Best: Holding Out for a Hero

Tracklist

• 1
  Holding Out for a Hero
  5:50
  4.4 ★
• 2
  If You Were a Woman
  5:15
• 3
  Lost in France
  3:53
  2.4 ★
• 4
  Islands
  4:19
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Total Eclipse of the Heart
  7:00
  4.5 ★
• 6
  A Rockin’ Good Way
  2:53
  2.5 ★
• 7
  Here Am I
  3:48
  1.0 ★
• 8
  It’s a Heartache
  3:29
  3.8 ★
• 9
  Straight From the Heart
  3:40
  4.5 ★
• 10
  Save Up All Your Tears
  4:20
• 11
  Hide Your Heart
  4:21
• 12
  Faster Than the Speed of Night
  6:42
  4.0 ★
• 13
  Don’t Turn Around
  4:14
• 14
  To Love Somebody
  5:41
• 15
  Piece of My Heart
  3:48
• 16
  Here She Comes
  3:24
• 17
  The Best
  4:14
  5.0 ★

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Release credits

• Al Rubin
  trumpet [1]
• Al Scotti
  background vocals [11]
• Alan Shacklock
  producer [4]
• Art Wood
  drum machine [1], electronic drum set [1]
• Arthur Payson
  associate [1]
• Bernie Shanahan
  background vocals [11]
• Bonnie Tyler
  lead vocals [2, 10-11, 13-14, 17], performer [4, 6], vocal [4, 8]
• Chris Wyles
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Christopher Neil
  producer [6]
• Chuck Kentis
  keyboard [10, 13-14, 17], organ [11], synthesizer [10, 13-14, 17]
• Dave Mackay
  producer [8]
• Dave Taylor
  bass trombone [1]
• David Mackay
  arranger [3, 15], producer [3, 7-8, 15]
• Desmond Child
  background vocals [11, 17], choir vocals [13-14], producer [10-11, 13-14, 17]
• Diana Grasselli
  choir vocals [13]
• Dick Bland
  bass guitar [6]
• Elaine Caswell
  background vocals [17], choir vocals [13-14]
• Ellen Foley
  additional [1]
• Eric Troyer
  background vocals [1-2], vocal arranger [1]
• Gavin Povey
  piano [6], synthesizer [6]
• Gregg Mangiafico
  piano [14]
• Hiram Bullock
  guitar [1]
• Holly Knight
  additional [17], keyboard [17]
• Holly Sherwood
  background vocals [1, 12], vocal arranger [1]
• Jerry Marotta
  choir vocals [14], drums (drum set) [10-11, 13-14, 17], percussion [10-11, 13-14, 17]
• Jim Pugh
  trombone [1]
• Jim Steinman
  producer [1-2, 5]
• Jimmy Bralower
  drums (drum set) [2], percussion [2]
• Joe Lynn Turner
  background vocals [11], choir vocals [13]
• Joe Shepley
  trumpet [14]
• John Jansen
  associate [1]
• John McCurry
  guitar [10-11, 13-14, 17]
• John Philip Shenale
  programming [1], synthesizer [1]
• John Regan
  bass [10-11]
• Keith O’Quinn
  trombone [14]
• Kevin Dunne
  bass [7-8]
• Larry Fast
  programming [2], synthesizer [2]
• Lawrence Feldman
  tenor saxophone [14]
• Lenny Pickett
  saxophone [2]
• Les Davidson
  guitar [6]
• Lew Soloff
  trumpet [1]
• Louis Cortelezzi
  solo [14], tenor saxophone [14]
• Louis Merlino
  background vocals [10-11, 17], choir vocals [14]
• Michael Brecker
  tenor saxophone [1]
• Mike Gibbins
  drums (drum set) [7-8], percussion [7-8]
• Mike Oldfield
  performer [4], producer [4]
• Myriam Valle
  background vocals [17], choir vocals [13-14]
• Neil Dorfsman
  associate [1]
• Neill King
  engineer [6]
• Patti Darcy
  background vocals [10]
• Ralph Schuckett
  arranger [14], conductor [14]
• Richard Barrie
  engineer [4]
• Roger McKew
  guitar [6]
• Ronnie Cuber
  baritone saxophone [14]
• Ronnie Scott
  arranger [3, 15], producer [3, 7-8, 15]
• Rory Dodd
  background vocals [1-2, 5], vocal arranger [1]
• Roy Bittan
  piano [2], synthesizer [2]
• Scott Wolfe
  producer [8]
• Seth Glassman
  bass [14, 17]
• Shakin’ Stevens
  guest [6]
• Sid McGinnis
  guitar [2]
• Simon Hurrell
  engineer [6]
• Sterling Smith
  drum machine [1], piano [1], synthesizer [1]
• Steve Buslowe
  bass [2]
• Steve Wolfe
  acoustic guitar [7-8], arranger [3, 15], background vocals [7-8], producer [3, 7-8, 15]
• Steven Savitt
  choir vocals [13]
• Todd Rundgren
  background vocals [2]
• Tom Newman
  producer [4]
• Tom “Bones” Malone
  brass [1], trombone [1]
• Tony Levin
  bass [13]
• Show all credits (70)

Issues

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  Best: Holding Out for a Hero

  CD
  26 March 1997