Original Album Classics (reissue)

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Dead Ringer
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Peel Out acoustic guitar: Joe DeAngelis bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Max Weinberg guitar: Davey Johnstone keyboard and piano: Roy Bittan percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) synthesizer: Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer) vocals: Leslie Loaf 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)	4	6:32
2	I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Max Weinberg guitar: Davey Johnstone keyboard and piano: Roy Bittan percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) recording of: I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us 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)	4	7:08
3	More Than You Deserve bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Max Weinberg guitar: Davey Johnstone and Mick Ronson (British guitarist) percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) piano: Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) recording of: More Than You Deserve lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Casserole Music Corp. (in 1974) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1974)	3	6:57
4	I’ll Kill You If You Don’t Come Back bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Max Weinberg guitar: Davey Johnstone percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) piano: Roy Bittan recording of: I’ll Kill You If You Don’t Come Back 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)	4	6:24
5	Read ’em and Weep 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: 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	5:27
6	Nocturnal Pleasure synthesizer: Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer) recording of: Nocturnal Pleasure lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Neverland Music Publishing Company	2	0:38
7	Dead Ringer for Love bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Liberty DeVitto (US drummer) guitar [guitars]: Davey Johnstone horn: Alan Rubin, Lou Delgatto, Lou Marani and Tom Malone (US trombonist) percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) piano: Roy Bittan slit drum [African logs]: Neleam Ymmij background vocals: Allan Nicholls (Canadian musician), Rhonda Coullet, Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley and Eric Troyer vocals: Cher and Meat Loaf performer: Cher phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1981) recording of: Dead Ringer for Love 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)	3.8	4:23
8	Everything Is Permitted bass guitar: Steve Buslowe drums (drum set): Max Weinberg guitar [guitars]: Davey Johnstone keyboard and piano: Roy Bittan percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) recording of: Everything Is Permitted lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981)	4	4:39

▼ CD 2: Midnight at the Lost and Found
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Razor’s Edge recording of: Razor's Edge writer: Steve Buslowe, Paul Christie, Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) and Marvin Lee Aday	3	4:08
2	Midnight at the Lost and Found recording of: Midnight at the Lost and Found writer: Daniel Augusto Peyronel, Michael Lee Aday, Paul A. Christie and Steve R. Buslowe publisher: Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Carlin Music Corp.	4	3:31
3	Wolf at Your Door recording of: Wolf at the Door writer: Leslie Gay Aday and Steve R. Buslowe	2	4:08
4	Keep Driving recording of: Keep Driving writer: Paul Christie and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	3	3:33
5	The Promised Land cover recording of: Promised Land lyricist: Chuck Berry publisher: Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Limited is based on: Wabash Cannonball	4	2:46
6	You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girl recording of: You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girl writer: Steve Buslowe	3	4:30
7	Priscilla recording of: Priscilla writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	3	3:35
8	Don’t You Look at Me Like That recording of: Don't You Look at Me Like That writer: Marshall Styler (Based in Fredericksburg, TX)	2	3:30
9	If You Really Want To recording of: If You Really Want To writer: George Meyer (Singer, saxophonist, keyboardist and songwriter, born 1952) and Ted Neeley	3	3:39
10	Fallen Angel recording of: Fallen Angel writer: Dick Wagner	3	3:39

▼ CD 3: Bad Attitude
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Bad Attitude recording of: Bad Attitude writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	3	4:58
2	Modern Girl recording of: Modern Girl writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer) publisher: Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.	4	4:28
3	Nowhere Fast cover recording of: Nowhere Fast lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated)	3.5	5:13
4	Surf's Up cover recording of: Surf's Up lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman	4.5	4:46
5	Piece of the Action recording of: Piece of the Action writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	5	4:02
6	Jumpin' The Gun recording of: Jumpin' the Gun writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	3	3:13
7	Sailor to a Siren recording of: Sailor to a Siren writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)	4	5:05
8	Don't Leave Your Mark on Me recording of: Don’t Leave Your Mark on Me writer: Julia Downes (songwriter, musician and producer.) and John Parr publisher: Carbert Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	4	4:08
9	Cheatin' in Your Dreams recording of: Cheatin' in Your Dreams lyricist and composer: John Parr	3	4:16

