The Very Best of Meat Loaf

Tracklist

• CD 1: Disc One
• 1
  Home by Now / No Matter What
  8:25
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back (remix)
  8:07
  3.6 ★
• 3
  You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
  5:04
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
  5:23
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
  5:50
  4.6 ★
• 6
  Is Nothing Sacred
  6:37
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Paradise by the Dashboard Light
  8:25
  4.2 ★
• 8
  Heaven Can Wait
  4:49
  4.5 ★
• CD 2: Disc Two
• 1
  I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
  11:58
  4.4 ★
• 2
  A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
  7:36
  3.5 ★
• 3
  I’d Lie for You (and That’s the Truth)
  6:27
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Not a Dry Eye in the House
  5:55
  4.6 ★
• 5
  Nocturnal Pleasure
  0:37
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Dead Ringer for Love
  4:20
  3.8 ★
• 7
  Midnight at the Lost and Found
  3:31
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
  9:45
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Bat Out of Hell
  9:48
  4.4 ★

More by Meat Loaf

Bat Out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell 1977

Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell…

Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell… 1993

Blind Before I Stop

Blind Before I Stop 1986

Bad Attitude

Bad Attitude 1984

Midnight at the Lost and Found

Midnight at the Lost and Found 1983

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer 1981

Release credits

• Al Rubin
  horn [6]
• Allan Nicholls
  background vocals [6]
• Bill Gardner
  additional [1.5, 2.1], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Brandon Harris
  additional [1.5, 2.1], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Cher
  performer [6], vocal [6]
• Chris Albert
  additional [2.1, 1.5], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Dan Gellert
  assistant [2.1, 1.5]
• Davey Johnstone
  guitar [6]
• David Thoener
  mix [2.1, 1.5]
• Ed Sprague
  recording [9]
• Eddie Martinez
  guitar [1]
• Edgar Winter
  saxophone [3, 7]
• Ellen Foley
  background vocals [2.9, 1.3, 1.7], lead vocals [7], performer [7]
• Eric Troyer
  background vocals [6]
• Jeff Bova
  programming [2.1, 1.5], synthesizer [2.1, 1.5]
• Jim Steinman
  arranger [2.1, 2.9, 1.3-5, 1.7], keyboard [1.3, 1.7, 2.9], other vocals [7], percussion [1.3, 2.9], producer [2.1, 2.6, 1.5]
• Jimmy Iovine
  producer [6], recording [9]
• Jimmy Maelen
  percussion [6]
• John Jansen
  recording [9], remixer [9]
• John “Willie” Wilcox
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Kasim Sulton
  background vocals [1.5, 2.1, 2.9], bass [2.9, 1.3, 1.7], bass guitar [4]
• Kenny Aronoff
  drums (drum set) [1.5, 2.1]
• Kenny Ascher
  strings [4]
• Lenny Pickett
  saxophone [5]
• Lew Del Gatto
  horn [6]
• Liberty DeVitto
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Lorraine Crosby
  lead vocals [1]
• Lou Marini
  horn [6]
• Mark Doyle
  guitar [7], piano [7]
• Mark Guilbeault
  additional [2.1, 1.5], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Mark Thomas
  recording [9]
• Matthew "Boomer" LaMonica
  additional [1.5, 2.1], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Max Weinberg
  drums (drum set) [2.7, 2.9, 1.7], membranophone [3]
• Meat Loaf
  additional [1.5, 2.1], background vocals [7], lead vocals [2.1, 2.7, 2.9, 1.3-5, 1.7], percussion [3], vocal [6]
• Neleam Ymmij
  slit drum [6]
• Phil Rizzuto
  spoken vocals [7]
• Rhonda Coullet
  background vocals [6]
• Rick Derringer
  guitar [7]
• Roger Powell
  synthesizer [1.3-4, 1.7, 2.9]
• Rory Dodd
  background vocals [1.3-5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9]
• Rory Romano
  additional [2.1, 1.5], assistant [2.1, 1.5]
• Roy Bittan
  associate [2.1, 1.5], keyboard [2.9, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7], piano [1.3-5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9]
• Steve Boyer
  additional [2.1, 1.5], assistant [1.5, 2.1]
• Steve Buslowe
  bass [1.5, 2.1], bass guitar [6]
• Steve Holroyd
  additional [2.1, 1.5]
• Steve Rinkoff
  associate [1.5, 2.1], recording [1.5, 2.1]
• Ted Neeley
  background vocals [6]
• Tim Pierce
  guitar [2.1, 1.5]
• Todd Rundgren
  arranger [2.9, 1.3-4, 1.7], background vocals [2.1, 2.9, 1.3-5, 1.5, 1.7], engineer [1.3-4, 1.7, 2.9], guitar [4, 7], guitar family [1.3, 2.9], keyboard [9], mix [2.9, 1.3-4, 1.7], percussion [2.9, 1.3], producer [2.9, 1.3-4, 1.7]
• Tom Dowd
  producer [7]
• Tom “Bones” Malone
  horn [6]
• Victor Deyglio
  additional [1.5, 2.1], assistant [2.1, 1.5]
• Show all credits (52)

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  The Very Best of Meat Loaf

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  The Very Best of Meat Loaf

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  The Very Best of Meat Loaf

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  20 October 2003