A Piece of the Action: The Best of

~ Release by Meat Loaf (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bat Out of Hell
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar family, keyboard and percussion:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and percussion:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Ellen Foley, Kasim Sultan and Todd Rundgren
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
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 1977)
music videos:
Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
recording of:
Bat out of Hell
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
BMG AM Pty Limited, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Neverland Music and Peg Music Co.
Meat Loaf4.359:48
2You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (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 1977, in 1978)
edit of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf
recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Meat Loaf44:14
3Two 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)
Meat Loaf45:25
4Paradise by the Dashboard Light
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Todd Rundgren
keyboard and other vocals [lascivious effects]:
Jim Steinman
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
synthesizer:
Roger Powell (US musician, programmer, and columnist, band "Utopia")
background vocals:
Rory Dodd, Marvin Lee and Todd Rundgren
background vocals and lead vocals [featured female vocal]:
Ellen Foley
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
spoken vocals [baseball play-by-play]:
Phil Rizzuto
performer:
Ellen Foley
arranger:
Todd Rundgren and Jim Steinman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977)
recording of:
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
Meat Loaf featuring Ellen Foley4.28:28
5Dead Ringer for Love
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
drums (drum set):
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Davey Johnstone
horn:
Alan Rubin, Lou Delgatto, Lou Marani and Tom Malone (US trombonist)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
piano:
Roy Bittan
slit drum [African logs]:
Neleam Ymmij
background vocals:
Allan Nicholls (Canadian musician), Rhonda Coullet, Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley and Eric Troyer
vocals:
Cher and Meat Loaf
performer:
Cher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1981) 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 1981)
recording of:
Dead Ringer for Love
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)
Meat Loaf featuring Cher3.84:23
6Modern Girl
recording of:
Modern Girl
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
publisher:
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd.
Meat Loaf4:28
7I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
keyboard and piano:
Roy Bittan
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
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)
Meat Loaf47:08
8Read 'em and Weep
bass guitar:
Steve Buslowe
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Liberty DeVitto (US drummer)
percussion:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion)
piano:
Roy Bittan
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)
Meat Loaf4.55:25
9Peel Out
recording of:
Peel Out
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
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)
Meat Loaf6:30
10Midnight at the Lost and Found
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
guitar:
Rick Derringer (from 1982-10 until 1983-02) and Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
piano:
Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
recording of:
Midnight at the Lost and Found (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
writer:
Daniel Augusto Peyronel, Michael Lee Aday, Paul A. Christie and Steve R. Buslowe
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) and Carlin Music Corp.
Meat Loaf43:31
11If You Really Want To
Meat Loaf3:37
12Razor's Edge
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Max Weinberg (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
guitar and piano:
Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
recording of:
Razor's Edge (from 1982-10 until 1983-02)
writer:
Steve Buslowe, Paul Christie, Mark Doyle (rock guitarist) and Marvin Lee Aday
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Meat Loaf34:07
13Sailor to a Siren
recording of:
Sailor to a Siren
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
Meat Loaf4:42
14Blind Before I Stop
recording of:
Blind Before I Stop
writer:
John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.) and Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf3:32
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Piece of the Action
recording of:
Piece of the Action
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
Meat Loaf4:18
2Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries
recording of:
Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries
writer:
Michael Dan Ehmig and Alan Hodge
Meat Loaf4:58
3I'll Kill You If You Don't Come Back
recording of:
I’ll Kill You If You Don’t Come Back
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
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)
Meat Loaf6:24
4Special Girl
cover recording of:
Special Girl
writer:
Eddie Schwartz and David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter)
Meat Loaf3:57
5Heaven 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
Meat Loaf4:48
6All Revved Up With No Place to Go
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
bass:
Kasim Sultan
guitar family:
Todd Rundgren
membranophone:
John Wilcox
piano:
Roy Bittan
saxophone:
Edgar Winter
background vocals:
Ellen Foley
lead vocals:
Meat Loaf
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 1977)
recording of:
All Revved Up With No Place to Go
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Neverland Music Publishing Company and Peg Music Company
Meat Loaf3.554:20
7More 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)
Meat Loaf3:33
8Everything Is Permitted
recording of:
Everything Is Permitted
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981)
Meat Loaf4:40
9For 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
Meat Loaf48:45
10The Promised Land
cover recording of:
Promised Land
lyricist:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Limited
is based on:
Wabash Cannonball
Meat Loaf2:46
11Bad Attitude
recording of:
Bad Attitude
writer:
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs (American composer)
Meat Loaf featuring Roger Daltrey4:55
12Wolf at Your Door
recording of:
Wolf at the Door
writer:
Leslie Gay Aday and Steve R. Buslowe
publisher:
Piedmont Music Company
Meat Loaf4:07
13You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girl
Meat Loaf4:30
14Don't Leave Your Mark on Me
recording of:
Don’t Leave Your Mark on Me
writer:
Julia Downes (songwriter, musician and producer.) and John Parr
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Meat Loaf3.54:08
15One More Kiss (Night of the Soft Parade)
Meat Loaf5:41
16I Love You So I Told You a Lie
Ted Nugent featuring Meat Loaf3:43