Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Bonnie Tyler - The Very Best Of (1993)

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The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on 19 January 1993 by Columbia Records.
The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler peaked at no. 3 in Germany, where it became one of the best-selling albums of the year. 
It was nominated for Best CD of 1993 in the Female Singers' category at the Bravo Otto Awards, coming in 8th place. 
Due to its commercial success in Europe, Columbia released a second volume in 1994.
Tyler signed to CBS/Columbia in 1982 and released three albums: Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983), Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) and Hide Your Heart (1988). 
The latter album featured recordings of "The Best", "Save Up All Your Tears" and "Don't Turn Around", and each had become hits for other artists by 1993. 
In her autobiography, Tyler expressed her frustration over the release of The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler, describing it as an attempt by Columbia to capitalise on the popularity of those songs. 
She also felt the compilation "overshadowed" her then-current studio album, Angel Heart, which had been released two months earlier.
The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler was released on 19 January 1993. It features selections from Tyler's RCA and CBS/Columbia albums, and some tracks from her first Hansa album, Bitterblue (1991). 
"I Can't Leave Your Love Alone" was marketed as a previously unreleased track, though it did feature as a B-Side from Tyler's 1992 single "Where Were You".


Tracklist

1.  Lost In France - 3:55
2.  It's A Heartache - 3:30
3.  Here Am I - 3:49
4.  Total Eclipse Of The Heart - 6:58
5.  Straight From The Heart - 3:42
6.  A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) (Duet With Shakin' Stevens) - 2:54
7.  Holding Out For A Hero - 5:50
8.  Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It (Feat.Todd Rundgren) - 7:49
9.  If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) - 5:15
10.  Islands (Feat.Mike Oldfield) - 4:18
11.  Hide Your Heart - 4:22
12.  Save Up All Your Tears - 4:20
13.  Bitterblue - 3:48
14.  Against The Wind - 3:38
15.  Where Were You - 4:54
16.  Till The End Of Time (Duet With Dan Hartman) - 3:49
17.  I Can't Leave Your Love Alone (Previously Unreleased) - 4:01


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Released: 1993 
Genre:  Rock, Pop 
Style:  Ballad, Vocal 
Runtime:  76:49


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