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Recorded
  
1982–1983

Artist
  
Bonnie Tyler

Label
  
Columbia Records

Length
  
43:14

Release date
  
April 1983

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Released
  
8 April 1983 (UK) September 1983 (US)

Producer
  
Jim Steinman, John Jansen

Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983)
  
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986)

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music, Soft rock, Hard rock, Wagnerian rock

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Similar
  
Bonnie Tyler albums, Wagnerian rock albums, Other albums

Bonnie tyler faster than the speed of night


Faster Than the Speed of Night is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released first in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. Tyler had changed musical direction from country music in 1980, and began working with Jim Steinman soon after. Steinman produced the album and wrote its most successful single "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

Contents

The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified Silver in the UK, Platinum in the US, and Double Platinum in Canada

Bonnie tyler faster than the speed of night


Content

The album consists of dramatically re-worked cover songs, including the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". "Goin' Through the Motions" is a Blue Öyster Cult cover from their 1977 album Spectres, and the original version of "Straight from the Heart" was the breakout Top 10 hit for Canadian rock singer/songwriter Bryan Adams from his Platinum album Cuts Like a Knife. It also included the song "Take Me Back" written by Billy Cross, a former Bob Dylan guitarist. Only two of the tracks were written by Jim Steinman himself: the title track and the international number one hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

The band

  • Bonnie Tyler: vocals
  • Roy Bittan: piano, organ on track 8
  • Larry Fast: synthesizers
  • Rick Derringer: guitars
  • Steve Buslowe: bass
  • Max Weinberg: drums
  • Jimmy Maelen: percussion
  • Eric Troyer: backing vocals
  • Rory Dodd: backing vocals, vocal on track 4

    • "It's a Jungle Out There"

  • Paul Shaffer: organ (also organ on track 7)
  • Hiram Bullock: guitars
  • Will Lee: bass
  • Steve Jordan: drums
  • Jimmy Maelen: percussion

    • Additional musicians

  • Dave LeBolt: additional synthesizer on track 1
  • Steve Margoshes: all keyboards on track 2
  • Holly Sherwood: backing vocals & wailing on track 2
  • Martin Briley: additional guitars on track 2
  • Stephanie Black, Erika Katz, Brian Pew, Edward Skylar, Tristine Skylar, David Varga: children's chorus on track 6
  • Frankie Miller: male vocal on track 7

    • Production

  • Produced & Directed by Jim Steinman; Associate Producer: John Jansen
  • Arranged by Roy Bittan & Jim Steinman, except track 2 (arranged by Steve Margoshes & Jim Steinman)
  • Recording Engineers: Neil Dorfsman (basic track recording), Rod Hui; Chief Recording Engineer: John Jansen
  • Additional Recording by Frank Filipetti & Scott Litt
  • Recorded at The Power Station, Greene Street Studio, Right Track Studios
  • Mixed by Neil Dorfsman, John Jansen & Jim Steinman, except track 2 (mixed by John Jansen, Scott Litt & Jim Steinman)
  • Mixed at The Power Station
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

    • Songs

    1Have You Ever Seen The Rain?4:09
    2Faster Than the Speed of Night6:45
    3Getting So Exciting3:32

    References

    Faster Than the Speed of Night Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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