The Best Is Yet to Come (Bonnie Tyler album)

The Best Is Yet to Come is the upcoming eighteenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It is scheduled to be released on 26 February 2021.

The Best Is Yet to Come
Studio album by
Bonnie Tyler
Released26 February 2021
StudioThe Factory Sound, Woldingham
Length44:40
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerDavid Mackay
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Between the Earth and the Stars
(2019)		 The Best Is Yet to Come
(2021)
Singles from The Best Is Yet to Come
  1. "When the Lights Go Down"
    Released: 18 December 2020
  2. "The Best Is Yet to Come"
    Released: 8 January 2021

Background and conception

On 4 March 2020, Tyler told Gold Radio that she had completed a new album.[1] She began sharing samples of some of the tracks on her Instagram page in April 2020.[2] The artwork and track listing was revealed on 10 December 2020, along with a three-track preview uploaded to Tyler's YouTube channel.[3] Tyler began releasing weekly samples of individual tracks on her Facebook and Instagram pages on 27 December 2020.[4]

Music and lyrics

The Best Is Yet to Come adopts the sound of 80s pop rock. Tyler told Ultimate Classic Rock she felt "When the Lights Go Down" had a similar sound to the music of Bruce Springsteen and Rod Stewart.[5]

The album contains four cover songs; "Somebody's Hero" by C.B. Green, "I'm Only Guilty (Of Loving You)" previously recorded by Chick Willis and Tab Benoit, "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc, and "Catch the Wind" by Donovan. The latter two songs had originally been intended as bonus tracks on Tyler's previous album, Between the Earth and the Stars.[6]

Promotion

Singles

"When the Lights Go Down" was released as the first single on 18 December 2020, along with an accompanying lyric video.[5] "The Best Is Yet to Come" was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 8 January 2020, as the album's second single.[7]

Tour

On 15 December 2020, Tyler announced that she would be embarking on a European tour to commemorate her 70th birthday and the release of The Best Is Yet to Come. The tour will begin on 17 February 2022 at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany, and will conclude on 29 April 2022 at the Kongress am Park in Augsburg, Germany, with a total of 38 dates in venues throughout Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland.[8]

Critical reception

Retro Pop magazine described "The Best Is Yet to Come" as "a slice of 80's new wave perfection", featuring "pulsing synths and a harmony laden sing-a-long chorus that proves irresistible".[9]

Track listing
The Best Is Yet to Come – standard edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best Is Yet to Come"Steve Womack3:03
2."Dreams Are Not Enough"Neil Lockwood3:31
3."Hungry Hearts"Josh Renton3:12
4."Stuck to My Guns"Womack3:49
5."When the Lights Go Down"Womack3:29
6."Stronger Than a Man"
3:31
7."I'm Not in Love"
4:24
8."Somebody's Hero"Clemens Benecke4:00
9."Call Me Thunder"Womack4:38
10."I'm Only Guilty (Of Loving You)"
  • Dave Williams
  • Mick Parker
3:43
11."You're the One"
4:04
12."Catch the Wind"Donovan3:15
Total length:44:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[11]

Musicians
  • Bonnie Tyler – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • David Mackay – production (all tracks), percussion (1–2, 4–5), backing vocals (3, 5, 9), strings (7, 11), drum programming (3, 8), bass programming (3), extra keys (4), keyboards (6), percussion FX (6), piano (11), songwriting (11)
  • Richard Cottle – keyboards (1–9), organ (10–11), saxophone (7, 10), drum programming (7), percussion FX (6)
  • Steve Womack – songwriting (1, 4–5, 9), backing vocals (5, 9), guitars (5, 9)
  • Josh Renton – backing vocals (3), guitars (3), songwriting (3)
  • Daz Shields – drums (1–2, 5), backing vocals (5)
  • Neil Lockwood – backing vocals (2, 8), songwriting (2)
  • Kevin Dunne – acoustic guitar (12), bass (11–12), songwriting (11)
  • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals (1, 4–6, 9–12)
  • Miriam Grey – backing vocals (2–3, 7–8)
  • Laurence Cottle – bass (1–10)
  • Bob Jenkins – drums (4, 6, 9–11)
  • Geoff Whitehorn – guitars (1–2, 4–7, 9–12)
  • Ian Stuart Lynn – piano (10)
  • Ray Russell – guitars (8, 11)
  • Leo Rojas – pan pipes (4)

Technical
  • David Mackay – recording (all tracks), mixing (all tracks)
  • Rod Houison – recording (Stockley on 1, 4–6, 9–12)
  • Silvio D'Anza – recording (Rojas on 4)
  • Jerry Stevenson – mastering

Design
  • Fulaleo – cover illustration
  • Jenny Seiler – additional artwork
  • Tina Korhonen – photography

References
  1. O'Connor, Rory (4 March 2020). "Bonnie Tyler wants Sir Tom Jones collaboration as singer confirms new album". Gold. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. @bonnietylerofficial (16 April 2020). "The Best Is Yet to Come". Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Instagram.
  3. Price, Jason (10 December 2020). "Pop Icon Bonnie Tyler to Release 'The Best Is Yet to Come' on February 26th!". Icon Vs. Icon. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. @bonnietylerofficial (27 December 2020). "Hungry Hearts, and I got one". Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Instagram.
  5. Lifton, Dave (17 December 2020). "Hear Bonnie Tyler's New Song, 'When the Lights Go Down'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. Wade, Ian (September 2019). "Bonnie Tyler Interview: Star Power". Classic Pop. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "BBC Radio 2 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Nicki Chapman sits in". BBC Radio 2. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. "Bonnie Tyler Announces 'The Best Is Yet to Come' European Tour 2022". bonnietyler.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. "New Music 08/01: Bonnie Tyler, Duran Duran". Retro Pop. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. Millar, Mark (10 December 2020). "BONNIE TYLER announces the release of her brand-new studio album 'The Best Is Yet To Come', out on February 26th, 2021". XS Noize. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. The Best Is Yet to Come (Booklet). Germany: earMUSIC. 2021. 0214885EMU.
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