Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	7 April 1986
Recorded	1983–1986
Genre	Pop; rock;
Length	46:10 (vinyl); 54:48 (CD); 59:24 (cassette)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Roy Bittan; Larry Fast; John Jansen; John Rollo; Jim Steinman (exec.);
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Singles from Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
	"Holding Out for a Hero"; Released: January 1984; "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"; Released: November 1985; "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"; Released: March 1986; "Band of Gold"; Released: May 1986; "Rebel Without a Clue"; Released: October 1986; "No Way to Treat a Lady"; Released: 1986 (NL/Canada); "Lovers Again"; Released: January 1987;

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in April 1986 by CBS/Columbia Records. The album was executive-produced by Jim Steinman, who had produced Tyler's previous album, Faster Than the Speed of Night, which had been a major success. The album features collaborations with various songwriters and guest artists including Desmond Child and Todd Rundgren. Seven singles were released from the album in various territories, including "Holding Out for a Hero" which had originally been released in 1984 on the movie soundtrack album Footloose.

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire received generally mixed reviews, and was only a moderate commercial success in comparison to Faster Than the Speed of Night (which had been a UK number one and Top 5 in the US). It peaked at No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart, and missed the Top 100 altogether on the US Billboard chart, but was more successful in continental Europe and reached No. 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.