Heaven Can Wait: The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Heaven Can Wait
recording of:
Heaven Can Wait
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Neverland Music Co. and Peg Music Company
4:40
2Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass guitar:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
John Wilcox
guitar:
Todd Rundgren
piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
strings arranger:
Kenny Ascher
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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 1984)
recording of:
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
45:24
3Read ’em and Weep
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)
5:25
4Surf’s Up
cover recording of:
Surf's Up
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
4:20
5Everything Is Permitted
recording of:
Everything Is Permitted
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981)
4:40
6More 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)
6:56
7Lost Boys and Golden Girls
cover recording of:
Lost Boys and Golden Girls
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) (in 1993) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1993)
4:38
8Left in the Dark
cover recording of:
Left in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Deco Music, Lost Boys Music (BMI affiliated) and Universal Music Careers
6:42
9Man and Woman
cover recording of:
A Man and a Woman (Riopelle song)
writer:
John Harris (bassist, cooperates with Jerry Riopelle) and Jerry Riopelle
4:12
10Fallen Angel
3:39
11For Crying Out Loud
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
membranophone:
John Wilcox
piano:
Cheryl Hardwick and Sever Margoshes
solo piano:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
Rory Dodd
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
vocals:
Meat Loaf
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra
arranger:
Steve Margoshes, Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
orchestrator:
Steve Margoshes
concertmaster:
Gene Orloff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recording of:
For Crying Out Loud
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
48:45
12Standing 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)
3:58

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Wikidata:Q5694636 [info]