Artist : Bonnie Tyler

Album : Between the Earth and the Stars

Release Date : 22-03-2019

Added : 21-05-2019

'Francis Rossi' is a very busy man right now, because, just after 'We Talk Too Much' with 'Hannah Rickard' (see here), he participated in the new album of an iconic 1970s/80s singer, 'Bonnie Tyler', who is back on the international stage (her latest album 'Rocks & Honey', already released in 2013) and who is taking the opportunity to celebrate her 50-year of career. For this last opus, she offers us 3 duets with longtime friends, 'Rod Stewart', 'Cliff Richard' and so 'Francis Rossi' and she is also surrounded by many other artists (see the complete list below). We find the scratchy voice that has accompanied us for several decades with titles that have been around the world and the 14 new tracks are in the style of the British with attractive melodies from the first listen, in styles that range from international variety to rock : the opus is divided between energetic titles like the very rhythmic 'Slow Walk', the boogie/rock 'Someone's Rockin' Your Heart' written by 'Francis Rossi' and 'Bob Young', the duet with 'Rod Stewart', 'Battle of the Sexes', the other duet with 'Cliff Richard', 'Taking Control' or 'Do not Push Your Luck', but also quieter titles such as mid-tempo 'Hold On' who is in the style of the 80s and beautiful ballads in which she excels as 'Seven Waves Away' written by the 'Gibb' family, or the stripped piano/voice 'Older', or the title track of the album or 'To the Moon and Back '. In summary, 'Bonnie Tyler' celebrates her 50-year career with an album that offers melodic and very accessible songs, and 'Between the Earth and the Stars' brings us back to the 80s style with a mix of pop, rock, soul and international variety...

Line Up / Musicians

Bonnie Tyler (Vocal), Francis Rossi (Vocal, Guitar), Cliff Richard (Vocal), Rod Stewart (Vocal), Miriam Stockley (Choirs), Kevin Dunne (Bass), Bob Jenkins (Drums), Bob Huff (Guitar), Ray Russell (Guitar), Matt Prior (Guitar), David Mackay (Keybords, Bass, Choirs), Richard Cottle (Percussions, Keybords, Saxophone), Miriam Grey (Choirs), Claire McInerney (Saxophone), Laurence Cottle (Bass, Trombone), Leon Cave (Drums), Paul Hirsh (Keybords), Geoff Whitehorn (Guitar, Nichol Thomson (Trombone), Adam Linsley (Trumpet), Tom Walsh (Trumpet), Brian Cadd (Choirs), Daz Shields (Drums, Percussions, Choirs), Ian Lynn (Bass), Ian Stuart-Lynn (Piano, Keybords), Lorraine Crosby (Choirs), Stuart Emerson (Choirs), Amy Wadge (Choirs), Claudio Corona (Organ), Tom E Morrison (Bass, Guitar, Keybords)