Rory Dodd Explained

Rory Dodd
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Place:	Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
Instrument:	Vocals
Genre:	Rock
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1976^[1] –present
Associated Acts:	Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Neverland Express

Rory Dodd (born Port Dover, Ontario, Canada)^[2] is a Canadian rock vocalist^{[2] [3]} who has performed many songs written by Jim Steinman. He is probably best known for singing^{[2] [4]} as the duet voice (the "Turn around, bright eyes" lyrics) on Bonnie Tyler's version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

Dodd performed the backing vocals for many of Meat Loaf's songs.^[2] He also sang three songs on Steinman's solo album Bad for Good (although he is only credited for two of them on the sleeve notes of the LP pressing). "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through", was his ^[6] biggest hit as a lead singer, reaching Number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7] Singer of Fire Inc.,^[8] a Wagnerian rock band that released two songs for the rock and roll film Streets of Fire (1984).^[9]

More recently, Dodd has done voiceover work for commercials. He provided the main voice in the Hungry Hungry Hippos commercial.^[10] Additionally, he provided the singing voices for “Tex and Rex” on the PBS children's show Shining Time Station from 1989 to 1993.

He is the younger brother of voice actor and singer Cal Dodd.

Dodd was inducted to the Forest City London Music Awards (FCLMA) hall of fame in 2022.^[11]

Partial discography

All with asterisks indicate Jim Steinman's involvement.

1970s

• Rockabye Hamlet (Studio cast album, 1976)
• Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell – (1977)*
• Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever – (1977)
• Ellen Foley – Night Out – (1979)
• Garland Jeffreys – American Boy & Girl – (1979)
• Ian Hunter– You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic – (1979)

1980s

• Jim Steinman – Bad for Good – (1981)*
• Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer – (1981)*
• Karla DeVito – Is This a Cool World or What? – (1981)*
• Peter Criss – Let Me Rock You – (1982)
• Steve Forbert – Steve Forbert – (1982)
• Billy Joel – An Innocent Man – (1983)
• Ian Hunter – All of the Good Ones Are Taken – (1983)
• Air Supply – "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" – (1983)*
• Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than the Speed of Night – (1983)*
• Original soundtrack – Streets of Fire – (1984)*
• Al Corley – Square Rooms – (1984)
• Julian Lennon – Valotte – (1984)^[12]
• Lou Reed – New Sensations – (1984)
• Billy Squier – Signs of Life – (1984)*
• Barbra Streisand – Emotion – (1984)*
• Barry Manilow – "Read 'Em and Weep" – (1984)*
• Carly Simon – Spoiled Girl – (1985)
• James Taylor – That's Why I'm Here – (1985)
• Martin Briley – Dangerous Moments – (1985)
• Rory Dodd – "A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (demo) – (1985)*
• Rory Dodd – "Night After Night" – (1985)
• Bonnie Tyler – Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire – (1986)*
• Julian Lennon – The Secret Value of Daydreaming – (1986)
• Patty Smyth – Never Enough – (1987)
• Rory Dodd – "Got Me Singing" – (1987)
• The Monroes – Everything's Forgiven – (1987)
• Survivor – Too Hot to Sleep – (1988)
• Scritti Politti – Provision – (1988)
• Lisa Lougheed – Evergreen Nights – (1988)
• Pandora's Box – Original Sin – (1989)*

1990s

• Garland Jeffreys – Matador & More... – (1992)
• Laura Branigan – Over My Heart – (1993)
• Meat Loaf – – (1993)*
• Barry Manilow – Another Life – (1995)
• Meat Loaf – Welcome to the Neighborhood – (1995)*
• David Arkenstone – Quest of the Dream Warrior – (1995)
• Bon Jovi – These Days – (1995)
• Celine Dion – Falling into You – (1996)*

2000s

• Ian Hunter – Once Bitten Twice Shy – (2000)

External links

• • Rory Dodd at Discogs.com
• Rory Dodd at allmusic.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: CastAlbumDB.com - Rockabye Hamlet. 2012-12-03.
2. Web site: Rory Dodd. Discogs. 2012-12-03.
3. Web site: Rory Dodd. AllMusic. 2012-12-03.
4. Web site: Total Eclipse of the Heart Songfacts]. 2012-12-03.
5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=bonnie tyler|chart=all}} Billboard hot 100 - Total Eclipse-of the Heart]. 2012-12-03.
6. Web site: Discogs - Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through. . 2012-12-03.
7. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jim steinman|chart=all}} Billboard hot 100 - Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through]. 2012-12-03.
8. Web site: Discogs - Fire Inc.. . 2012-12-03.
9. Web site: New York Times Filmography. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017023918/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/556527/Fire-Inc. dead. October 17, 2013. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2013. October 19, 2012.
10. Web site: Broadway Dave- Blog. 2012-12-03.
11. Web site: 2022-06-26 . Rock Legend from Port Dover, Ont. gets hall of fame call . 2022-06-28 . London . en.
12. Valotte . . 1984 . Inner sleeve . . JLLP 1.