[2017-11-24] Bonnie Tyler "Remixes And Rarities" 2CD set (Cherry Pop UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:17 am

Description
BONNIE TYLER needs little introduction: from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, she was one of the most popular British singers with a truly unique and amazing voice, a string of classic hits and a legion of fans.

REMIXES AND RARITIES is a new compilation devoted to the hard-to-find tracks scattered across Bonnie’s prolific career, from her earliest recordings for RCA in the late Seventies to her time with Hansa in the early Nineties, including many overlooked non-album tracks.

Released with the blessing of Bonnie’s management, Remixes And Rarities includes several highly collectable tracks which were only issued in South America or Japan; numerous tracks which have never graced CD before; and others which are long-out-of-print.

Among the many other highlights are extended versions of such classic hits as ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, ‘Holding Out For A Hero’, ‘Bitterblue’ and ‘If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)’.

Compiled and annotated by devoted fan Liam Brigg with help from Bonnie’s army of collectors, this 2-CD is a must for all fans of Ms Tyler.

The comprehensive liner notes include recent interviews with collaborators on some of Bonnie’s rarest tracks, including Peter Oxendale, Greek musicians Mihalis Rakintzis and Sofia Arvaniti and producer Nicky Graham. They also provide background info about Bonnie’s most obscure tracks.

While there have been over 150 compilations of Bonnie Tyler, Remixes And Rarities is the most thorough, comprehensive and unique, in terms of the concept, the tracks chosen, the liner notes and the artwork.

This latest double-disc set follows previously popular Remixes And Rarities titles on Cherry Pop by Paul Young, the Thompson Twins, Bucks Fizz and A Flock Of Seagulls.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Holding Out For A Hero (Special Extended Remix)
2. First Love
3. Where Were You (Radio Mix)
4. It’s A Jungle Out There (Special Jim Steinman Remix)
5. Breakout (Long Version)
6. Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It) (12” Version) (with Todd Rundgren)
7. Sem Limites Pra Sonhar (Reaching For The Infinite Heart) (with Fábio Jr.)
8. Bitterblue (True Blue Mix)
9. I Do It For You
10. Rebel Without A Clue (Excerpt From…)
11. Band Of Gold (Long Version)
12. Say Goodbye (Classical Version)
13. From The Bottom Of My Lonely Heart (Long Version)
14. Sola A La Orilla Del Mar (Sitting On The Edge Of The Ocean) (Spanish Version)
15. Hide Your Heart (A-Side Edit)
16. God Gave Love To You (Radio Version)
17. Sayonara Tokyo

[CD2]
1. The Desert Is In Your Heart (with Sofia Arvaniti)
2. Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Extended Version)
3. Matter Of The Heart
4. Take Me Back (Edit)
5. Against The Wind (Extended Version)
6. If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) (Extended Version)
7. (The World Is Full Of) Married Men
8. Band Of Gold (Dub Version)
9. Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It) (Radio Edit) (with Todd Rundgren)
10. Race To The Fire (Race Mix)
11. Save Up All Your Tears (London Mix)
12. Stay (Long Version)
13. No Way To Treat A Lady (7” Edit)
14. Notes From America (A-Side Edit)
15. Fools Lullaby (Sweet Lullaby Mix)
16. Holding Out For A Hero (Instrumental)

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075TN1Z14/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075TN1Z14/?tag=imwan-21

EdisonLite · **Joined:** 13 Nov 2010 **Posts:** 126

I'm so looking forward to this release. I have quite a few of these versions on import CD singles, but there's never been a CD release with the extended versions of "If You Were a Woman" and "Loving You's a Dirty Job". I'm curious as to what it is they label "Total Eclipse of the Heart (extended version)". Is that just a fancy way of saying the 7+ minute album version, or a tricky sales tactic to get people to buy this, thinking this is a dance remix? Does anyone know if, back in the day, there was some "extended version" of this (remix or otherwise) that isn't the regular 7+ minute album version?

[2017-11-24] Bonnie Tyler "Remixes And Rarities" 2CD set (Cherry Pop UK)

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