Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed Of Night (1983) [2009 Japanese Edition]

The standout among the cover versions is “Tears,” a heart-tugging power ballad that Tyler performs as a duet with its author, Frankie Miller. Since Miller’s gruff voice is close in style to Tyler’s, their duet has a special chemistry and they milk the song for every drop of drama it has to offer.
This combination of bombast and melodrama could have worn thin quickly, but Steinman keeps things moving smoothly by carefully pacing all the songs and throwing in odd, ear-catching elements to keep things interesting: as example, listen the chanting children’s chorus that introduces “Goin’ Through the Motions”, a surprisingly Blue Öyster Cult cover from their 1977 album Spectres.


Very hard to find and with a superb remastering job, this Japanese Ltd Edition includes as bonus the hit “Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Radio Edit Version)” slightly changed and trimmed for major impact.

Tracks:

01 – Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
02 – Faster Than The Speed Of Night
03 – Getting So Excited
04 – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
05 – It’s A Jungle Out There
06 – Goin’ Through The Motions
07 – Tears
08 – Take Me Back
09 – Straight From The Heart
BONUS TRACK:
10 – Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Radio Edit Version)

Personnel:

Bonnie Tyler: vocals
Roy Bittan: piano, organ on track 8
Larry Fast: synthesizers
Rick Derringer: guitars
Steve Buslowe: bass
Max Weinberg: drums
Jimmy Maelen: percussion
Eric Troyer: backing vocals
Rory Dodd: backing vocals, vocal on track 4
Dave LeBolt: additional synthesizer on track 1
Steve Margoshes: all keyboards on track 2
Holly Sherwood: backing vocals & wailing on track 2
Martin Briley: additional guitars on track 2
Frankie Miller: male vocal on track 7
Stephanie Black, Erika Katz, Brian Pew, Edward Skylar, Tristine Skylar, David Varga: children’s chorus on track 6