Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
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| Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire | ||
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| Studio album by Bonnie Tyler | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Genre | Pop Rock | |
| Length | 59:09 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jim Steinman | |
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| Bonnie Tyler chronology | ||
| Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) |
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) |
Notes from America / Hide Your Heart (1986) |
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is Bonnie Tyler's 1986 follow up to 1983's successful Faster Than the Speed of Night. Like its predecessor, it is produced by Jim Steinman and it features four of his songs. Among them are the duet "Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" (with Todd Rundgren) and the hit "Holding Out for a Hero", which was previously included on the soundtrack of the movie Footloose.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Ravishing" – 6:24 (Jim Steinman)
- "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" – 5:15 (Desmond Child)
- "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Duet with Todd Rundgren) – 7:47 (Steinman)
- "No Way to Treat a Lady" – 5:17 (Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance)
- "Band of Gold" – 5:49 (Ronald Dunbar / Edith Wayne)
- "Rebel Without a Clue" – 8:35 (Steinman)
- "Lovers Again" – 4:32 (Child)
- "Before This Night Is Through" – 5:21 (Beppe Cantarelli / Adrienne Anderson)
- "Holding Out for a Hero" – 5:48 (Steinman / Dean Pitchford)
The song "Under Suspicion" (written by Tyler, Paul Hopkins and Peter Oxendale) was included on the cassette version of the album and as the B-side to the "Loving You's a Dirty Job ..." and "If You Were a Woman" singles.
"Before This Night Is Through" did not appear on the LP-version of the album.
[edit] Charts
- Norway #1
- Switzerland #3
- Sweden #6
- France #15
- Austria #23
- UK #24
- Germany #24
- US #106
[edit] Album credits
- Lead vocals: Bonnie Tyler
- Guitars: Sid McGinnes, Eddie Martinez, Hiram Bullock
- Bass: Steve Buslowe
- Keys: Roy Bittan, Larry Fast, Sterling Smith, Phil Shenale
- Saxophone: Lenny Picket
- Horns: Tom Malone, Micheal Brecker, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor
- Drums: Max Weinberg, Jimmy Bralower, Joe Stefko, Art Wood, Sterling Smith
- Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer, Curtis King, Holly Sherwood
- Additional Lead Vocals on "Loving You's a Dirty Job ...": Todd Rundgren
- Additional Backing Vocals: Cindy Mizelli, Tawatha Agee
- Produced and directed by Jim Steinman
- Associate producers: Roy Bittan, Larry Fast and John Rollo
- Associate producer on "Holding Out For a Hero": John Jansen
- Arranged by Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan and the Musicians
- Backing Vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren, Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley
- Mixed by Larry Alexander
