Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

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Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	1986
Genre	Pop Rock, Wagnerian Rock
Length	59:09
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Jim Steinman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) Notes from America / Hide Your Heart (1986)

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is Bonnie Tyler's 1986 follow up to 1983's successful Faster Than the Speed of Night. Like its predecessor, it is produced by Jim Steinman and it features four of his songs. Among them are "Ravishing," the duet "Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)" (with Todd Rundgren) and the hit "Holding Out for a Hero", which was previously included on the soundtrack of the movie Footloose.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ravishing" – 6:24 (Jim Steinman)
2. "If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man" – 5:15 (Desmond Child)
3. "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Duet with Todd Rundgren) – 7:47 (Jim Steinman)
4. "No Way to Treat a Lady" – 5:17 (Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance)
5. "Band of Gold" – 5:49 (Edyth Wayne / Ronald Dunbar)
6. "Rebel Without a Clue" – 8:35 (Jim Steinman)
7. "Lovers Again" – 4:32 (Desmond Child)
8. "Before This Night Is Through" – 5:21 (Beppe Cantarelli / Adrienne Anderson)
9. "Holding Out for a Hero" – 5:48 (Jim Steinman / Dean Pitchford)

The song "Under Suspicion" (written by Tyler, Paul Hopkins and Peter Oxendale) was included on the cassette version of the album and as the B-side to the "Loving You's a Dirty Job ..." and "If You Were a Woman" singles.

"Before This Night Is Through" did not appear on the LP-version of the album.

An instrumental of "Ravishing" would be used as the theme song to the 1985-1987 CBS Saturday morning animated series, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling.

[edit] Charts

Chart 1986	Peak position
Norway	1
Swiss	3
Sweden	6
France	15
Austria	23
UK	24
Germany	24
U.S	106

[edit] Album credits

• Lead vocals: Bonnie Tyler
• Guitars: Sid McGinnes, Eddie Martinez, Hiram Bullock
• Bass: Steve Buslowe
• Keys: Roy Bittan, Larry Fast, Sterling Smith, Phil Shenale
• Saxophone: Lenny Pickett
• Horns: Tom Malone, Micheal Brecker, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor
• Drums: Max Weinberg, Jimmy Bralower, Joe Stefko, Art Wood, Sterling Smith
• Backing Vocals: Todd Rundgren, Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer, Curtis King, Holly Sherwood
• Additional Lead Vocals on "Loving You's a Dirty Job ...": Todd Rundgren
• Additional Backing Vocals: Cindy Mizelli, Tawatha Agee

• Produced and directed by Jim Steinman
• Associate producers: Roy Bittan, Larry Fast and John Rollo
• Associate producer on "Holding Out For a Hero": John Jansen
• Arranged by Jim Steinman, Roy Bittan and the Musicians
• Backing Vocals arranged by Todd Rundgren, Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd and Ellen Foley
• Mixed by Larry Alexander

v • d • e Bonnie Tyler Studio albums Natural Force • Diamond Cut • Goodbye to the Island • Faster Than the Speed of Night•Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire • Hide Your Heart • Bitterblue • Angel Heart • Silhouette in Red • Free Spirit • Heart Strings • Simply Believe • Wings Singles "Lost in France" • "It's a Heartache" • "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" • "Total Eclipse of the Heart" • "Straight from the Heart" • "Holding Out for a Hero" • "Here She Comes" • "If You Were a Woman and I Was a Man" • "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" • "Save Up All Your Tears" • "Making Love out of Nothing at All" • "Si demain... (Turn Around)" DVD Bonnie on Tour Associated artists Jim Steinman • Frankie Miller • Todd Rundgren • Mike Oldfield • Shakin' Stevens • Lucy Lawless • Rick Wakeman • Cher • Kareen Antonn Related articles Discography