Hide Your Heart
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Hide Your Heart is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...

 (Columbia CK-44163) released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

.

It features the song "Hide Your Heart
Hide Your Heart (song)
Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song is written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight...

" written by Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...

, Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

 and Holly Knight
Holly Knight
Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...

. This song was later covered four times in 1989 on Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

' Hot in the Shade
Hot in the Shade
-Personnel:*Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals*Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals*Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals*Eric Carr – drums, percussion, vocals-Charts:AlbumSingles- Certifications :...

, Ace Frehley's
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...

 Trouble Walkin'
Trouble Walkin'
Trouble Walkin is the third full-length solo album released by Ace Frehley. No longer under the band name Frehley's Comet the album features guest performances by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss, as well as Skid Row members Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo.The album peaked at #102 on the...

, Robin Beck's
Robin Beck
Robin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 with her single "First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial....

 Trouble Or Nothin'
Trouble Or Nothin'
Trouble or Nothin' is an 1989 album by female artist Robin Beck. It was produced by Desmond Child and recorded and mixed by Sir Authur Payson.-Track listing:...

, and Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet is an American southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1975. They are widely known for their hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" from the album of the same title. The band, founded by Dave Hlubek and Steve Holland, took its name from a prostitute who allegedly mutilated...

's Lightning Strikes Twice. It also features the original version of the track "Save Up All Your Tears", which would be covered, with a faster arrangement, by Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...

 on her 1991 album Love Hurts
Love Hurts (Cher album)
Love Hurts is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 11, 1991 by Geffen Records. The RIAA certified it Gold on August 27, 1991. It is the final studio album with the record label Geffen...

.

Another album track is "The Best
The Best (song)
"The Best" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart, in reference to Tom Mason. The single reached reaching #10 in Norway and Portugal, #34 in Spain and #95 in the UK....

", later covered by Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...

. Also included is Bonnie Tyler's remake of Turner's 1986 "Don't Turn Around
Don't Turn Around
"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on...

" (which was also a #1 UK hit for Aswad in 1988 and an international hit by Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...

 in 1994).

Track listing

  1. "Notes From America" (Desmond Child
    Desmond Child
    Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

    , Robbie Seidman) – 4:54
  2. "Hide Your Heart
    Hide Your Heart (song)
    Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song is written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight...

    " (Paul Stanley
    Paul Stanley
    Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...

    , Child, Holly Knight
    Holly Knight
    Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...

    ) – 4:25
  3. "Don't Turn Around
    Don't Turn Around
    "Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on...

    " (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...

    , Albert Hammond
    Albert Hammond
    Albert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew...

    ) – 4:18
  4. "Save Up All Your Tears
    Save Up All Your Tears
    "Save Up All Your Tears" is a song written by Desmond Child and Diane Warren, and originally released by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. The song was subsequently covered by other artists including Robin Beck and Cher....

    " (Child, Warren) – 4:24
  5. "To Love Somebody
    To Love Somebody (song)
    "To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st.The band's manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry Gibb to write a soul song for Otis Redding. Barry, along with Robin wrote "To Love Somebody," a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals...

    " (Barry Gibb
    Barry Gibb
    Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

    , Robin Gibb
    Robin Gibb
    Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

    , Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...

    ) – 5:49
  6. "Take Another Look At Your Heart" (Michael Bolton
    Michael Bolton
    Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...

    , Child) – 3:47
  7. "The Best
    The Best (song)
    "The Best" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart, in reference to Tom Mason. The single reached reaching #10 in Norway and Portugal, #34 in Spain and #95 in the UK....

    " (Mike Chapman, Knight) – 4:16
  8. "Shy With You" (Seidman) – 3:40
  9. "Streets Of Little Italy" (Seidman) – 4:37
  10. "Turtle Blues" (Janis Joplin
    Janis Joplin
    Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band...

    ) – 4:12

Personnel

  • Saxophone - Louis Cortelezzi, Lawrence Feldman
  • Baritone Saxophone - Ronnie Cuber
    Ronnie Cuber
    Ronnie Cuber is a jazz saxophonist. He has also played in Latin, pop, rock and blues sessions. In addition to his primary instrument, baritone sax, he has also played tenor sax, soprano sax and flute, the latter on an album by Eddie Palmieri. As a leader, Cuber is known for hard bop and Latin jazz...

  • Trombone - Keith O'Quinn
  • Conductor, Horn Arrangements - Ralph Schuckett
  • Organ - Chuck Kentis
  • Synthesizer - Chuck Kentis
  • Keyboards - Chuck Kentis, Holly Knight
    Holly Knight
    Holly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...

  • Piano - Gregg Mangiafico, Bette Sussman, Bette Sussmann
  • Bass - Tony Levin
    Tony Levin
    Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....

    , John Regan
    John Regan (bassist)
    John Regan is an American musician, songwriter, producer and bassist. He is notable for being a member of ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's band "Frehley's Comet" from 1984 to 1990. He has also recorded and performed with Peter Frampton 1979 til currently, John Waite, The Rolling Stones, Stephen...

    , John McCurry, Seth Glassman
  • Guitar - John McCurry
  • Rhythm Guitar - Seth Glassman
  • Drums, Percussion - Jerry Marotta
    Jerry Marotta
    Jerry Marotta is a drummer currently residing in Woodstock, New York. He is the brother of Rick Marotta, who is also a well-known drummer and composer....

  • Choir and Chorus - Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child
    Desmond Child
    Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...

    , Diana Grasselli, Jerry Marotta, Louis Merlino, Steve Savitt, Joe Lynn Turner
    Joe Lynn Turner
    Joe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...

    , Myriam Naomi Valle
  • Other Vocalists - Patricia Darcy, Patty d'Arcy, Janice Payson, Al Scotti, Bernie Shanahan, Melanie Williams
  • Trumpet – Joe Shepley, Joseph J. Shepley

Production

  • Engineers - Sir Arthur Payson, Chris Isca
  • Assistant Engineer - Chris Isca, Thom Cadley, George Cowan, Jay Healey, Chris Laidlaw, Danny Mormando
  • Mixing - Bob Rock, David Thoener
  • Mastering - George Marino
  • Illustrations - Audrey Bernstein
  • Design - Steve Byram
  • Photography - John Swannell

Album

Country Peak
position
Norway 6
Swiss 13
Sweden 24
Germany 64
UK 78

Single

Tyler's first single from the album was The Best, which was the best performing single, reaching #10 in Norway and Portugal, #34 in Spain and #95 in the UK. Other singles included Hide Your Heart
Hide Your Heart (song)
Hide Your Heart is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart. The song is written by Kiss' rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight...

, Save Up All Your Tears, Don't Turn Around, and the U.S. title track Notes From America.
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