Dead Ringer (album)

Dead Ringer is a 1981 album by Meat Loaf and is the second of his three albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. The album cover features an illustration by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson.

Steinman started to work on Bad for Good, the album that was supposed to be the follow-up to 1977's Bat Out of Hell, in 1978. During that time, a combination of touring, drugs and exhaustion had caused Meat Loaf to lose his voice. Without a singer, and pressured by the record company, Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself, and write a new album for Meat Loaf. This album was Dead Ringer, which was later released in 1981, after the release of Bad for Good.

After playing the role of Travis Redfish in the movie Roadie (which had cameos by Debbie Harry, Roy Orbison and Hank Williams, Jr., but was still a box office flop), Meat Loaf got his voice back, got off drugs, played softball, and started to work on his new album in 1980. Steinman had written five new songs which, in addition to the track "More Than You Deserve" (which Meat Loaf had sung in the musical with the same name) and a reworked monologue, formed the album Dead Ringer. The album was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Jimmy Iovine and Steinman. In 1976, Meat Loaf appeared on the track "Keeper Keep Us" from the Intergalactic Touring Band's self-titled album, which was produced by Galfas.

Four singles were released from Dead Ringer: "Dead Ringer for Love" (featuring Cher), "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us", "Read 'Em and Weep" and "Peel Out". The album reached #1 in the UK.

The tour for this album also marked the beginning of his long-running collaboration with pianist Paul Jacobs, as both sideman and songwriter.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jim Steinman.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Peel Out" (Female voice: Leslie Aday)	6:30
2.	"I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us"	7:09
3.	"More than You Deserve"	7:02

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"I'll Kill You if You Don't Come Back"	6:24
5.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	5:25
6.	"Nocturnal Pleasure" (Monologue by Steinman)	0:38
7.	"Dead Ringer for Love" (Duet with Cher)	4:21
8.	"Everything Is Permitted"	4:41

Arrangements by Steinman, Roy Bittan

Horn arrangements by Tom Malone

String arrangements by Alden Shuman, Roy Straigis

Chart positions

Chart (1981)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[1]	1

Personnel

Meat Loaf - vocals
Davey Johnstone - guitars
Mick Ronson - guitars (track 3)
Joe DeAngelis - acoustic guitars (track 1)
Steve Buslowe - bass guitar
Roy Bittan - piano, keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 8)
Nicky Hopkins - piano (track 3)
Larry Fast - synthesizers (tracks 1, 6)
Lou Del Gatto, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Alan Rubin - horns (track 7)
Max Weinberg - drums
Liberty DeVitto - drums (tracks 5, 7)
Jimmy Maelen - percussion, African logs (track 7)
Leslie Aday - female voice (track 1)
Jim Steinman - spoken word (track 6)
Cher - guest vocals (track 7)
Rhonda Coullet (track 7), Rory Dodd, Ted Neeley, Allan Nicholls, Eric Troyer - vocals

References

↑ "Number 1 Albums – 1980s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.

Preceded by Time by Electric Light Orchestra	UK Albums Chart number-one album September 12–25, 1981	Succeeded by Abacab by Genesis

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Studio albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) Hell in a Handbasket (2011)

Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)

Compilations	Hits out of Hell (1984) The Big Ones (1984) Heaven & Hell (1989) Paradise By The Dashboardlight (The Very Best of) (1991) Back From Hell! The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1993) Back From Hell Again! - The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 (1994) Alive In Hell (1994) Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 (1996) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf (2009)

Videography	Live Hits out of Hell Bad Attitude - Live! Bat out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

Tours	Bat Out of Hell (1977-78) Dead Ringer (1981) Meat Loaf & The Neverland Express Euro '82 (1982) World Tour / Monsters of Rock (1983) Bad Attitude (1984-85) 20/20 (1986-87) Lost Boys & Golden Girls / Bat Out of Hell 10th Anniversary (1988-89) Everything Louder (1993-95) Born to Rock (1996) The Very Best of... (1999) Storytellers (1999-2000) Night of the Proms (2001) Just Having Fun... (2002) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003-04) The Hair of the Dog (2005) Seize the Night / The Three Bats (2006-07) Casa de Carne (2008) Hang Cool (2010-11) Guilty Pleasure (2011) Mad, Mad World (2012) Last At Bat (2013)

Singles	"What You See is What You Get" "It Takes All Kinds of People" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (w/ Ellen Foley) "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" (w/ Cher) "Read 'Em and Weep" "Peel Out" "In Europe '82 (4 Track EP)" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Surf's Up" "Sailor to a Siren" "Piece of the Action" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (w/ John Parr) "Getting Away with Murder" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "A Time for Heroes" (w/ Brian May) "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (w/ Lorraine Crosby) "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (w/ Patti Russo) "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (w/ Bonnie Tyler) "No Matter What" "Is Nothing Sacred" (w/ Patti Russo) "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (w/ Patti Russo) "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (w/ Marion Raven) "Blind As a Bat" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser" "If I Can't Have You" "All of Me"

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