A great attempt to a US comeback

After enjoying Bonnie Tyler's previous work, I was lucky to find this rare album. When I listened to this, I realized that Bonnie has not lost one bit of her magic. Her voice has somewhat become deeper with age, but that suits these tracks perfectly. Her voice has deep emotion and passion. The songs are mostly ballads with her usual "pop-rock" style. "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" reminds me of "Total Eclipse of the Heart." And some rock songs such as "Driving Me Wild" is reminiscent to "Hide Your Heart." Overall, I would highly recommend this to rock fans, or a Bonnie Tyler fan. It's a shame that her albums are hardly recognized here in the United States, because she is just as good as back in the days of "Faster Than the Speed of Night."

Jim Steinman's other protegee

It's a pity Bonnie Tyler fell off the face of the earth as far as this country's concerned. I dig that husky voice of hers and I just genuinely enjoy the songs she sings.

Sure, this one wasn't one of her massive hit albums. But it still rules. I can't get enough of this one. What I really love is how there's so many different styles of music on this album. From pop ("Making Love," "Nothing to Do With Love") to elegant Broadway-ish ballads ("Forget Her") to straight-ahead, hard-charging metal ("Driving Me Wild") to disco (her cover of Meat Loaf's "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"). Yet, somehow, despite this all-over-the-map approach, "Free Spirit" never once sounds like a mishmash. Everything's well done and every song fits. I'd almost go so far as to call this a perfect album.

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I really enjoy two cover versions on this album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is emotional but not over wrought. "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" is just as or even more powerful than Air Supply's version.