Bat Out Of Hell

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In House / Store / Home". Billboard. Vol.91, no.46. November 17, 1979. p.63. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved December 22, 2021– via Google Books. Steinman had wanted equal billing with Meat Loaf on the album's title; he wanted it to be called "Jim Steinman presents..." or "Jim and Meat", or vice versa. For marketing reasons, the record company wished to make 'Meat Loaf' the recognizable name. As a compromise, the words "Songs by Jim Steinman" appear relatively prominently on the cover. The singer believes that this was probably the beginning of their "ambivalent relationship". [44] Amherst College Digital Collections". Amherst College Digital Collections . Retrieved April 7, 2018.

For example, citing the narrative of "Paradise", Rundgren jokes that he can't imagine Steinman being at a lakeside with the most beautiful girl in school, but he can imagine Steinman "imagining" it. [28] Cover [ edit ] The Historian (April 4, 2009), Jim Steinman talks about 'You Took the Words...' , archived from the original on November 15, 2021 , retrieved April 7, 2018 The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. November 18, 2003. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007 . Retrieved August 22, 2007. RIAA Database, Bat Out of Hell". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 11, 2011. Savage, Mark (October 14, 2022). "Meat Loaf tops chart of biggest-selling debut albums in UK history". BBC . Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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Canadian album certifications – Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell". Music Canada . Retrieved June 30, 2012.

Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1978. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021 . Retrieved April 2, 2022. Meatloaf sues former collaborator Steinman over Bat Out of Hell". Reuters/VNU. June 8, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 . Retrieved August 22, 2007. ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 21, 2021.

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Butler, Susan (June 5, 2006). "Meat Loaf Sues Over 'Bat Out Of Hell' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2008 . Retrieved September 25, 2006. a b "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012 . Retrieved September 9, 2019. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (February 7, 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.

Pearlman, Jeff (August 29, 2007). "Phil and Meat Loaf will always have "Paradise" ". ESPN . Retrieved August 28, 2009. You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf Songfacts". songfacts.com . Retrieved April 7, 2018. The album continues to sell about 200,000 copies per year and has sold an estimated 34-40 million copies worldwide, [60] [61] including 14 million in the United States [62] and over 1.7 million albums in Australia, where it is the country's highest-selling album as of 2016, being certified 25× platinum. [63] [64] The album has stayed on the UK Albums Chart for 522 weeks, [65] making it the UK's fourth longest charting studio album behind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. [66] In 2022, Bat Out of Hell was named as the biggest-selling debut album in UK chart history. [67]The Historian (April 5, 2009), Jim Steinman talks about Phil Rizzuto, archived from the original on November 15, 2021 , retrieved April 7, 2018 ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.

Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved January 25, 2022. Hotten, Jon (January 21, 1989). "Meat Loaf 'Bat Out of Hell' ". Kerrang!. Vol.222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. A Meat Loaf musical might actually end up on Broadway". New York Post. November 8, 2017 . Retrieved April 8, 2018. Bat Out of Hell was released by Cleveland International Records in October 1977. However, at Cleveland International Records' parent label, Epic Records, almost everyone hated it. [26] Steve Popovich, the head of Cleveland International Records, was relentless in his efforts to get Epic and all of CBS Records and radio on board. In 1993, Steinman reflected that the album was "timeless in that it didn't fit into any trend. It's never been a part of what's going on. You could release that record at any time and it would be out of place." [47] New plant for Iceland" (PDF). Billboard. October 6, 1979. p.66 . Retrieved December 22, 2021– via World Radio Historz.RIAA Top 100 Albums". riaa.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007 . Retrieved August 22, 2007. Label Blew Meat Loaf's biggest". Jim Steinman. February 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2009 . Retrieved July 6, 2009.