Meat Loaf Album Debuts at No. 4 on U.K. Charts Following Top 10 Debut in Germany; U.S. Dates go on Sale as European Tour Sells Out.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 Couldn't Have Said it Better Myself, Meat Loaf's newest album, debuted at No. 4 on the U.K. charts this week (the album debuted at No. 8 in Germany, where it was released late last month). Bolstered by a series of European promotional activities including appearing on Top of the Pops and performing on top of a Double Decker bus as it traveled around London last Friday, his album is holding its own in a music world dominated by younger Pop/hip-hop artists. Further proof of Meat Loaf's worldwide relevance and adoration adoration, n a prayer of worship and praise. continues with dates to the European leg of his last world tour selling out and more dates being added. "We are absolutely overjoyed o·ver·joy tr.v. o·ver·joyed, o·ver·joy·ing, o·ver·joys To fill with joy; delight. o with how Meat is doing on the European charts, however, we're not surprised since this is one of his strongest albums to date and he is managed by Allen Kovac, who has succeeded so many times with Meat Loaf and other artists," says Greg Castell, co-Managing Director of Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In the US, its name and logo were now only used on back catalogue, country releases, and re-issues until recently. , who released Meat Loaf's new album in the U.K. Meat Loaf's worldwide appeal is further supported by the impressive ticket sales his upcoming last world tour has seen, with European dates selling out quickly and more dates being added. Says John Giddings John Gidding (born January 7 1977) is an American architect and former actor and fashion model. Gidding was born in Istanbul, Turkey, where he lived until moving to the United States for college after attending Leysin American School in Leysin, Switzerland. , international agent for Meat Loaf, Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones , Cher, and other superstars This article is about the televised sports competition. For other uses, see Superstar. Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic challenges resembling a decathlon. , "The success of the ticket sales for the 'Couldn't Have Said it Better-The Last World Tour' throughout Europe proves Meat Loaf's continuing broad appeal for audiences aged 15-50." Dates for his U.S. tour this summer will be on sale shortly. Pop-icon Cyndi Lauper, who most recently was on the road opening for Cher, will co-headline the dates on the U.S. leg of the tour. The international success of this album has caused a significant amount of interest among U.S. labels where the album has yet to be licensed. Born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , Meat Loaf moved to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in 1967 to begin his career as a musician and actor. He first gained widespread attention as Eddie, the brain-dead zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 1974 he met Jim Steinman while auditioning for the writer's off-Broadway musical "More Than You Deserve More Than You Deserve is a musical written by Jim Steinman and Michael Weller, produced by Joseph Papp and directed by Kim Friedman. It opened at The Public Theater on November 21, 1973, ran for 63 performances and closed on January 13, 1974. " and the two embarked on a partnership that led to Bat Out of Hell, which went on to be one of the biggest selling albums of all time, selling over 30 million copies. In 1993 Meat Loaf again collaborated with Steinman and released Bat Out of Hell 2: Back into Hell. The single, "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" aided by a visually exciting mini-movie, which was played on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. and VH1 repeatedly, introduced Meat to a whole new generation. Meat Loaf has toured the world several times over and sold over 60 million albums worldwide. Meat Loaf U.S. Dates: SUN, JUNE 22ND SARATOGA, CA THE MOUNTAIN WINERY TUES, JUNE 24TH BOISE IDAHO IDAHO CTR. AMPH. WED, JUNE 25TH REDMOND, WA MARYMOOR PARK FRI, JUNE 27TH SAN DIEGO, CA SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR SAT, JUNE 28TH ANAHEIM, CA THE GROVE OF ANAHEIM WED, JUL 9TH LANSING, MI COMMON GROUND MUSIC FST. FRI, JUL 11TH SEYMOUR, WI OUTGAMIE COUNTY FAIR SAT, JUL 12TH ST. LOUIS, MO FOX THEATRE SAT, JUL 19TH MONTICELLO, IA GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR SUN, JUL 20TH PRIOR LAKE, MN MYSTIC LAKE CASINO MON, AUG 4TH LANCASTER, CA LANCASTER PERF. ARTS. CTR. FRI, AUG 8TH MEXICO CITY, MX NAT'L AUDITORIUM SAT, AUG 9TH MEXICO CITY, MX NAT'L AUDITORIUM SAT, AUG 23rd GILFORD, NH MEADOWBROOK FARM WED, AUG 27TH WANTAGH, NY JONES BEACH THEATER SUN, SEPT 7TH VIENNA, VA WOLF TRAP FRI, SEPT 12TH GULFPORT, MS GRAND CASINO THU, SEPT 18TH MT. PLEASANT, MI SOARING EAGLE CASINO FRI, SEPT 19TH CLEVELAND, OH TOWER CITY AMPH. |
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