reissue from Music On CD of MEAT LOAF‘s underrated second album “Dead Ringer“. After the mega success of 1977’s Bat Out of Hell, the combination of endless touring, drugs and exhaustion had caused MEAT LOAF to lose his voice.
01 – Peel Out
02 – I’m Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us
03 – More Than You Deserve
04 – I’ll Kill You If You Don’t Come Back
05 – Read ‘Em And Weep
06 – Nocturnal Pleasure
07 – Dead Ringer For Love
08 – Everything Is Permitted
Meat Loaf – lead vocals
Davey Johnstone – guitars
Mick Ronson – guitars (3)
Joe DeAngelis – acoustic guitars (1)
Steve Buslowe – bass
Roy Bittan – piano, keyboards (1, 2, 8)
Larry Fast – synthesizers (1, 6)
Max Weinberg – drums
Liberty DeVitto – drums (5, 7)
Leslie Aday – female voice (1)
Jim Steinman – spoken word (6)
Cher – guest vocals (7)
Ted Neeley, Allan Nicholls, Eric Troyer – backing vocals