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Jim Steinman

real name James Richard Steinman

New York City, United States · 1947-11-01 – 2021-04-19

Jim Steinman is credited on 3,609 releases across 800 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,609

Credits

800

Albums

6

Decades active

575

In collections

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American composer and record producer, active in popular music.
Born: November 1, 1947, New York City, USA.
Died: April 19, 2021, Connecticut, USA
Jim Steinman was responsible for writing many internationally successful songs, mainly for Meat Loaf but also "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero", performed by Bonnie Tyler; "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", performed by Céline Dion; "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", performed by Air Supply, and "More", performed by The Sisters of Mercy, among others.
Co-recipient of a Grammy Award in 1997. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Credited work

3,609 releases · 800 albums · active 1973–2025

  • Performance · 4,708
  • Production · 1,966
  • Other credits · 463
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Power Station · The Hit Factory · Angel Studios · Nemo Studios, Hamburg

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