Meat Loaf shines through "Bat Out of Hell" Quiz

Answer: Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman wanted equal standing on the album with Meat Loaf. The record company did not comply with Steinman's wishes but did give prominence to his input into the album on the cover acknowledging that "Songs by Jim Steinman".

Answer: Richard Corben

Richard Corben is an American illustrator and comic book artist. Jim Steinman is credited with the concept of the album. Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson formed "Hipgnosis" creating album covers for many artists including "Pink Floyd", "Led Zeppelin" and "AC/DC" to name just a few. Roger Dean is another album cover artist who is mostly linked with the band "Yes".

Answer: True

Steinman started writing "Neverland" in 1974 but it was not performed until 1977 at the Kennedy Center Music Theatre Lab. Steinman felt that three of the songs in the play were noteworthy and started to write further material to produce an album.

Answer: Seven

With the album having only seven tracks with differing time lengths with the shortest song "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" being 4.19 minutes and the longest song "Bat Out of Hell" being 9.48 minutes.

Answer: Ellen Foley

Meat Loaf met Ellen Foley during the "National Lampoon Show". Foley received recognition for the duet on "Bat Out of Hell" and has gone onto releasing solo albums, collaborations with other artists as well as co-starring in the television series "Night Court".

Answer: Members of the "E Street Band"

Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from the "E Street Band" performed on "Bat Out of Hell". Bittan was on piano and keyboards and Weinberg was on drums.

Answer: False

Todd Rundgren became the producer of "Bat Out of Hell" first believing that Steinman and Meat Loaf had a contract with RCA. Finally, they were accepted by Cleveland International Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records and history was made.

Answer: "For Crying out Loud"

Steinman thought the line "And can't you see my faded Levi's bursting apart" was the most daring line in all his song lyrics on the album. Interestingly "For Crying out Loud" was written for the 1975 New York Shakespeare Festival musical and not for the "Bat Out of Hell" album.

Answer: To write the best car crash song

In the 1950s and 1960s as part of the increasing number of teenage car fatalities songs known as "car crash songs" emerged. Steinman wanted to write the "most extreme crash song of all time". Other well-known songs of this genre were: "7-11" by the Ramones, "Always Crashing in the Same Car" by David Bowie and "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean.

Answer: Wedding vows

"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)" starts with spoken words "Hot Summer Night" that are meant to represent an exchange of wedding vows and/or to celebrate a wedding. The song was inspired by "Baba O'Riley" by The Who.