Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

by Bonnie Tyler

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 April 1986
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 55:01
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing her successful collaboration with producer Jim Steinman, the Welsh singer embraces grandiose, theatrical pop-rock production. The sweeping ballads and operatic rock anthems, highlighted by 'If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)', perfectly showcased her signature raspy vocal power.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, ballad, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Ravishing (6:25)
  2. If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man) (5:16)
  3. Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (with Todd Rundgren) - Extended Version - Edit (7:48)
  4. No Way to Treat a Lady (5:18)
  5. Band of Gold (5:51)
  6. Rebel Without a Clue (8:36)
  7. Lovers Again (4:32)
  8. Before This Night Is Through (5:23)
  9. Holding Out for a Hero - From "Footloose" Soundtrack (5:48)

Credits

  • Bonnie Tyler - primary artist
  • Studio Gerrard - artwork
  • Eric Troyer - backing vocals
  • Rory Dodd - backing vocals
  • Todd Rundgren - backing vocals, featuring [duet with]
  • Steve Buslowe - bass
  • Max Weinberg - drums, drums [additional]
  • Jimmy Bralower - drums, percussion

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