BONNIE TYLER - GREATEST HITS, album released 2001. Encoded 192Kbps mp3. Covers included. Before her well-known collaborations with Meat Loaf producer Jim Steinman, Welsh-born singer Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) performed off and on in her homeland with the R&B band Mumbles; nodules on her vocal cords prevented her from singing full time until 1976, when she underwent an operation to have them removed. The surgery left her with a raspy, husky voice that proved an effective instrument and drew notice from writers/producers Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who became her managers. Tyler scored a number three hit with their "It's a Heartache" in 1978, but became dissatisfied as the two attempted to steer her into country music. When her contract ran out, she signed with CBS and sought Steinman out, hoping for material with his trademark epic sound. She got it with the ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which was recorded with E Street Band members Max Weinberg on drums and Roy Bittan on keyboards, plus guitarist Rick Derringer and backing vocalist Rory Dodd. The song spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard charts and helped the LP Faster Than the Speed of Night sell over a million copies and debut at number one in the U.K., where the title track also became a hit. Tracks: 01 Total Eclipse Of The Heart 02 It's A Heartache 03 Holding Out For A Hero 04 Lost In France 05 Faster Than The Speed Of Night 06 Married Men 07 Have You Ever Seen The Rain? 08 More Than A Lover 09 A Rockin' Good Way 10 Goodbye To The Island 11 Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It 12 Straight From The Heart 13 Bitterblue 14 Piece Of My Heart 15 Making Love Out Of Nothing At All 16 My Guns Are Loaded 17 Tyre Tracks And Broken Hearts BONNIE TYLER - THE VIDEOS x2 [SkidVid] Ripped from VCR tape, edited, logos removed and encoded 352 x 288 mpeg. Videos: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart [1983] Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero [1985]