The Collection by Meat Loaf - DeepRiffs

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Singer Marvin Lee Aday -- known by the public as Meat Loaf -- has had a long career that has soared and tumbled downhill, only to rise again. He achieved the classic overnight success that was many hard years in the making. Meat Loaf's music can move between pop/rock love ballads and heavy-hitting hard rock anthems; he can manage either equally well. Over the years there have been a number of best-of collections put together from his offerings. This compilation is an import originally released in the early '90s by Arista Records. Fans will find 13 tracks on this album, including such favorites as "Rock & Roll Hero," "Midnight at the Lost and Found," and "Bat Out of Hell." The Collection is a great starting album for new Meat Loaf fans, and a worthy addition for fans who found him years ago.
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1. Piece of the Action

Acoustic Bass: John Siegler; Performer
Background Vocals: Stephanie De Sykes
Clare Torry; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster; Performer
Drums: Wells Kelly; Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick; Performer
Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Composer: Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs
James Richard Steinman; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Jacobs
Sarah Durkee
James Richard Steinman; Composer
Engineer: Femi Jiya; Production
Keyboard: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Percussion: Wells Kelly
Frank Ricotti; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Synthesizer: Steve Rance; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mack; Production
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Producer: Alan Shacklock
Meat Loaf
Paul Jacobs
Mack; Production

3. Bat Out of Hell (Live)

Background Vocals: Steve Buslowe
Amy Goff
Elaine Goff; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick
Alan Merrill; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Steve Buslowe
Bob Kulick
Meat Loaf; Composer
Composer: James Richard Steinman
Freddy King
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Composer
Lyricist: James Richard Steinman
Freddy King
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Composer
Producer: Meat Loaf
Tom Edmonds; Production

4. Rock 'n' Roll Hero

Acoustic Bass: John Golden; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bertl Gebhard
Peter Bischof
Elaine Goff
Bimey Oberreit
Amy Goff; Performer
Bass Guitar: Dieter Petereit; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Peter Weihe
Johan Daansen; Performer
Keyboard: Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Composer: John Wilcox
Eddie Schwartz
David Tyson; Composer
Lyricist: John Wilcox
Eddie Schwartz
David Tyson; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

5. Don't Leave Your Mark On Me

Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Composer: Downes
John Parr
Rick Derringer; Composer
Lyricist: John Parr
Downes
Rick Derringer; Composer
Acoustic Bass: Mats Björklynd
Dieter Petereit; Performer
Background Vocals: Wells Kelly
Paul Jacobs
Clare Torry
Stephanie De Sykes
Bertl Gebhard
Peter Bischof
Bimey Oberreit
Amy Goff
Meat Loaf
Elaine Goff; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Siegler; Performer
Drums: Wells Kelly
Curt Cress; Performer
Engineer: Femi Jiya; Production
Guitar: Bob Kulick
Mats Björklynd
Peter Weihe; Performer
Keyboard: Paul Jacobs
Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw; Performer
Percussion: Wells Kelly; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs
Harry Baierl; Performer
Synthesizer: Steve Rance; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Mack; Production
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Producer: Alan Shacklock
Meat Loaf
Paul Jacobs
Mack
Frank Farian; Production

7. Nowhere Fast

Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Clare Torry
Stephanie De Sykes
Frank Doyle
Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Amy Goff
Chuck Bürgi
Alan Merrill
Elaine Goff
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Siegler; Performer
Drums: Wells Kelly; Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick
Alan Merrill; Performer
Keyboard: Paul Jacobs
Frank Doyle; Performer
Percussion: Frank Ricotti; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Synthesizer: Steve Rance; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Paul Jacobs
Paul Buckmaster
Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Meat Loaf; Composer
Composer: James Richard Steinman
Steve Buslowe
Danny Deyornel
Paul Christie
Marvin Aday; Composer
Lyricist: James Richard Steinman
Steve Buslowe
Danny Deyornel
Paul Christie
Marvin Aday; Composer
Engineer: Femi Jiya; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mack; Production
Producer: Mack
Alan Shacklock
Meat Loaf
Paul Jacobs
Tom Edmonds; Production

8. Burning Down

Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Acoustic Bass: John Golden; Performer
Background Vocals: Bimey Oberreit
Bertl Gebhard
Amy Goff
Frank Farian
Meat Loaf
Peter Bischof
Elaine Goff; Performer
Bass Guitar: Dieter Petereit
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Guitar: Peter Weihe; Performer
Keyboard: Pit Löw
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Percussion: Mats Björklynd; Performer
Performer: Jackson Choir; Performer
Saxophone: Mel Collins; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf
Amy Goff; Performer
Composer: Billy Rankin
Jerry Riopelle
John Harris; Composer
Lyricist: Billy Rankin
Jerry Riopelle
John Harris; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

9. Stand By Me (previously unreleased)

Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Composer: Leiber
Stoller
F. King
James Richard Steinman; Composer
Lyricist: Leiber
Stoller
F. King
James Richard Steinman; Composer

12. One More Kiss (Night Of The Soft Parade)

Background Vocals: Bertl Gebhard
Amy Goff
Peter Bischof
Elaine Goff
Bimey Oberreit
Steve Buslowe; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: John Golden; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Peter Weihe
Mats Björklynd
Bob Kulick
Alan Merrill; Performer
Keyboard: Pit Löw
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Piano: Harry Baierl
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Meat Loaf; Composer
Composer: John Golden
Meat Loaf
James Richard Steinman; Composer
Lyricist: Meat Loaf
John Golden
James Richard Steinman; Composer
Engineer: Volker Barber
Tobias Freund
Bernd Berwanger
Claus Wilcke
Di Carmine
Tammy Grohe
Zeke Lund; Production
Producer: Frank Farian
Meat Loaf
Tom Edmonds; Production

