Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell / Virgin Audio CD 1993 / CDV2710
UPC 724383906727
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released in September 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album Bat Out of Hell. The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Five tracks were released as singles, including "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which reached number 1 in 28 countries.
The album was released by Virgin Records outside of North America, where it was released by MCA. The third part of the Bat trilogy, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, was released in 2006.
Like the first album of the trilogy, Bat Out of Hell II was a commercial success. It sold over 14 million copies worldwide.
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Virgin – CDV2710 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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1993 |
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| Genre: |
Rock |
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Soft Rock, Pop Rock |
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Tracklist:
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I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Martinez, Tim Pierce
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Lead Vocals [Female Lead Vocal] – Mrs. Loud
Piano – Roy Bittan
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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12:01
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Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back
Backing Vocals – Amy Goff, Elaine Goff, Gunnar Nelson, Kasim Sulton, Lorraine Crosby, Matthew Nelson, Rory Dodd, Stuart Emerson, Todd Rundgren
Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Brett Cullen, Cynthia Geary, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Michelle Little, Robert Coron
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Martinez, Tim Pierce
Keyboards – Roy Bittan
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
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8:00
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Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Guitar [Guitars] – Tim Pierce
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano, Keyboards – Roy Bittan
Saxophone [Saxophones] – Lenny Pickett
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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5:51
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It Just Won't Quit
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Meat Loaf, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Guitar [Guitars] – Tim Pierce
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano, Keyboards – Roy Bittan
Soloist, Guitar – Pat Thrall
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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7:21
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Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Kenny Aronoff
Guitar [Guitars] – Pat Thrall, Tim Pierce
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano, Keyboards – Roy Bittan
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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7:24
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Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Lorraine Crosby, Max Haskett, Stuart Emerson, Todd Rundgren
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Rick Marotta
Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Martinez
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano – Bill Payne
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ellen Foley, Rory Dodd
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10:16
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Wasted Youth
Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
Voice – Jim Steinman
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2:41
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| 8 |
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Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Max Haskett, Todd Rundgren
Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Lorraine Crosby
Bagpipes, Drums – Brian Meagher, Brian Meagher, Jr., Justin Meagher
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Rick Marotta
Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Martinez
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Organ, Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
Piano – Bill Payne
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7:59
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Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Backing Vocals – Kasim Sulton, Rory Dodd, Todd Rundgren
Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Amy Goff, Curtis King, Elaine Goff
Drums – Jimmy Bralower
Guitar [Guitars] – Eddie Martinez
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano – Roy Bittan
Saxophone [Saxophones] – Lenny Pickett
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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6:53
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Back Into Hell
Instruments [All Instruments Played And Programmed By] – Jeff Bova
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2:46
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Lost Boys And Golden Girls
Backing Vocals – Eric Troyer, Kasim Sulton, Rory Dodd
Lead Vocals – Meat Loaf
Piano – Bill Payne
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Bova
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- Arranged By [Background Vocals Arranged By] – Todd Rundgren
- Arranged By [Co-Arranged By] – Meat Loaf And The Musicians
- Artwork [Cover Art], Illustration [All Other Illustrations] – Michael Whelan
- Artwork [Line Artwork] – Hills Archer Ink
- Coordinator [Art Co-ordniation] – Joe Pearson
- Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Carol Peters, Don Ketteler
- Engineer [Additional Engineering: L.A.] – Steve Holroyd
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer: L.A.] – Dan Gellert
- Engineer [Second Assistant Engineer] – Bill Gardner, Brandon Harris, Chris Albert, Mark Guilbeault, Matthew "Boomer" LaMonica, Rory Romano, Steve Boyer, Victor Deyglio
- Management – Allen Kovac, Jeff Sydney, Tommy Manzi
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Mixed By – David Thoener (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Steven Rinkoff* (tracks: 7, 10)
- Photography By [Portrait Of Meat Loaf] – Michael Halsband
- Producer [Associate Producer] – Roy Bittan
- Producer [Associate Producer], Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Steven Rinkoff
- Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Jim Steinman
