Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell

by Meat Loaf

Overview

Although Meat Loaf has made several albums since Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell is an explicit sequel to that milestone of '70s pop culture. Reprising the formula of the original nearly to the letter, Back Into Hell is bombastic and has too much detail, thanks to the pseudo-operatic splendor of Jim Steinman's grandly cinematic songs. From the arrangements to the lengths of the tracks, everything on the album is overstated; even the album version of the hit single, "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," is 12 minutes long. Yet that's precisely the point of this album, and is also why it works so well. No other rock & roller besides Meat Loaf could pull off the humor and theatricality of Back Into Hell and make it seem real. In that sense, it's a worthy successor to the original.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/14/1993
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811069926
catalogNumber:	10699
Rank:	2781

Tracks

1. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
2. Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
3. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
4. It Just Won't Quit
5. Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)
6. Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
7. Wasted Youth
8. Everything Louder Than Everything Else
9. Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
10. Back into Hell
11. Lost Boys and Golden Girls

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Meat Loaf   Primary Artist,Vocals,Background Vocals
Todd Rundgren   Background Vocals
Ellen Foley   Vocals
Jim Steinman   Vocals,Background Vocals
Kasim Sulton   Background Vocals
Kenny Aronoff   Drums,Snare Drums
Roy Bittan   Piano,Keyboards
Jeff Bova   Organ,Synthesizer
Jimmy Bralower   Drums
Steve Buslowe   Bass,Drums
Robert Coron   Background Vocals
Brett Cullen   Background Vocals
Rory Dodd   Background Vocals
Rory Foley   Background Vocals
Cynthia Geary   Background Vocals
Amy Goff   Background Vocals
Elaine Goff   Background Vocals
Max Haskett   Background Vocals
Curtis King   Background Vocals
Michelle Little   Background Vocals
Mrs. Loud   Vocals
Rick Marotta   Drums,Snare Drums
Eddie Martinez   Guitar
Brian Meagher   Bagpipes,Drums
Justin Meagher   Bagpipes,Drums
Gunnar Nelson   Background Vocals
Matthew Nelson   Background Vocals
Bill Payne   Piano
Lenny Pickett   Saxophone
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Pat Thrall   Guitar,Drums
Eric Troyer   Background Vocals
Stuart Emerson   Background Vocals

Technical Credits

Meat Loaf   Arranger
Todd Rundgren   Vocal Arrangements
Jim Steinman   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mark Alexander   Contributor
Roy Bittan   Producer
Jeff Bova   Programming
Chuck Burgi   Contributor
Dominic Chichetti   Contributor
Dave Gellis   Contributor
Steve Holroyd   Engineer
Paul Jacobs   Contributor
John Miccli   Contributor
Steve Rinkoff   Producer,Engineer
Patricia Rouseau   Contributor