Bat Out of Hell
by Meat Loaf
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 October 1977
- Label: Cleveland International
- Country: United States
- Length: 46:37
- Community rating: 3.51/5 from 11 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived by composer Jim Steinman as a futuristic Peter Pan rock opera, Meat Loaf's monumental breakthrough is a staggering display of theatrical excess. 'Bat Out of Hell' delivers profoundly epic, highly energetic pop-rock and symphonic power ballads, dripping with incredibly passionate, romantic teenager angst and triumphant arena-ready anthems.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, bombastic, theatrical, grandiose, storytelling
Tracklist
Credits
- Meat Loaf - primary artist
- Gene Orloff - arranged by
- Jim Steinman - arranged by, concept by [cover], effects, keyboards, percussion
- Steve Margoshes - arranged by, orchestrated by, piano
- Ken Ascher - arranged by [strings]
- Ellen Foley - backing vocals
- Kasim Sulton - backing vocals, bass
- Rory Dodd - backing vocals
- Todd Rundgren - backing vocals, guitar, guitar [motorcycle guitar], keyboards, percussion, producer, engineer, mixed by, arranged by [with]
- Charlie Conrad - consultant [special]
- Ed Lee - design
- John Wilcox - drums
- Max Weinberg - drums
- Cliff Hodsdon - engineer [assistant]
- Richard Corben - illustration
- Roy Bittan - keyboards, piano
- Joe Brescio - mastered by
- Jimmy Iovine - mixed by [remixed by], recorded by
- John Jansen - mixed by [remixed by], recorded by
- New York Philharmonic - orchestra
- The Philadelphia Orchestra - orchestra
- Marvin Lee Aday - percussion
- Frank Laffitte - photography by
- Cheryl Hardwick - piano
- Sam Ellis - production manager
- Richard Maiori - production manager [assistant]
- Ed Sprague - recorded by
- Mark Thomas - recorded by
- Edgar Winter - saxophone
- Phil Rizzuto - speech
- Roger Powell - synthesizer