Live Around the World (Meat Loaf album) explained

Live Around The World
Type:	live
Artist:	Meat Loaf
Cover:	Meatloaf-live-front.jpg
Released:	November 1996
Recorded:	1993 – 1995
Genre:	Rock
Length:	2:22:54
Label:	Tommy Boy
Producer:	Meat Loaf, Dave Thoener, Steve Buslowe, Randy Nicklaus
Prev Title:	Welcome to the Neighbourhood
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	The Very Best of Meat Loaf
Next Year:	1998

Live Around the World is a live album by Meat Loaf, released in 1996^[1] to capitalize on his two recent successes, and Welcome to the Neighbourhood. The album was recorded at various times between 1987 and 1996. The album was limited to a release of 250,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – 12:58 (Jim Steinman)
2. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" – 8:53 (Steinman)
3. "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" – 7:47 (Steinman)
4. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" – 8:37 (Steinman)
5. "Dead Ringer for Love" – 4:44 (Steinman)
6. "Heaven Can Wait" – 5:39 (Steinman)
7. "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" – 6:47 (Steinman)
8. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" – 15:54 (Steinman)

Disc Two

1. "Wasted Youth" – 3:07 (Steinman)
2. "Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)" – 8:37 (Steinman)
3. "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" – 12:08 (Steinman)
4. "Midnight at the Lost and Found" – 5:02 (Steve Buslowe / Dan Peyronel / Paul Christie / Meat Loaf)
5. "Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)" – 6:43 (Steinman)
6. "What You See Is What You Get" – 3:46 (Patti Jerome / Michael Valvano)
7. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" – 8:17 (Steinman)
8. "Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?)" – 3:02 (Richard O'Brien)
9. "For Crying Out Loud" – 9:55 (Steinman)
10. "Bat Out of Hell" – 10:55 (Steinman)

Personnel

Musical Director: Steve Buslowe

• Meat Loaf — vocals
• Pat Thrall — lead guitars
• Kasim Sulton — rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Buslowe — bass, backing vocals
• Mark Alexander — piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• John Miceli — drums, percussion
• Patti Russo — female lead and backing vocals
• Pearl Aday — backing vocals

Special Guests

• Paul Mirkovich — additional keyboards on "All Revved Up"
• Jeff Bova — organ on "All Revved Up" and "What You See..."
• Jim Steinman — piano on "Heaven Can Wait" and "Objects...", voice on "Wasted Youth"
• Steve Lukather — additional guitar on "For Crying Out Loud"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live Around the World - Meat Loaf | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.