Bat Out of Hell is one of the best-selling albums of all time

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Bat Out of Hell is a landmark 1977 rock album by Meat Loaf, renowned for its theatrical style, epic songwriting, and enduring commercial success.

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instanceOf rock album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Meat Loaf ⓘ
bestSellingStatus one of the best-selling albums of all time ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Richard Corben ⓘ
criticalReception initially mixed reviews ⓘ
later acclaimed as a classic rock album ⓘ
estimatedGlobalSales over 40 million copies ⓘ
genre glam rock ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
opera rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasSequel Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell ⓘ
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose ⓘ
hasSingle Paradise by the Dashboard Light ⓘ
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad ⓘ
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) ⓘ
influencedBy Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run era ⓘ
Phil Spector production style ⓘ
label CBS Records ⓘ
Cleveland International Records ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 46 minutes ⓘ
notableFor enduring commercial success ⓘ
epic songwriting ⓘ
long song structures ⓘ
operatic vocals ⓘ
theatrical style ⓘ
primaryComposer Jim Steinman ⓘ
producer Todd Rundgren ⓘ
recordedIn 1975 ⓘ
1976 ⓘ
releaseDate 1977-10-21 ⓘ
salesCertification multi-platinum ⓘ
theme fantasy ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
teenage romance ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
track All Revved Up with No Place to Go ⓘ
Bat Out of Hell ⓘ
For Crying Out Loud ⓘ
Heaven Can Wait ⓘ
Paradise by the Dashboard Light ⓘ
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad ⓘ
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) ⓘ
vocalStyle dramatic baritone vocals ⓘ

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