Simply the Best

~ Release by Meat Loaf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This has the same disc ID as You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth and contains the same tracks. However, it's a different release (different cover and different title), possibly released only in the U.S.

Annotation last modified on 2006-02-03 07:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Bat Out of Hell
bass guitar:
Kasim Sulton
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar and guitar [Motorcycle guitar]:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard:
Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
percussion:
Jim Steinman
piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
additional background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley
background vocals:
Todd Rundgren and Kasim Sulton
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977) and 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 1977)
edit of:
Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
recording of:
Bat out of Hell
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG AM Pty Limited, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Neverland Music and Peg Music Co.
4.654:52
2You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
guitar family and percussion:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and percussion:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
membranophone:
Max Weinberg
percussion:
Marvin Lee
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977) and 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 1977)
compilation of:
You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (beginning) by Meat Loaf and You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (conclusion) by Meat Loaf
recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
45:02
3Midnight at the Lost and Found
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
guitar:
Rick Derringer (from 1982-10 until 1983-02) and Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
piano:
Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
recording of:
Midnight at the Lost and Found (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
writer:
Daniel Augusto Peyronel, Michael Lee Aday, Paul A. Christie and Steve R. Buslowe
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Carlin Music Corp.
43:30
4Razor's Edge
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
guitar and piano:
Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
recording of:
Razor's Edge (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
writer:
Steve Buslowe, Paul Christie, Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) and Marvin Lee Aday
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
34:06
5Fallen Angel
3:37
6Read 'em and Weep
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Jim Steinman
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
piano:
Roy Bittan
recording of:
Read ’em and Weep (Meat Loaf’s original 1981 version)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1981), Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981) and Peg Music Company (in 1981)
4.55:25
7Priscilla
3:33
8Peel Out
recording of:
Peel Out
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1981), Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981) and Peg Music Company (in 1981)
6:27
9More Than You Deserve
recording of:
More Than You Deserve
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp. (in 1974) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1974)
3:31
10Everything Is Permitted
recording of:
Everything Is Permitted
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981)
4:38
11Wolf at Your Door
recording of:
Wolf at the Door
writer:
Leslie Gay Aday and Steve R. Buslowe
publisher:
Piedmont Music Company
4:06

Credits

Release

part of:Simply the Best (Sony) (order: 15)
ASIN:DE: B000031X1D [info]