Bad Attitude (album)
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| Studio album by Meat Loaf | ||||
| Released | November 1984 (Europe) April 1985 (USA) |
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| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:18 | |||
| Label | Arista, UK; RCA Records, US | |||
| Producer | Alan Shacklock (original recordings), Paul Jacobs, Meat Loaf, Mack | |||
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Bad Attitude is a 1984 album by Meat Loaf, recorded in England. It features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and a duet with Roger Daltrey. According to Meat Loaf's autobiography, he approached Steinman about writing the entire album, but waiting for new songs wound up taking so long that Meat Loaf recorded two previously released Steinman songs and moved on with other writers. The album concentrates more on the hard rock side of Meat Loaf, was a minor success around the globe and released a few hit singles, the most successful being "Modern Girl".
The US release from April, 1985 on RCA Records features a slightly different track listing as well as alternate mixes for some songs.
The 30th anniversary re-issue by Cherry Red Records released in 2014 contains only the original UK track listing and mixes.
"Modern Girl" (UK #17), "Nowhere Fast" (UK #67), and "Piece of the Action" (UK #47) were released as singles with extended mixes and exclusive songs: "Take a Number", "Stand by Me" (a Ben E. King cover) and "Clap Your Hands". The latter two songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack. "Surf's Up" was released as a promo single and "Sailor to a Siren" was released as a double A-side with "Modern Girl".
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