Bitterblue

Tyler signed to Hansa Records in 1990. Bitterblue was her first multi-producer album, with contributions from Dieter Bohlen, Luis Rodríguez, Roy Bittan, David Yorath, Giorgio Moroder and Nik Kershaw. Bohlen claimed that Tyler was reluctant to record his songs as she perceived them to be more commercial-sounding than her previous work. The title track includes elements of Scottish folk music, including bagpipes and accordion, and was inspired by the Rod Stewart hit "Rhythm of My Heart". Bitterblue was recorded at five recording studios located in Germany, the UK and in the US. Bohlen wrote, recorded and produced his own songs, with Luis Rodríguez acting as co-producer on three tracks. Nik Kershaw, Giorgio Moroder David Yorath all wrote and produced their own songs. Songs written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren were produced by Roy Bittan at Conway and A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Tyler recorded "Heaven Is Here" as a duet with Moroder, and "Till the End of Time" with Dan Hartman. Both songs were written by Moroder. Tyler also co-wrote the lyrics for "Whenever You Need Me" with David Madiran. == Critical reception ==

Tomas Mureika of AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five, describing the album as "a pleasant collection of pop tunes." He opined that her pairing with Giorgio Moroder "[gave] Tyler's work a contemporary sheen that frames her vocals within the songs." Mureika concluded that Bitterblue is "better than most pop records," but not as strong as her work with Jim Steinman and Desmond Child. == Track listing ==

• Albert Hammond • Roy Orbison • Diane Warren }} • David Yorath • Bonnie Tyler • David Madiran }} • Hammond • Holly Knight }} • Hammond • Warren }} • Giorgio Moroder • Tom Whitlock }} • Bohlen • Rodríguez }} • Moroder • Whitlock }} • Moroder • Whitlock }} • Moroder • Whitlock }} • Bohlen • Rodríguez }} }} == Personnel ==

Credits adapted from AllMusic. Technical and Design • Dieter Bohlen (as Howard Houston) – recording (1, 13), mixing (1, 13) • Dieter Bohlen – recording (2, 9, 14), mixing (2, 9, 14) • Luis Rodriguez – recording (2, 9, 14), mixing (2, 9, 14) • Phil Kaffel – engineer and recording (3, 5, 6), mixing (3, 5, 6) • David Yorath – recording (4), mixing (4) • Stuart Bruce – recording (7), mixing (7) • Brian Reeves – engineer (8, 10, 11, 12), mixing (8, 10, 11, 12) • Giorgio Moroder – mixing (8, 10, 11, 12) • Thomas Sassenbach – art direction • Aaron's Outfit – design • Ariola – design • Markus Amon – photography • Jeff Weiss – photography • David Aspden – management Musicians and Vocals • Bonnie Tyler – vocals • Dan Hartman – vocals (12) • Giorgio Moroder – programming (8, 10, 11, 12) - vocals (10) • Roy Bittan – keyboards (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6) • Richard Cottle – keyboards (7) • Nik Kershaw – keyboards (7), programming (7), guitars (7), arrangements (7) • Scott Greer – programming (8, 10, 11, 12) • John Pierce – guitars (3, 5, 6) • Waddy Wachtel – guitars (3, 5, 6) • Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6) • Teddy Castellucci – guitars (8, 10, 11, 12) • Randy Jackson – bass (3, 6, 6) • Kenny Aronoff – drums (3, 5, 6) • Gary Herbig – saxophone (8, 10, 11, 12) • Dieter Bohlen – arrangements (as Howard Houston on 1, 13), arrangements (2, 9, 14) • David Yorath – arrangements (4) • Jackie Challenor – backing vocals (7) • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals (7) • Debbie McGlendon-Smith – backing vocals (8, 10, 11, 12) • Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (8, 10, 11, 12) • Marietta Waters – backing vocals (8, 10, 11, 12) == Charts ==

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