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Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards (1, 2, 8).Alden Shuman, Roy Straigis – string arrangements (3, 8)."Nocturnal Pleasure" (Monologue by Steinman) Parke Puterbaugh of Rolling Stone called the album a "cast-iron drag" and chastised Meat Loaf for his "alarmingly awful" vocals. The tour for this album also marked the beginning of his long-running collaboration with pianist Paul Jacobs, as both sideman and songwriter.ĭead Ringer was considered both a commercial and critical disappointment after the worldwide success of Meat Loaf's debut album Bat Out of Hell. The album was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Jimmy Iovine and Steinman.įour singles were released from Dead Ringer: " Dead Ringer for Love" (featuring Cher), " I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us", " Read 'Em and Weep" and "Peel Out". Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to a new, re-recorded version of "More Than You Deserve" (which Meat Loaf had sung in the musical with the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer.
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This album was Dead Ringer, which was later released in 1981, after the release of Bad for Good.Īfter playing the role of Travis Redfish in the movie Roadie, Meat Loaf got his voice back, got off drugs, played softball, and started to work on his new album in 1980. Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf. During that time, a combination of touring, drugs and exhaustion had caused Meat Loaf to lose his voice. Steinman started to work on Bad for Good, the album that was supposed to be the follow-up to 1977's Bat Out of Hell, in 1978. The album cover was designed by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson. It is the second of four albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. Dead Ringer is the second studio album by Meat Loaf, released on September 4, 1981.
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