleveland International Records, Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Popovitch , Sam Lederman, and Stan Snyder | |
| Meat Loaf chronology | ||
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| Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) |
Hits Out of Hell (1984) |
Bad Attitude (1984) |
Hits Out of Hell is a 1984 compilation album that's sung by Meat Loaf. It includes 7 Jim Steinman songs and its original release featured the semi-hit, "Modern Girl" off Bad Attitude , which came out at about the same time. Meat Loaf never liked that he never had any say in these compilations and numerous others soon followed in Hits Out of Hell 's footsteps.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original release
- "Bat Out of Hell" (Jim Steinman) - 9:48
- "Read 'Em and Weep" (Jim Steinman) - 5:25
- "Dead Ringer for Love" (Jim Steinman) - 4:21
- "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Jim Steinman) - 5:23
- "Midnight at the Lost and Found" - 3:31
- "Modern Girl" (Jacobs / Durkee) – 4:24
- "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" (Jim Steinman) - 7:09
- "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" (Jim Steinman) – 5:04
- "Razor's Edge" - 4:07
- "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Jim Steinman) – 8:28
[edit] Current release
- "Bat Out of Hell" (Jim Steinman) - 9:48
- "Read 'Em and Weep" (Jim Steinman) - 5:25
- "Dead Ringer for Love" (Jim Steinman) - 4:21
- "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Jim Steinman) - 5:23
- "Midnight at the Lost and Found" - 3:31
- "All Revved Up With No Place to Go" (Jim Steinman) – 4:20
- "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" (Jim Steinman) - 7:09
- "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" (Jim Steinman) – 5:04
- "Razor's Edge" - 4:07
- "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Jim Steinman) – 8:28
[edit] Video Release
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| Starring | Meat Loaf Karla DeVito Various Meat Loaf band members |
| Release date(s) | 1984 - laserdisk 1993 - VHS 2000 - DVD |
| Language | English |
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Hits Out of Hell had a collection of Meat Loaf's music Videos of the late 70's and 80's, which came out simultaneously with the album release.
[edit] Tracks
- "Bat Out of Hell"
- "Read 'Em and Weep"
- "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
- "Razor's Edge"
- "More Than You Deserve" - 3:31
- "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us"
- "If You Really Want To"
- "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)"
- "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
[edit] Missing video
They released a VHS version of Hits out of Hell in the United Kingdom and it had a music Video of "Dead Ringer For Love" on it, which was never edited into the American version, until it was released with Bat Out Of Hell as a special edition.
