The first of Bonnie Tyler's albums to not be released in America, Bitterblue kicks off with a solid opening title track before veering through a pleasant collection of pop tunes sung with Tyler's inimitable voice.
Tyler has replaced Jim Steinman and Desmond Child with disco impresario Giorgio Moroder -- which makes an interesting pairing -- but one should not expect anything like Donna Summer or the other Casablanca artists with whom Moroder famously worked in the 1970s.
Instead, he has given Tyler's work a contemporary sheen that frames her vocals within the songs.
At 14 tracks, the album feels like you get more bang for your buck, but -- with the exception of the catchy, singsongy title track -- there are no dynamite singles like the ones scattered across Tyler's Columbia albums.
Bitterblue kicked off a new direction for Tyler -- one much more mainstream and less bombastic -- and landed her a European audience that she would be catering to for the rest of her career.
Better than most pop records, but not as strong as Tyler's work with Steinman and Child.
The pairing between Tyler and Moroder holds more promise than it actually delivers.
Still a very pleasant listen nonetheless.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whenever You Need MeDavid Yorath | Bonnie Tyler | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Too Hot | Bonnie Tyler | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Bitterblue [Radio Mix] | Bonnie Tyler | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Bitterblue [True Blue Mix] | Bonnie Tyler | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 17 mins | 39 MB | |||||
| 17 mins | 116 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Aronoff | Drums |
| 2 | Roy Bittan | Arranger, Keyboards, Producer |
| 3 | Dieter Bohlen | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Jackie Challenor | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Richard Gottle | Keyboards |
| 6 | Scott Greer | Programming |
| 7 | Albert Hammond | Composer |
| 8 | Dan Hartman | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Randy Jackson | Bass |
| 10 | Phil Kaffel | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Nik Kershaw | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 12 | Giorgio Moroder | Composer, Mixing, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming |
| 13 | John Pierce | Guitar |
| 14 | Tim Pierce | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 15 | Brian Reeves | Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Luis Rodriguez | Producer |
| 17 | Miriam Stockley | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Bonnie Tyler | Primary Artist |
| 19 | Waddy Wachtel | Guitar |
| 20 | David Yorath | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |