Hits out of Hell

Infobox Album |
Name = Hits out of Hell
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = Meat Loaf


Released = 1984
Recorded = 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984
Producer = Steve Popovitch , Sam Lederman, and Stan Snyder
Length = 58:15
Label = Cleveland International Records, Epic Records
Genre = Rock
Last album = "Midnight at the Lost and Found"
(1983)
This album = "Hits out of Hell"
(1984)
Next album = "Bad Attitude"
(1984)

"Hits out of Hell" is a 1984 compilation album by Meat Loaf. It includes 7 Jim Steinman songs and its original release featured the hit, "Modern Girl" off "Bad Attitude" , which came out at about the same time. Meat Loaf never liked that he never had any say in these compilations and numerous others soon followed in "Hits out of Hell" 's footsteps.

Track listing

Original release

#"Bat out of Hell" (Jim Steinman) - 9:48
#"Read 'Em and Weep" (Jim Steinman) - 5:25
#"Dead Ringer for Love" (Jim Steinman) - 4:21
#"Two out of Three Ain't Bad" (Jim Steinman) - 5:23
#"Midnight at the Lost and Found" (Meat Loaf / Steve Buslowe / Paul Christie / Dan Peyronel) - 3:31
#"Modern Girl" (Paul Jacobs / Sarah Durkee) – 4:24
#"I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" (Jim Steinman) - 7:09
#"You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" (Jim Steinman) – 5:04
#"Razor's Edge" (Meat Loaf / Steve Buslowe / Paul Christie / Mark Doyle)- 4:07
#"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Jim Steinman) – 8:28

Current release

#"Bat out of Hell" (Jim Steinman) - 9:48
#"Read 'Em and Weep" (Jim Steinman) - 5:25
#"Dead Ringer for Love" (Jim Steinman) - 4:21
#"Two out of Three Ain't Bad" (Jim Steinman) - 5:23
#"Midnight at the Lost and Found" (Meat Loaf / Steve Buslowe / Paul Christie / Dan Peyronel) - 3:31
#"All Revved Up with No Place to Go" (Jim Steinman) – 4:20
#"I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" (Jim Steinman) - 7:09
#"You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" (Jim Steinman) – 5:04
#"Razor's Edge" (Meat Loaf / Steve Buslowe / Paul Christie / Mark Doyle)- 4:07
#"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Jim Steinman) – 8:28

Video Release

Infobox Album
Name = Hits out of Hell
Type = video
Artist = Meat Loaf


Released = 1984
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Genre = Rock
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Last album = "Live" (1981)
This album = "Hits out of Hell" (1984)
Next album = "Bad Attitude - Live!" (1985)

"Hits out of Hell" had a collection of Meat Loaf's music Videos of the late 70's and 80's, which came out simultaneously with the album release.

Tracks

#"Bat out of Hell"
#"Read 'Em and Weep"
#"Two out of Three Ain't Bad"
#"Razor's Edge"
#"More than You Deserve"
#"I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us"
#"If You Really Want To"
#"You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)"
#"Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

Missing video

They released a VHS version of "Hits out of Hell" in the United Kingdom and it had a music Video of "Dead Ringer for Love" on it, which was never edited into the American version, until it was released with "Bat out of Hell" as a special edition.