Description
BONNIE TYLER needs little introduction: from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, she was one of the most popular British singers with a truly unique and amazing voice, a string of classic hits and a legion of fans.
Released with the artist’s blessing, THE RCA YEARS does exactly what it says on the box, boasting CD miniatures of the singer’s first four albums, recorded for RCA Records between 1976 and 1981. Each CD is housed in a replica of the original LP sleeve and each boasts various bonus tracks, collectively offering Bonnie’s entire RCA output in one place for the first time.
The package also includes a substantial colour booklet, which combines a comprehensive 6,000-word sleeve-note from Bonnie Tyler collector Liam Brigg with a foreword from Bonnie’s ex-manager David Aspden and lots of photos and images of memorabilia from the period.
During her time with RCA, Bonnie scored two of her biggest hits, including her breakthrough second single ‘LOST IN FRANCE’ (1976: No. 9 UK, No. 3 Germany, also a hit in other territories), and ‘IT’S A HEARTACHE’ (1977: No. 1 in France, Norway, Sweden, Canada and Australia; No. 4 UK; No. 2 in Germany; No. 3 in the USA, Austria, Switzerland and Ireland; and No. 5 in Holland). Other minor hits also appear: ‘MORE THAN A LOVER’, ‘HEAVEN’, ‘HERE AM I’, ‘IF I SING YOU A LOVE SONG’, ‘MY GUNS ARE LOADED’, ‘(THE WORLD IS FULL OF) MARRIED MEN’ and ‘I BELIEVE IN YOUR SWEET LOVE’.
THE RCA YEARS follows the earlier success of the Cherry Pop 2-CD REMIXES AND RARITIES and has been assembled by the same team.
The 21 bonus tracks include Bonnie’s debut single ‘MY! MY! HONEYCOMB’, early versions of ‘GOT SO USED TO LOVING YOU’, ‘SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN’ and ‘GONNA GET BETTER’, and many other tracks that make their CD debut in this collection.
Track Listing
DISC ONE: THE WORLD STARTS TONIGHT
1. GOT SO USED TO LOVING YOU
2. LOVE OF A ROLLING STONE
3. LOST IN FRANCE
4. PIECE OF MY HEART
5. MORE THAN A LOVER
6. GIVE ME YOUR LOVE
7. THE WORLD STARTS TONIGHT
8. HERE’S MONDAY
9. LOVE TANGLE
10. LET THE SHOW BEGIN
BONUS TRACKS
11. MY! MY! HONEYCOMB
12. I’VE GOT SO USED TO LOVING YOU, BABY
13. BABY I REMEMBER YOU
DISC TWO: NATURAL FORCE
1. IT’S A HEARTACHE
2. BLAME ME
3. LIVING FOR THE CITY
4. IF I SING YOU A LOVE SONG
5. HEAVEN
6. YESTERDAY DREAMS
7. HEY LOVE (IT’S A FEELIN’)
8. (YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A) NATURAL WOMAN
9. HERE AM I
10. BABY GOODNIGHT
BONUS TRACKS
11. DON’T STOP THE MUSIC
12. IT’S ABOUT TIME
13. DON’T STOP THE MUSIC
(GERMAN 7” VERSION)
DISC THREE: DIAMOND CUT
1. IF YOU EVER NEED ME AGAIN
2. TOO GOOD TO LAST
3. WHAT A WAY TO TREAT MY HEART
4. THE EYES OF A FOOL
5. BYE BYE NOW MY SWEET LOVE
6. LOUISIANA RAIN
7. BABY I JUST LOVE YOU
8. WORDS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
9. MY GUNS ARE LOADED
10. I’M A FOOL
BONUS TRACKS
11. (THE WORLD IS FULL OF) MARRIED MEN
12. MY GUNS ARE LOADED (SINGLE
VERSION)
13. (THE WORLD IS FULL OF) MARRIED MEN
(12” VERSION)
14. (THE WORLD IS FULL OF) MARRIED MEN
(DISCO VERSION ACAPELLA)
15. SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN
(LIVE AT THE WORLD POPULAR SONG
FESTIVAL 1979)
16. I BELIEVE IN YOUR SWEET LOVE
(SINGLE VERSION)
17. I BELIEVE IN YOUR SWEET LOVE (FULL
LENGTH VERSION)
DISC FOUR: GOODBYE TO THE ISLAND
1. I’M JUST A WOMAN
2. WE DANCED ON THE CEILING
3. WILD LOVE
4. THE CLOSER YOU GET
5. SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH
6. GOODBYE TO THE ISLAND
7. WILD SIDE OF LIFE
8. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
9. SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN
10. I BELIEVE IN YOUR SWEET LOVE
BONUS TRACKS
11. COME ON, GIVE ME LOVIN’
12. GET OUT OF MY HEAD
13. SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN (SINGLE VERSION)
14. SOLA A LA ORILLA DEL MAR
15. I’M JUST A WOMAN (SINGLE VERSION)
16. SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN (ALTERNATE VERSION)
17. SAYONARA TOKYO
18. GONNA GET BETTER (1981 VERSION)
