MADPOD #187 Bonnie Tyler Interview

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Musicologist: Shadoe Steele
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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. Tyler then recorded “Holding Out For a Hero” for the
blockbuster Footloose soundtrack, which to date has remained a major
success. She went on to work with Todd Rundgren and Desmond Child and
recorded the European hit album Bitterblue in 1991 for a German label,
which featured contributions from Nik Kershaw, Harold Faltermeyer, and
Giorgio Moroder. In 1996, she released Free Spirit on Atlantic Records
and speaks with Shadoe from London.

Host: JADonnelly
Musicologist: Shadoe Steele
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