13. Midnight At the Lost and Found (Live)

Acoustic Bass: Dieter Petereit; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Steve Buslowe
Bob Kulick
Amy Goff
Chuck Bürgi
Elaine Goff
Frank Doyle
Paul Jacobs
Alan Merrill
Bertl Gebhard
Peter Bischof
Bimey Oberreit; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick
Alan Merrill
Peter Weihe; Performer
Keyboard: Frank Doyle
Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Steve Buslowe
Meat Loaf
Bob Kulick; Composer
Composer: Paul Christie
Marvin Aday
Steve Buslowe
Danny Deyornel
John Wilcox; Composer
Lyricist: Marvin Aday
Danny Deyornel
Paul Christie
Steve Buslowe
John Wilcox; Composer
Producer: Tom Edmonds
Meat Loaf
Frank Farian; Production

14. Man and a Woman

Acoustic Bass: John Siegler; Performer
Background Vocals: Peter Bischof
Bertl Gebhard
Bimey Oberreit
Elaine Goff
Stephanie De Sykes
Clare Torry
Wells Kelly
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Composer: Jerry Riopelle
John Harris
John Parr
Downes; Composer
Bass Guitar: John Golden; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress
Mats Björklynd
Wells Kelly; Performer
Guitar: Peter Weihe
Bob Kulick; Performer
Keyboard: Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Percussion: Wells Kelly; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Synthesizer: Steve Rance; Performer
Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Lyricist: John Harris
Jerry Riopelle
John Parr
Downes; Composer
Vocals: Meat Loaf
Amy Goff; Performer
Engineer: Femi Jiya; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mack; Production
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Producer: Frank Farian
Alan Shacklock
Meat Loaf
Mack
Paul Jacobs; Production

15. Took The Words (Live)

Background Vocals: Frank Doyle
Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Amy Goff
Chuck Bürgi
Alan Merrill
Elaine Goff
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Meat Loaf; Composer
Composer: James Richard Steinman
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Lyricist: James Richard Steinman
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Producer: Meat Loaf
Tom Edmonds; Production

10. Special Girl

Acoustic Bass: Mo Foster; Performer
Background Vocals: Peter Bischof
Amy Goff
Bertl Gebhard
Bimey Oberreit
Elaine Goff
Stephanie De Sykes
Clare Torry; Performer
Composer: Dave Tyson
Eddie Schwartz
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Bass Guitar: John Golden; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress
Wells Kelly; Performer
Guitar: Johan Daansen
Peter Weihe
Bob Kulick; Performer
Keyboard: Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw
Paul Jacobs; Performer
Percussion: Wells Kelly; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs; Performer
Synthesizer: Steve Rance; Performer
Arranger: Paul Buckmaster
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie Schwartz
Dave Tyson
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs; Composer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Engineer: Femi Jiya; Production
Mixing Engineer: Mack; Production
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Producer: Frank Farian
Alan Shacklock
Meat Loaf
Mack
Paul Jacobs; Production

2. Standing On the Outside

Acoustic Bass: Mats Björklynd
Dieter Petereit; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bimey Oberreit
Peter Bischof
Amy Goff
Bertl Gebhard
Elaine Goff
Frank Farian
Meat Loaf; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Golden; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Johan Daansen
Peter Weihe; Performer
Keyboard: Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw; Performer
Percussion: Mats Björklynd; Performer
Performer: Jackson Choir; Performer
Piano: Harry Baierl; Performer
Saxophone: Mel Collins; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Composer: John Lang
Steve George
Richard Page
Billy Rankin; Composer
Lyricist: Richard Page
John Lang
Steve George
Billy Rankin; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

6. Modern Girl (Live)

Acoustic Bass: John Golden; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Steve Buslowe
Amy Goff
Chuck Bürgi
Elaine Goff
Frank Doyle
Paul Jacobs
Alan Merrill
Bob Kulick
Bertl Gebhard
Bimey Oberreit
Peter Bischof; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Bob Kulick
Mats Björklynd
Peter Weihe; Performer
Keyboard: Mats Björklynd
Pit Löw; Performer
Piano: Paul Jacobs
Harry Baierl; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Arranger: Bob Kulick
Steve Buslowe
Meat Loaf; Composer
Composer: James Richard Steinman
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs
Meat Loaf
John Golden; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Jacobs
James Richard Steinman
Sarah Durkee
Meat Loaf
John Golden; Composer
Engineer: Bernd Berwanger
Tobias Freund
Claus Wilcke
Tammy Grohe
Volker Barber
Di Carmine
Zeke Lund; Production
Producer: Meat Loaf
Tom Edmonds
Frank Farian; Production

11. Masculine

Acoustic Bass: John Golden; Performer
Primary Artist: Meat Loaf; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Bimey Oberreit
Peter Bischof
Meat Loaf
Amy Goff
Bertl Gebhard
Elaine Goff; Performer
Bass Guitar: Dieter Petereit
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Drums: Curt Cress; Performer
Guitar: Mats Björklynd
Peter Weihe
Johan Daansen; Performer
Keyboard: Pit Löw
Mats Björklynd; Performer
Performer: Jackson Choir; Performer
Piano: Harry Baierl; Performer
Vocals: Meat Loaf; Performer
Composer: Rick Derringer
Steve George
John Lang
Richard Page; Composer
Lyricist: Rick Derringer
Steve George
John Lang
Richard Page; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 16 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

14/15 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

9/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Rock Opera

Label

Arista

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 3, 1994

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

743216606122