The Best (Bonnie Tyler album)

1993 compilation album by Bonnie Tyler

The Best

UK cover

Compilation album by

Bonnie Tyler

Released| 15 March 1993[1]
Recorded| 1976–1993
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 74:48 (UK edition)
Label|

* Columbia
* Versailles

Alternative cover

1998 French cover

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

Bonnie Tyler: The Best is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1993 by Columbia in the UK and by Versailles Records in France. Both issues feature the same front cover, but they do not have matching track lists. In 1995, the album was reissued in the UK under the title The Definitive Collection, featuring the original track listing and a bonus CD with five more tracks.

## Track listing

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### UK Version[3]

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1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Jim Steinman) – 4:27
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night)
2. "Faster Than the Speed of Night" (Steinman) – 4:40
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night)
3. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (John Fogerty) – 4:03
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night)
4. "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" (Desmond Child) – 3:57
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire)
5. "Here She Comes" (Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder) – 3:21
(from the 1984 soundtrack for Metropolis)
6. "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Steinman) – 5:47
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire)
7. "Getting So Excited" (Alan Gruner) – 3:38
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night)
8. "Save Up All Your Tears" (Child, Diane Warren) – 4:02
(from the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)
9. "The Best" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 4:00
(from the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)
10. "Holding Out for a Hero" (Steinman, Dean Pitchford) – 4:28
(from the 1984 album Footloose and the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire)
11. "(The World Is Full of) Married Men" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) – 3:57
(1979 single only)
12. "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)" (with Shakin' Stevens) (Brook Benton, Luchi de Jesus, Clyde Otis) – 2:54
(from the 1983 Shakin' Stevens album The Bop Won't Stop)
13. "More Than a Lover" (Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe) – 4:08
(from the 1977 album The World Starts Tonight)
14. "Don't Turn Around" (Warren, Albert Hammond) – 4:16
(from the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)
15. "Lovers Again" (Child) – 4:13
(from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire)
16. "Lost in France" (Scott, Wolfe) – 3:57
(from the 1977 album The World Starts Tonight)
17. "It's a Heartache" (Scott, Wolfe) – 3:30
(from the 1978 album Natural Force)
18. "To Love Somebody (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 5:30
(from the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)

### France Version[4]

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Writer is same as English version for any occurrence of the same song.

1. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
2. "Holding Out For A Hero" (Club Mix)
3. "It's A Heartache"
4. "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)"
5. "Here She Comes"
6. "Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Got To Do It"
7. "Lost In France"
8. "Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)"
9. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"
10. "Straight From The Heart" (Bryan Adams/Eric Kanga)
(from the 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night)
11. "Faster Than The Speed Of Night"
12. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King/Jerry Wexler)
(from the 1978 album It's a Heartache)
13. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (Gary Brooker/Keith Reid)
(from the 1981 album Goodbye to the Island)
14. "The Best"
15. "Hide Your Heart" (Paul Stanley/Child/Knight)
(from the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)
16. "Don't Turn Around"
17. "Band Of Gold" (Extended Version) (Edyth Wayne / Ronald Dunbar)
(original version from the 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire)

## Charts

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Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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French Albums[5] | 4
Chart (1995)  | Peak
position
French Albums[5] | 4
Chart (1996)  | Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 93
Chart (1998)  | Peak
position
French Albums[5] | 12
Chart (1999)  | Peak
position
French Albums[5] | 16

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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France (SNEP)[7] | Platinum  | 300,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Silver  | 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 13 March 1993. p. 25.
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Track Listing UK version
4. ^ Track Listing French version
5. ^ a b c d "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Find "Bonnie TYLER" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
6. ^ "Bonnie Tyler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
7. ^ "French album certifications – Bonnie Tyler – The Best" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
8. ^ "British album certifications – Bonnie Tyler – The Best". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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Bonnie Tyler

* Discography
* Videography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* The World Starts Tonight
* Natural Force
* Diamond Cut
* Goodbye to the Island
* Faster Than the Speed of Night
* Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
* Hide Your Heart
* Bitterblue
* Angel Heart
* Silhouette in Red
* Free Spirit
* All in One Voice
* Heart Strings
* Simply Believe
* Wings
* Rocks and Honey
* Between the Earth and the Stars
* The Best Is Yet to Come

Live albums|

* Bonnie Tyler Live
* Live in Germany 1993
* In Berlin

Compilations|

* The Greatest Hits
* Heaven & Hell
* The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler: Volume 1
* The Best
* The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler: Volume 2
* The Ultimate Collection
* Greatest Hits
* Total Eclipse Anthology
* From the Heart: Greatest Hits
* Best of 3 CD

DVDs|

* Bonnie on Tour
* Live in Germany 1993

Concert tours|

* South Africa Tour 2013
* Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour
* South America Tour
* 40 Years "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Tour

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* United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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