Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 released by singer Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...

 in 2004 on the Mercury

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 and Sanctuary

Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...

 labels.

The album was recorded on February 20-February 22, 2004 during Meat Loaf's Australian tour. Meat Loaf is backed for the concerts by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia...

. As the name suggests, the album contains live performances of the seven tracks off Meat Loaf's 1977 album, Bat out of Hell

Bat out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell is the second album by American rock musician Meat Loaf, and his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman, released in October 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records #PE-34974. Selling approximately 200,000 copies per year as of 2010, it is the fifth best-selling album...

. The Australian and limited edition versions of the album also contain a performance of "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Song is available for listening http://www.jiwa.fm/track/Meat-Loaf-13185/Bat-Out-Of-Hell-Live-With-The-Melbourne-Symphony-Orchestra-123865/I-d-Do-Anything-For-Love-But-I-Won-t-Do-That-Live-Feb2004-957800.html), in addition to the track "Couldn't Have Said It Better" and a bonus DVD for the limited edition.

Of note is the fact that the song "Heaven Can Wait" is present on the album, while it has not been performed on either of the recorded shows.

Track listing

All compositions by Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman

James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...

 except where noted.

1. "Bat out of Hell" – 11:48
2. "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
   You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth
   "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth" is the first single by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman.The album version includes a spoken word intro by Steinman and Marcia McClain...
   
   " – 5:16
3. "Heaven Can Wait" – 5:09
4. "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" – 5:22
5. "Two out of Three Ain't Bad
   Two out of Three Ain't Bad
   "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is a love song by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career, preceded by "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" and followed by "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman. It reached #11 on...
   
   " – 5:42
6. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light
   Paradise by the Dashboard Light
   "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley...
   
   " – 11:07
7. "For Crying Out Loud" – 10:45
8. "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
   I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)
   "I'd Do Anything for Love " is a song composed and written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf. The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell. The title of the song confused some listeners, who were curious to know what "that" is...
   
   " – 11:05 (Australian and limited edition only)
9. "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (James Michael
   James Michael
   James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
   
    / Nikki Sixx
   Nikki Sixx
   Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
   
   ) – 8:13 (limited edition only)

Limited edition bonus DVD

All compositions by Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman

James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...

 except where noted.

1. "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" – 8:44 (live video)
2. "Couldn't Have Said It Better" – 5:44 (Michael / Sixx) (original music video)
3. "Did I Say That?" – 4:52 (Michael) (original music video)
4. Photogallery
5. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" – 6:32 (audio only)
6. "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" – 5:05 (Diane Warren
   Diane Warren
   Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
   
   ) (audio only)
7. "Dead Ringer for Love" – 5:17 (audio only)

DVD version

Its DVD

DVD

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 release had extra songs from the concert not on the CD. It is missing "Heaven Can Wait", "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through", and "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" which were recorded as sound checks.

Tracks

All compositions by Jim Steinman except where noted.

1. "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" — 09:34
2. "Mercury Blues
   Mercury Blues
   "Mercury Blues" is the title of song written by K. C. Douglas and Robert Geddins in 1949. The song, originally titled "Mercury Boogie," pays homage to the American automobile, which ended production in 2010....
   
   " — 07:52 (K. C. Douglas
   K. C. Douglas
   K. C. Douglas was an American blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas was a rural blues stylist in the San Francisco/Oakland area of California. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson, whose "Canned Heat Blues" he adapted on his album, Big Road Blues...
   
    / Robert L. Geddins
   Bob Geddins
   Robert L. "Bob" Geddins was an American San Francisco Bay Area blues and rhythm and blues musician and record producer....
   
   )
3. "Dead Ringer for Love" — 06:08
4. "Testify" — 07:43 (Kevin Griffin
   Kevin Griffin
   Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
   
   )
5. "All Revved Up with No Place To Go" — 07:15
6. "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" — 09:17
7. "Couldn't Have Said It Better" — 08:34 (James Michael
   James Michael
   James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.-Early life:...
   
    / Nikki Sixx
   Nikki Sixx
   Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...
   
   )
8. "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" — 08:40
9. "Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)" — 11:58
10. "For Crying Out Loud" — 12:33
11. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" — 19:19
12. "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — 11:59
13. "Bat out of Hell" — 12:37

Credits

Musical Director: Kasim Sulton

• Meat Loaf
  Meat Loaf
  Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
  
   — vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Patti Russo
  Patti Russo
  Patricia "Patti" Russo is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's female lead vocalist, touring the world with his Neverland Express band for eighteen years.-Career:...
  
   -- lead female vocals
• Paul Crook
  Paul Crook
  Paul Crook is an American guitarist currently recording and performing with Meat Loaf. He has also recorded and toured with Anthrax, Sebastian Bach and Marya Roxx.-Biography:...
  
  — lead guitars
• Randy Flowers — guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Kasim Sulton
  Kasim Sulton
  Kasim Sulton is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980's "Set Me Free," Utopia's only top 40 hit in the United States...
  
   — bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Mark Alexander — keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , backing vocals
• John Miceli
  John Miceli
  John Miceli is the current drummer for Meat Loaf's backing band, the Neverland Express.-Meat Loaf:Miceli began touring with Meat Loaf in 1991, and was a part of the Neverland Express when Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell took off, launching a major industry comeback for Meat Loaf...
  
   — drums
• The Australian Boys Choir
  The Australian Boys Choir
  The Australian Boys' Choir is an all male children's choir based in Melbourne, Australia. Its artistic director is Noel Ancell OAM, M.A., B.Mus. , B.Ed, F.T.C.L...
  
  ; Backing Vocals
• C.C. — backing vocals
• The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Keith Levenson