▼ CD 4: Blind Before I Stop
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Execution Day recording of: Execution Day writer: Meat Loaf and Dick Wagner	3	6:31
2	Rock ’n’ Roll Mercenaries recording of: Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries writer: Michael Dan Ehmig and Alan Hodge	2	5:00
3	Getting Away With Murder cover recording of: Gettin' Away With Murder writer: Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin	2.5	3:51
4	One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade) recording of: One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade) writer: John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.) and Meat Loaf	2	5:38
5	Blind Before I Stop recording of: Blind Before I Stop writer: John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.) and Meat Loaf	3	3:35
6	Burning Down recording of: Burning Down lyricist and composer: Billy Rankin (Scottish guitarist for Nazareth)	2	4:59
7	Standing on the Outside recording of: Standing on the Outside writer: Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)	3.5	3:58
8	Masculine recording of: Masculine lyricist and composer: Rick Derringer	1	4:23
9	Man and a Woman cover recording of: A Man and a Woman (Riopelle song) writer: John Harris (bassist, cooperates with Jerry Riopelle) and Jerry Riopelle	2	4:11
10	Special Girl cover recording of: Special Girl writer: Eddie Schwartz and David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)	3	3:56
11	Rock ’n’ Roll Hero recording of: Rock and Roll Hero lyricist and composer: John Griffitt Wilcox publisher: Universal Music–MGB Songs and Willie Wilcox Music	3	4:31

▼ CD 5: Live at Wembley
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Blind Before I Stop live recording of: Blind Before I Stop writer: John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.) and Meat Loaf		3:54
2	Rock ’n’ Roll Mercenaries live recording of: Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries writer: Michael Dan Ehmig and Alan Hodge		5:34
3	Took the Words live recording of: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		7:48
4	Midnight at the Lost and Found live recording of: Midnight at the Lost and Found writer: Daniel Augusto Peyronel, Michael Lee Aday, Paul A. Christie and Steve R. Buslowe publisher: Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Carlin Music Corp.		3:50
5	Modern Girl live recording of: Modern Girl writer: Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer) publisher: Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.		5:43
6	Paradise by the Dashboard Light live recording of: Paradise by the Dashboard Light lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman		10:04
7	Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad live recording of: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman		8:07
8	Bat Out of Hell recording of: Bat out of Hell lyricist and composer: Jim Steinman publisher: Carlin Music Corporation		10:29
9	Masculine live recording of: Masculine lyricist and composer: Rick Derringer		6:51
10	Blue Suede Shoes		8:33

Credits

Release

manufactured in:	Europe

rights society:	BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries) GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:	Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH (not for release label use! Sony Music Entertainment’s supply chain coordinator for Europe, operated by Arvato)
copyrighted (©) by:	Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2015)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981, in 1983) Arista (in 1984) BMG UK Limited (in 1986) BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1987)
marketed by:	Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)

lacquer cut at:	Sony DADC (undisclosed facility)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/7398998 [info]
ASIN:	DE: B00RVD8CX6 [info]
other databases:	https://d-nb.info/1068119799 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004381458 [info]

Release group

includes:	Bad Attitude Blind Before I Stop Dead Ringer Live at Wembley Midnight at the Lost and Found

part of:	Original Album Classics (Sony Music anthology series) (order: 70)

Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002824456 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 888750636720
Format:: 5×CD
Length:: 4:00:42

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Cleveland International Records
88875063672
Epic
88875063672
Legacy
88875063672
Sony Music
88875063672

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Germany
2015-03-20

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