Welcome to the neighborhood

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Welcome to the neighborhood
Studio album by Meat Loaf

Publication
(s)

October 14 , 1995

Label (s) Virgin Records

Genre (s)

skirt

running time

58:56

production

Ron Nevison

chronology
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
(1993) 		Welcome to the neighborhood Live Around the World
(1996)

Welcome to the Neighborhood (English for " Welcome to the neighborhood ") is the seventh studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf , which in 1995 as a successor to the successful album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell was released.

background

The album achieved platinum status in the US and UK and gold status in Germany. The album sold more than 2.5 million times worldwide. The album was produced by Ron Nevison, co-producers are Sammy Hagar , Steven Van Zandt and Meat Loaf himself. Of the twelve songs on the album, two were written by Jim Steinman and both are cover versions . Original Sin is taken from Pandora's Box's album of the same name (it was also heard in the movie Der Schatten , where it was sung by Taylor Dayne ) and Left in the Dark from Steinman's solo album Bad for Good .

The first two singles were written by Diane Warren , who later also wrote songs for Meat Loaf's album Couldn't Have Said It Better and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose .

When I'd Lie For You (and That's the Truth) is a duet with Patti Russo . The music video for it was inspired by Indiana Jones .

Track list

  1. Where the Rubber Meets the Road - 4:57 (Paul Jacobs / Sarah Durkee)
  2. I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth) feat. Patti Russo - 6:41 (Diane Warren)
  3. Original Sin - 5:56 (Jim Steinman)
  4. 45 Seconds of Ecstasy sung by Susan Wood - 1:06 (Martha Minter Bailey)
  5. Runnin 'For the Red Light (I Gotta Life) - 3:59 (Harry Vanda / George Young / Patti Russo / Meat Loaf / Sarah Durkee)
  6. Fiesta De Las Almas Perdidas - 1:27 (Jeff Bova)
  7. Left in the Dark - 7:13 (Jim Steinman)
  8. Not A Dry Eye In the House - 5:54 (Diane Warren)
  9. Amnesty Is Granted sung by Meat Loaf & Sammy Hagar - 6:09 (Sammy Hagar)
  10. If This Is the Last Kiss (Let's Make It Last All Night) feat. Patti Russo - 4:34 (Diane Warren)
  11. Martha - 4:40 ( Tom Waits )
  12. Where Angels Sing - 6:09 (Steven Allen Davis)

Single releases

  • I'd Lie For You (and That's the Truth) (GB # 2, US # 13, D # 17)
  • Not A Dry Eye In The House (GB # 7, US # 82, D ​​# 93)
  • Runnin 'For The Red Light (I Gotta Life) (GB # 21)

Contributors

  • Meat Loaf - vocals
  • Patti Russo - vocals, backing vocals
  • Tim Pierce - guitar
  • Pat Thrall - guitar
  • Sammy Hagar - Additional vocals and guitar on Amnesty Is Granted
  • Steven Van Zandt - guitar with Amnesty Is Granted
  • Eddie Martinez - guitar with Amnesty Is Granted
  • Kasim Sulton - acoustic guitar at Not A Dry Eye In The House , backing vocals, vocal arranger
  • Steve Buslowe - bass , background vocals
  • Mark Alexander - piano
  • Paul Jacobs - piano
  • Jeff Bova - keyboard , Hammond B3 , programming
  • Kenny Aronoff - drums
  • John Miceli - drums at Where Angels Sing
  • Susan Wood - vocals for 45 Seconds of Ecstasy
  • Pearl Aday - backing vocals
  • Elaine Caswell - backing vocals
  • Rory Dodd - backing vocals, vocal arranger
  • Robert Smith - backing vocals
  • Curtis King - backing vocals

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