The Best

~ Release by Bonnie Tyler (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Total Eclipse of the Heart
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
performer:
Rory Dodd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4.34:32
2Faster Than the Speed of Night
producer:
Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
1984 (2006–2021) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
Faster Than the Speed of Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music Inc. (BMI affiliated)
Bonnie Tyler44:42
3Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Prestige Music Co. Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler2.654:08
4If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2008)
recording of:
If You Were a Woman (and I Was a Man)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
publisher:
CBS Music Songs Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler5:16
5Here She Comes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Here She Comes
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
G.M.P.C.
Bonnie Tyler3:24
6Loving You’s a Dirty Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
recording of:
Loving You’s a Dirty Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Bonnie Tyler55:50
7Getting So Excited
cover recording of:
Getting So Excited
lyricist and composer:
Alan Gruner
Bonnie Tyler43:32
8Save Up All Your Tears
recording of:
Save Up All Your Tears
writer:
Desmond Child and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Bonnie Tyler4:06
9The Best
producer:
Desmond Child
additional keyboard:
Holly Knight
bass:
Seth Glassman (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
background vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Louis Merlino and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Bonnie Tyler54:18
10Holding Out for a Hero
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 1984)
recording of:
Holding Out for a Hero
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
is based on:
Stark Raving Love
Bonnie Tyler4.154:24
11Married Men
cover recording of:
Married Men
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
publisher:
Chappell (from 1979 to present), Pendulum (publisher) (from 1979 to present) and Sea Shanty (publisher) (from 1979 to present)
Bonnie Tyler3:47
12A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
guest performer:
Shakin’ Stevens
performer:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
A Rockin’ Good Way
writer:
Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus (American composer and producer) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
cover recording of:
A Rockin’ Good Way
writer:
Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus (American composer and producer) and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bonnie Tyler feat. Shakin’ Stevens2.52:53
13More Than a Lover
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead)
recording of:
More Than a Lover
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
Bonnie Tyler44:12
14Don’t Turn Around
producer:
Desmond Child
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
choir vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Steven Savitt, Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Empire Music Ltd. and Intersong Music Ltd.
Bonnie Tyler4:16
15Lovers Again
recording of:
Lovers Again
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Child
Bonnie Tyler4:16
16Lost in France
producer:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
arranger:
David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
recording of:
Lost in France
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Lojo Music
Bonnie Tyler2.353:53
17It’s a Heartache
producer:
Dave Mackay (producer), David Mackay (Australian producer, arranger, musical director), Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
bass:
Kevin Dunne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Micky Gibbins
vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1977), RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1977), Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company) (in 1977, in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
produced for:
Soundbarrier Ltd. (production company)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 24)
recording of:
It’s a Heartache
writer:
Ronnie Scott (a British pop music promoter, group manager and songwriter) and Steve Wolfe (producer, songwriter and guitar player)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Lojo Music, Scott/Wolfe Songs Ltd., Mighty Music (publisher) (in 1977) and RAK Publishing (in 1977)
Bonnie Tyler3.83:31
18To Love Somebody
producer:
Desmond Child
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
bass:
Seth Glassman (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer)
guitar:
John McCurry
keyboard and synthesizer:
Chuck Kentis
piano [acoustic piano]:
Gregg Mangiafico
solo tenor saxophone [sax solo]:
Louis Cortelezzi
tenor saxophone:
Louis Cortelezzi and Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist)
trombone:
Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Joe Shepley
choir vocals:
Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Jerry Marotta (drummer and composer), Louis Merlino and Myriam Valle
lead vocals:
Bonnie Tyler
conductor:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
arranger:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1995)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody (in 1988)
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
Bonnie Tyler5:49