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Great man Meat Loaf gave me a career with that song

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Vincent
Published date22 January 2022
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The US singer, who sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, has died aged 74

It was in 1993 that 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)' was released, the first single from the Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell album.

Speaking on BBC5 Live to Nicky Campbell, Lorraine said: "It's a sad day. He gave me a career with that song, God bless him. Without him I probably wouldn't have done much more, but I was lucky enough to do that."

Lorraine, from Walker, Newcastle, who is still touring, had moved to LA in the 1990s with her partner Stuart Emerson where composer Jim Steinman was their manager.

He secured them a contract with

Meat Loaf's recording label MCA and while visiting the label's recording studios she was asked to provide 'guide vocals' for Meat Loaf, who was recording 'I'd Do Anything For Love.' .

A guide or scratch vocal is recorded in the early stages of a song to give musicians an indication of the progression of the song and is generally replaced later by a more carefully performed and recorded lead vocal track.

However, while Cher, Melissa Etheridge and Bonnie Tyler were...

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