Heaven & Hell (Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler album)

1989 compilation album by Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler

Heaven & Hell

Compilation album by Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler
Released	1989
Recorded	1971–1986
Genre	Pop rock
Length	61:42
Label	Telstar Columbia Sony

Heaven & Hell is a compilation album by American singer Meat Loaf and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1989 by Telstar Records. The majority of songs included on Heaven & Hell were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote some of Meat Loaf and Tyler's biggest hits.

Though the album was not an immediate commercial success, due to steady sales Heaven & Hell was certified platinum by the BPI in 2013.

Background

Heaven & Hell was first released in 1989 by Telstar following a deal with Epic. It contains fourteen tracks, with selections from Bat Out of Hell, Dead Ringer, Blind Before I Stop and Bad Attitude by Meat Loaf, and Faster Than the Speed of Night and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire by Bonnie Tyler. Ten of the compilation's tracks were written by Jim Steinman. The original cover art for Heaven & Hell featured two mirrored photographs of Meat Loaf and Tyler performing on stage. In 1993, Columbia reissued the compilation with new cover art and an altered track listing.

In 2011, Sony released another CD pressing of Heaven & Hell as part of their "Girls Night In X" reissue campaign.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic described the compilation as "a rather pointless collection of tunes", only that it was "a good idea at the time". He described Steinman's songs as "brilliantly composed" and Meat Loaf's vocals as "wonderfully sung".

Track listing

*Heaven & Hell* — Original version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Dead Ringer for Love" (with Cher)	Jim Steinman	Dead Ringer	4:26
2.	"Holding Out for a Hero"	Steinman Dean Pitchford	Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture	4:23
3.	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:13
4.	"Faster Than the Speed of Night"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:41
5.	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	John Fogerty	Faster Than the Speed of Night	3:48
6.	"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	3:57
7.	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:32
8.	"Bat Out of Hell"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:55
9.	"Straight from the Heart"	Bryan Adams Eric Kagna	Faster Than the Speed of Night	3:40
10.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	Steinman	Dead Ringer	3:48
11.	"Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" (with Todd Rundgren)	Steinman	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	4:12
12.	"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (with John Parr)	Al Hodge Michael Dan Ehmig	Blind Before I Stop	4:56
13.	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"	Desmond Child	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	3:59
14.	"Modern Girl"	Paul Jacobs Sarah Durkee	Bad Attitude	4:25

*Heaven & Hell* — 1993 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Bat Out of Hell"	Jim Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:55
2.	"Faster Than the Speed of Night"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:42
3.	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	5:05
4.	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	John Fogerty	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:08
5.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	Steinman	Dead Ringer	3:48
6.	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Steinman	Faster Than the Speed of Night	4:31
7.	"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:50
8.	"Holding Out for a Hero"	Steinman Dean Pitchford	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	3:31
9.	"Dead Ringer for Love" (with Cher)	Steinman	Dead Ringer	4:23
10.	"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"	Desmond Child	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	4:02
11.	"If You Really Want To"	George Meyer Ted Neeley	Midnight at the Lost and Found	3:39
12.	"Straight from the Heart"	Bryan Adams Eric Kanga	Faster Than the Speed of Night	3:43
13.	"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (with Todd Rundgren)	Steinman	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire	5:50
14.	"Heaven Can Wait"	Steinman	Bat Out of Hell	4:41

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	43

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)	84

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Irish Albums	54

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Irish Albums	58

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Irish Albums	32

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Irish Albums	94

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Irish Albums	60

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Irish Albums	82

Chart (2022)	Peak position
German Downloads (Offizielle Download Top 100)	25
Irish Compilations Chart (OCC)	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	83
UK Album Downloads (OCC)	17
UK Compilation Chart (OCC)	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	300,000
Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Version	Format(s)	Label
United Kingdom	1989	Original	Cassette	Telstar
Europe	5 May 1993		CD	Columbia
	1994		CD	Epic
	2004		Digital download	Columbia

References

^ Jurek, Thom. "Heaven & Hell - Meat Loaf / Bonnie Tyler — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
Wall, Mick (2017). Like a Bat Out of Hell: The Larger than Life Story of Meat Loaf. Hachette UK. p. 191. ISBN 9781409173526. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
"Australiancharts.com – Meat Loaf & Bonnie Tyler – Heaven & Hell". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
"Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
"Ireland Albums Top 100 – 22 May 2003 – Week 21/03". acharts.co. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
"Ireland Albums Top 100 – 23 February 2012 – Week 08/12". acharts.co. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
"Ireland Albums Top 100 – 20 June 2013 – Week 25/13". acharts.co. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
"Ireland Albums Top 100 – 21 August 2014 – Week 34/14". acharts.co. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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"Ireland Albums Top 100 – 6 April 2017 – Week 14/17". acharts.co. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
"Download Charts Album". GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
"Official Irish Compilations Chart Top 10 - 23 January 2022 - 03 February 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Meat Loaf & Bonnie Tyler – Heaven & Hell". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
"Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 - 23 January 2022 - 03 February 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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v t e Bonnie Tyler
Discography Videography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The World Starts Tonight Natural Force Diamond Cut Goodbye to the Island Faster Than the Speed of Night Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire Hide Your Heart Bitterblue Angel Heart Silhouette in Red Free Spirit All in One Voice Heart Strings Simply Believe Wings Rocks and Honey Between the Earth and the Stars The Best Is Yet to Come
Live albums	Bonnie Tyler Live Live in Germany 1993 In Berlin
Compilations	The Greatest Hits Heaven & Hell (with Meat Loaf) The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler: Volume 1 The Best The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler: Volume 2 The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Total Eclipse Anthology From the Heart: Greatest Hits Best of 3 CD
DVDs	Bonnie on Tour Live in Germany 1993
Concert tours	South Africa Tour 2013 Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour South America Tour 40 Years "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Tour
Principal collaborators	Ronnie Scott Jim Steinman Desmond Child Dieter Bohlen Giorgio Moroder
Television	Never Mind the Buzzcocks Hollyoaks Later Eurovision Song Contest
Related articles	Robert Sullivan (husband) United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Category

v t e Meat Loaf
Studio albums	Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) Hell in a Handbasket (2011) Braver Than We Are (2016)
Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations	Hits Out of Hell (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) Free-for-All (1976)
Videography	Hits Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back: The Meat Loaf Story Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
Related	Discography Jim Steinman Neverland Express Stoney & Meatloaf Ted Nugent Pearl Aday To Hell and Back

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