Bad for Good
1981 studio album by Jim Steinman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Scorpions album, see Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions.
Bad for Good is the only studio album by American songwriter Jim Steinman. Steinman wrote all of the songs and performed on most, although Rory Dodd contributed lead vocals on some tracks.
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Released | April 1981 | |||
Recorded | August 1980 – March 1981[1] | |||
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Genre | Rock, hard rock, heartland rock, instrumental rock, progressive rock, Wagnerian rock | |||
Length | 61:52 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | John Jansen, Todd Rundgren, Jim Steinman, Jimmy Iovine Andrew Kazdin ("The Storm") | |||
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The songs were originally intended to be recorded by Meat Loaf as a follow-up to Bat Out of Hell, titled Renegade Angel. However, Meat Loaf suffered vocal problems and was unable to sing. He would record several tracks from Bad for Good for his later albums.
Critical reaction to the album was mixed, with a majority of the criticism directed at Steinman's vocals. However, the album was a major commercial success, breaking the UK Top 10.[4]