Bad Attitude (album)

Bad Attitude
Studio album by Meat Loaf
Released	November 1984 (Europe), April 1985 (USA)
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock
Length	39:18
Label	Arista
Producer	Alan Shacklock (original recordings), Paul Jacobs, Meat Loaf, Mack
Meat Loaf chronology
Hits out of Hell (1984) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986)

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Bad Attitude is a 1985 album by Meat Loaf, recorded in England. It features two songs by Jim Steinman, both previously recorded, and a duet with Roger Daltrey. According to Meat Loaf's autobiography, he approached Steinman about writing the entire album, but waiting for new songs wound up taking so long that Meat Loaf recorded two previously-released Steinman songs and moved on with other writers. The album concentrates more on the hard rock side of Meat Loaf, was a minor success around the globe and released a few hit singles, the most successful being 'Modern Girl'.

The US release on RCA Records was on April 1985 and features a slightly different track list, as well as alternate mixes for some songs.

Track listing

UK/Europe version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bad Attitude" (duet with Roger Daltrey)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:44
2.	"Modern Girl" (duet with Clare Torry)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:24
3.	"Nowhere Fast"	Jim Steinman	5:12
4.	"Surf's Up"	Jim Steinman	4:23
5.	"Piece of the Action"	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:15
6.	"Jumpin' the Gun" (duet with Zee Carling)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	3:12
7.	"Cheatin' in Your Dreams"	John Parr	4:08
8.	"Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"	Julia Downes / John Parr	4:07
9.	"Sailor to a Siren"	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:40

Arranged by Paul Buckmaster, Paul Jacobs

US version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bad Attitude" (duet with Roger Daltrey)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:58
2.	"Modern Girl" (duet with Clare Torry)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:28
3.	"Nowhere Fast"	Jim Steinman	5:13
4.	"Surf's Up"	Jim Steinman	4:46
5.	"Piece of the Action"	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	4:02
6.	"Jumpin' the Gun" (duet with Zee Carling)	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	3:13
7.	"Sailor to a Siren"	Sarah Durkee / Paul Jacobs	5:05
8.	"Don't Leave Your Mark on Me"	Julia Downes / John Parr	4:08
9.	"Cheatin' in Your Dreams"	John Parr	4:16

Arranged by Paul Buckmaster, Paul Jacobs

Tracks 1, 2, 7 Re-mixed by Harvey Goldberg, Paul Jacobs, Bob Kulick, Meat Loaf

Track 4 Re-mixed by Josh Abbey, Paul Jacobs, Bob Kulick, Meat Loaf

Track 5 Re-mixed by Tony Taverner, Paul Jacobs, Bob Kulick, Meat Loaf

Track 6 Re-mixed by Mack

Extra Recordings by Simon Sullivan

Personnel

All track numbers based on UK listing. Adjust according to US release as necessary when referring to said list above.

• Meat Loaf — vocals
• Bob Kulick — guitars
• Paul Vincent — guitars (tracks 4, 6)
• John Siegler — bass
• Mo Foster — bass (track 5)
• Paul Jacobs — piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Rance — Fairlight programming
• Ronnie Asprey — saxophone (track 7)
• Wells Kelly — drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Curt Cress — drums (track 4)
• Frank Ricotti — percussion (tracks 3, 6)
• Roger Daltrey — additional lead vocals (track 1)
• Clare Torry — additional lead vocals (track 2), backing vocals
• Zee Carling — additional lead vocals (track 6)
• Stephanie de Sykes — backing vocals

Singles

"Modern Girl" was taken from this album and was the biggest hit. "Piece of the Action", "Sailor to a Siren" is the b side and "Nowhere Fast" were also released singles with extended mixes and exclusive songs: "Take a Number", "Stand by Me" (a Ben E. King cover) and "Clap Your Hands". The latter two songs were recorded during the sessions for the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.