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Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler

First released: 1984, Length: 5:49

Creators (23)

Instruments

  1. Al Rubin trumpet
  2. Art Wood electronic drum set, drum machine
  3. Dave Taylor bass trombone
  4. Hiram Bullock guitar
  5. Jim Pugh trombone
  6. John Philip Shenale synthesizer
  7. Lew Soloff trumpet
  8. Michael Brecker tenor saxophone
  9. Sterling Smith drum machine, synthesizer, piano
  10. Tom “Bones” Malone trombone

Vocals

  1. Eric Troyer background vocals
  2. Holly Sherwood background vocals
  3. Rory Dodd background vocals

Producer

  1. Arthur Payson associate
  2. Jim Steinman
  3. John Jansen associate
  4. Neil Dorfsman associate

Programming

  1. John Philip Shenale

Arranger

  1. Tom “Bones” Malone brass

Arranger

  1. Ellen Foley additional
  2. Eric Troyer
  3. Holly Sherwood
  4. Rory Dodd

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Holding Out for a Hero

    Composer

    1. Jim Steinman

    Lyricist

    1. Dean Pitchford

Related Recordings (4)

Mash-Ups

  1. Holding Out for Mr. Bright (Bonnie Tyler vs. The Killers) by Bonnie Tyler
  2. Holding Out for the Masked Hero!! by Bonnie Tyler
  3. I Need a Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj vs. Bonnie Tyler) by Bonnie Tyler
  4. Let’s Get Physical With a Hero (remastered) (Dua Lipa vs. Bonnie Tyler) by Bonnie Tyler

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture 1984 Various Artists
  2. Footloose 1984 Various Artists
  3. Footloose 1984 Various Artists
  4. Footloose 1984 Various Artists
  5. Footloose 06 Oct 1998 Various Artists 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition
  6. Footloose 06 Oct 1998 Various Artists
  7. Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture 1998 Various Artists 15th anniversary collector’s edition
  8. Footloose 03 Mar 1999 Various Artists 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition
  9. Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture 23 Dec 1999 Various Artists 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
  10. Footloose: 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition 1999 Various Artists
  11. Footloose 13 Nov 2001 Various Artists 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition
  12. Footloose: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 13 Nov 2001 Various Artists 15th anniversary collector’s edition, BMG club edition

Album

  1. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 21 Apr 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  2. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 03 May 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  3. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  4. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  5. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  6. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986 Bonnie Tyler
  7. Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 26 Feb 2001 Bonnie Tyler

Album - Compilation

  1. Meat Loaf and Friends 1993 Meat Loaf
  2. The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler 1993 Bonnie Tyler
  3. Best: Holding Out for a Hero 26 Mar 1997 Bonnie Tyler
  4. The Best of Soundtrack Hits 21 Jun 1997 Various Artists
  5. Mega Rock Stars 1997 Various Artists
  6. Holding Out for a Hero 1997 Bonnie Tyler
  7. Retro Lunchbox: Flashback Flix 1998 Various Artists
  8. The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler 08 Feb 1999 Bonnie Tyler
  9. Super Hits 06 May 1999 Bonnie Tyler
  10. Power & Passion 18 Jun 1999 Bonnie Tyler
  11. RTL Millennium: Die Megastars des Jahrtausends 22 Nov 1999 Various Artists
  12. One Shot ’80, Volume 7 1999 Various Artists
  13. Super Hits 1999 Bonnie Tyler
  14. Collections 1999 Bonnie Tyler
  15. Super Hits 17 Jul 2000 Bonnie Tyler
  16. Total Eclipse of the Heart 2000 Bonnie Tyler
  17. Les Indispensables 01 Jan 2001 Bonnie Tyler
  18. Greatest Hits 02 Jul 2001 Bonnie Tyler
  19. Greatest Hits 10 Aug 2001 Bonnie Tyler
  20. Les Indispensables 03 Sep 2001 Bonnie Tyler
  21. Greatest Hits 2001 Bonnie Tyler
  22. 100% Rock, Volume 2 2002 Various Artists
  23. Total Eclipse: The Bonnie Tyler Anthology 2002 Bonnie Tyler
  24. Meat Loaf and Friends 2002 Meat Loaf
  25. Starmania: Original Hits, Vol. 1 2003 Various Artists
  26. The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler 06 Apr 2004 Bonnie Tyler
  27. More Than a Feeling: The Greatest Rock Anthems of All Time 24 May 2004 Various Artists
  28. Faster Than the Speed of Night / Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 10 Aug 2004 Bonnie Tyler
  29. Soft Rock Anthems 24 Jan 2005 Various Artists

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Movie Soundtracks of the Century: Movies Soundtracks, Volume 1 1995 Various Artists

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

  1. Les Musiques des films du siècle, Volume 1 1995 Various Artists