8 April 1983 (United Kingdom)[1] September 1983 (United States)
Recorded
1982
Studio
Power Station, New York City
Greene Street, New York City
Right Track Studios, New York City
Genre
Rock
Length
43:14
Label
Columbia
Producer
Jim Steinman
John Jansen
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
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Released: 11 February 1983 (United Kingdom)
"Faster Than the Speed of Night" Released: April 1983 (United Kingdom)
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" Released: 17 June 1983
"It's a Jungle Out There" Released: July 1983 (Japan)[2]
"Straight from the Heart" Released: 11 August 1983
"Take Me Back" Released: November 1983 (United States)
"Getting So Excited" Released: February 1984 (United Kingdom)
"Tears" Released: 1984 (Netherlands)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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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 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[4] and was certified Silver in the UK, Platinum in the US, and Double Platinum in Canada.
^"Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^"Bonnie Tyler singles".
^AllMusic review
^"Guinness Book British Hit Singles & Albums". British Hit Singles & Albums. 16 April 1983. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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