Between the Earth and the Stars (Bonnie Tyler album)

Between the Earth and the Stars
Head shot image of Bonnie Tyler with the album's name written beneath
Studio album by
Released15 March 2019
GenrePop rock, country rock
Length48:34
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerDavid Mackay
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Rocks and Honey
(2013)
Between the Earth and the Stars
(2019)
The Best Is Yet to Come
(2021)
Singles from Between the Earth and the Stars
  1. "Hold On"
    Released: 1 February 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Deutschland7/10
Mannheimer Morgen4/5 stars

Between the Earth and the Stars is the seventeenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released on 15 March 2019 by earMUSIC. The album was produced by David Mackay.

Background

In October 2014, Tyler was misquoted in an interview with the Daily Sabah stating that she had begun working on her seventeenth studio album with Jim Steinman, saying, "We are choosing love songs and Jim’s melodies are amazing, we have already chosen some great rock pieces." The quotes were later removed from the original article.

Following the release of Rocks and Honey in 2013, Tyler remarked to Kiss FM that she expected it to be her last. In 2017, she announced that she had been inspired to record another album after hearing "fantastic new songs" written for her by Kevin Dunne, who played bass guitar in her first band in the early 1970s. In December 2016, she visited the Cash Cabin Studios in Nashville to commence recording with John Carter Cash. In 2018, Tyler announced that she would instead be working with David Mackay, who co-produced her first two albums, The World Starts Tonight (1977) and Natural Force (1978). Tyler and Mackay also collaborated on Frankie Miller's album Double Take (2016).

In August 2018, The Sun falsely reported that Tyler had recorded an album of duets with Rod Stewart. Tyler clarified in another interview with Kiss FM that they had only recorded one song, later revealing the title to be "Battle of the Sexes".

The title track "Between the Earth and the Stars" was originally recorded by American singer Jeff Wood on his 1997 album of the same name. "Don't Push Your Luck" originally appeared on Lorraine Crosby's album Mrs Loud (2008). "Slow Walk" first appeared on Brian Cadd's album Bulletproof (2016). "Someone's Rockin' Your Heart" was first released by Status Quo in 2016 on their album Aquostic II: That's a Fact! under the title "Is Someone Rocking Your Heart?"

Artwork and packaging

The cover art for Between the Earth and the Stars is cropped from a photograph by Tina Korhonen. The album's title is visually represented by a circle and two stars, which appear between the text of Tyler's name and the album title.

Promotion

Tyler announced that she had reunited with David Mackay on Jane McDonald and Friends in March 2018. In October, Tyler appeared on Good Morning America. She performed at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on 31 December 2018 to promote her new album and upcoming tour. On 22 January, Tyler's website closed, leaving a notice that read: "Check back for an exciting announcement on 31 January 2019!" Her website reopened the following day with a new design, featuring a short video documentary with previews of selected tracks and interviews with Tyler and Mackay.

Singles

On 1 February 2019, "Hold On" was released as the first single from Between the Earth and the Stars.

Tour

On 28 October 2018, Tyler announced that she would be embarking on a European tour in support of Between the Earth and the Stars. The tour will begin on 28 April 2019 at the Circus Krone in Munich, Germany, and will conclude on 1 June 2019 at the W-Festival in Frankfurt, Germany, with a total of 23 dates in venues throughout Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and Austria.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold On"
3:18
2."Battle of the Sexes" (with Rod Stewart)
3:47
3."Slow Walk"3:13
4."Seven Waves Away"
3:44
5."Someone's Rockin' Your Heart" (with Francis Rossi)3:01
6."Older"Amy Wadge3:41
7."Taking Control" (with Cliff Richard)Steve Womack3:36
8."Between the Earth and the Stars"
  • John David
  • Richard Wold
3:55
9."Don't Push Your Luck"Stuart Emerson3:07
10."To the Moon and Back"Wadge3:41
11."Bad for Loving You"2:57
12."Let's Go Crazy Tonight"
  • Ron Beckett
  • Bob Huff
  • Richard Klender
  • Ted Winchester
  • Mackay
3:00
13."Missing You"
  • Dunne
  • Mackay
3:53
14."Move"
  • Rachel Morrison
  • Tom E Morrison
3:41
Total length:48:34

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 164
French Albums (SNEP) 181
French Albums Physiques (SNEP) 87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 23
Scottish Albums (OCC) 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 96
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 11
UK Albums (OCC) 34
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 4

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
France 15 March 2019 earMUSIC
Germany
Italy
Australia 22 March 2019
Spain
United Kingdom
United States 12 April 2019 Digital download
Canada
Various 9 October 2020 Vinyl

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