Bat Out of Hell
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Bat Out of Hell is a 1977 rock album by Meat Loaf, renowned for its theatrical, operatic style and status as one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | UK Albums Chart long-run hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
initially mixed reviews
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later acclaimed as classic rock album ⓘ |
| estimatedSales | over 40 million copies ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dead Ringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Stoney & Meatloaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
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hard rock ⓘ opera rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCertification |
BPI 11× Platinum
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Music Canada Diamond ⓘ RIAA 14× Platinum ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Richard Corben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
All Revved Up with No Place to Go
NERFINISHED
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Bat Out of Hell (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ For Crying Out Loud NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Can Wait NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise by the Dashboard Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad NERFINISHED ⓘ You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
operatic
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theatrical ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
NERFINISHED
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Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
grandiose melodrama
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teenage romance and rebellion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound
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Wagnerian opera ⓘ |
| isOneOf | best-selling albums of all time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 46:33 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainComposer | Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Jim Steinman
NERFINISHED
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Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Bearsville Studios
NERFINISHED
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Utopia Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1975–1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland International Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-10-21 ⓘ |
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