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Recorded
  
1995

Artist
  
Bonnie Tyler

Label
  
East West Records

Length
  
75:02

Release date
  
26 March 1996

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop rock

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Released
  
1995 (original) 26 March 1996 (re-release)

Producer
  
Humberto Gatica Stuart Emerson David Foster Simon Franglen Andy Hill Christopher Neil Steven Rinkoff Jim Steinman Charles Vasoll

Free Spirit (1995)
  
All in One Voice (1998)

Similar
  
Bonnie Tyler albums, Rock music albums

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Free Spirit is the eleventh studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was first released in 1995 by EastWest Records in Europe, and by Atlantic Records in the United States.

Contents

Background

Tyler's three previous albums, Bitterblue (1991), Angel Heart (1992) and Silhouette in Red (1993), were released in Europe by Hansa Records. She signed to EastWest Records in 1994 and travelled to Los Angeles to record Free Spirit. Dieter Bohlen, Tyler's producer under Hansa, took her leave very personally, describing Free Spirit as "one of the most expensive flops in the history of EastWest."

Release and promotion

Tyler first released the album in Europe through EastWest Records and in the United States through Atlantic Records. She recorded the Alan Parsons Project song "Limelight", which was used as an Olympic theme by ZDF, and featured on EastWest's Atlanta '96 - The Sound of Winners compilation album, in association with the 1996 Summer Olympics, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia. The song appeared on a re-release of Free Spirit in March 1996.

The Free Spirit Tour began on 1 April 1996, where Tyler performed 22 shows in Germany.

Track listing

Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • Production credits

    There were numerous producers involved with the Free Spirit album as well as a large production crew. Those involved with the production appear below:

    Producers

    Track numbers based on regular issue:

  • Humberto Gatica and Simon Franglen (1, 2)
  • Jim Steinman and Steven Rinkoff (3, 13)
  • Andy Hill (4, 11)
  • Christopher Neil (5, 12)
  • Jeff Lynne (7)
  • David Foster (6)
  • Stuart Emerson (8, 9, 11, 14)
  • Also, Charles Vasoll served as an assistant producer for the album.

    Other credits

  • Engineers - Doug Cook, Felipe Elgueta, Stuart Emerson, Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica, Dan Gellert, Daniel Priest, Steve Rinkoff, Brian Tench
  • Assistant engineers - Scott Austin, Tony Black, Osie Bowe, James Saez, Robbes Stieglitz
  • Arrangers - Jeff Bova, David Foster, Stuart Emerson, Simon Franglen, Andy Hill, Christopher Neil, Jim Steinman
  • Mixing - Doug Cook, Stuart Emerson, Humberto Gatica, Tony Phillips
  • Mastering - Ted Jensen
  • Production coordination - Don Ketteler
  • String arrangements - Steve Pigott
  • Keyboard programming - Jeff Bova, Steve Pigott
  • Drum programming - Jimmy Bralower
  • Synclavier programming - Simon Franglen
  • Keyboards - Jeff Bova, Stuart Emerson, David Foster, Andy Hill, Steve Pigott
  • Drums - Graham Broad, Stuart Emerson, Gary Wallis
  • Piano - Simon Brooks
  • Electric piano - Paul Millns
  • Guitar - Dave "Clem" Clempson, Alan Darby, Stuart Emerson, Andy Hill, Eddie Martinez, Michael Thompson, Jeff Lynne
  • Bass guitar - Stuart Emerson
  • Bass - Andy Hill, Chucho Merchán
  • Percussion - Gary Wallis
  • Background vocals - Tawatha Agee, Glen Burtnik, Alan Carvell, Robin Clark, Lorraine Crosby, Stuart Emerson, Curtis King, Gene Miller, David Morgan, Miriam Stockley, Kasim Sulton, Chris Thompson, Fonzi Thornton, Eric Troyer, Yvonne Williams
  • Songs

    1Nothing to Do With Love4:55
    2You're the One
    3Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)7:49

    References

    Free Spirit (Bonnie Tyler album) Wikipedia