A Memorable Artist Who Rarely Found Music To Match Her Gifts

With a hard-edged voice that recalled Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Tyler was among the most interesting of the 1980s rock and rollers--but she was also a performer who had great difficulty in finding good material. Although her unique vocals lent interest to every song she recorded, only rarely did the song match her talents.



When the two collided, however, the result was magical indeed, and this collection offers Tyler at her best. "Total Eclipse of the Heart," of course, was the great song of her career--and although it is very distinctly of the 1980s it remains as knock out as ever, and "Faster than the Speed of Night" also finds Tyler at the peak of her power.



Not surprisingly, both tunes were specifically created for Tyler by Jim Steinman, the driving force behind Tyler's acclaimed 1980s album FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT, on which Tyler also delivered a very credible version of the CCR standby "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," which also appears on this collection. But when you add in the memorable "Here She Comes," recorded for a big screen release of the silent film METROPOLIS, you've heard the best that this "best of" collection offers.



It is a tremendous pity that Tyler did not record more extensively or with the same talents that supported the best of her work; by most accounts, however, Tyler was considerably less interested in public success than in private happiness--and now semi-retired and making only the occasional charity appearance she seems more than satisfied with the decision. Although this collection is of very limited scope, it at least preserves the best of her work, and is to be greatly enjoyed for that.



GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Bonnie Tyler, hugely underrated

Super Hits: Bonnie Tyler is awesome.



Bonnie Tyler is one of the great female vocalists, and perhaps one of the most underrated.



this set of songs is pure magic.

Grittay!!

Bonnie Tyler is just gritty. Gnaw on some rocks gritty. Her raspy voice reminds me of the history channel's looks at the Bolton soccer team featuring J Abs. With Bonnie, much like C & C Music factory, you have a choice to make. Neither put out a ton of music, yet have several greatest hits collections. With Ms. Gritty, you've got Super Hits, Definitive Collection and Best of the Best. Yup, they're pretty much the same album. I chose Super Hits for two reasons, it's much cheaper and Hits that are Super are much better than Definitive songs or best songs. If they weren't, instead of Superman you'd have Definitiveman or Bestman. Best man is something in a wedding and Definitiveman is too wordy and frankly not that strong. So I went with Super Hits.



Growing up in East Gretna, I understand the pain of dancing not being allowed in your town. I got three weeks in the pokey for pulling a moonwalk at Zestofreeze. So the selection of "Holding out for a hero" from the Footloose soundtrack was a natural favorite of mine. "Total Eclipse of the heart"? I'm not going to lie, I have no idea where the heck that song is going. Some kid with glowing eyes is in the video and she's falling apart. Good tune, but makes no sense. The other tracks are just flat gritty. Gritty enough that public works should try to clear the sand from the roads. She has skillz on the mic though and you should buy this or not get any dinner tomorrow.