Bat Out of Hell

Bat out of Hell is the extremely successful second album of singer Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

Related Topics:
Meat Loaf - 1977 - 1977 in music

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The album featured music of a bombastic and Wagnerian style. When Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf starting proposing it to music companies they had a lot of trouble finding someone willing to produce it. But when guitarist Todd Rundgren heard it, he immediately decided he wanted to produce the album. They still needed a label and it took them some more time before they finally settled with Cleveland International Records.

Related Topics:
Wagnerian - Jim Steinman - Todd Rundgren - Cleveland International Records

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The album was not an immediate hit; it was more of a growing one. Bat out of Hell still sells about 200,000 copies per year and has sold an estimated 34 million copies worldwide, 16 million in the US alone, becoming one of the top five biggest selling albums of all time. It remained 474 weeks in the UK charts, a feat only surpassed by the 477 weeks of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

Related Topics:
UK - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

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Steinman is credited with the album cover concept, which was illustrated by Richard Corben. The cover of ' was modelled on it.

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