Faster Than the Speed of Night

Faster Than the Speed of Night is the fifth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in Europe on 8 April 1983 and later that year in the US through Columbia Records. Tyler had changed musical direction and soon after began working with Jim Steinman, who produced the album and wrote its most successful single "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

Faster Than the Speed of Night
Studio album by
Bonnie Tyler
Released8 April 1983 (UK)
September 1983 (US)
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Power Station, New York City
  • Greene Street, New York City
  • Right Track Studios, New York City
GenreRock
Length43:14
LabelColumbia
Producer
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Goodbye to the Island
(1981)		 Faster Than the Speed of Night
(1983)		 Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
(1986)
Singles from Faster Than the Speed of Night
  1. "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
    Released: 11 February 1983 (UK)
  2. "Faster Than the Speed of Night"
    Released: April 1983 (UK)
  3. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
    Released: 17 June 1983
  4. "It's a Jungle Out There"
    Released: July 1983 (Japan)
  5. "Straight from the Heart"
    Released: 11 August 1983
  6. "Take Me Back"
    Released: November 1983 (US)
  7. "Getting So Excited"
    Released: February 1984 (UK)
  8. "Tears"
    Released: 1984 (Netherlands)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic

Faster Than the Speed of Night entered at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, which saw her become the first British female to debut at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver in the UK, Platinum in the US, and Double Platinum in Canada.

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