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Hang Cool Teddy Bear
Studio album by Meat Loaf
Released	19 April 2010[1]
Recorded	2009
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Length	66 Minutes
Label	Universal Records and Mercury Records
Producer	Rob Cavallo
Meat Loaf chronology
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool, Teddy Bear (2010)

Hang Cool Teddy Bear is the upcoming eleventh studio album by Meat Loaf. It is scheduled to be released on 19 April 2010.^[1] It will be the first since Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose in 2006.

Since May 2009, Meat Loaf has been in the studio working on the album with Green Day's American Idiot album producer Rob Cavallo and is working with such writers as Justin Hawkins (who has written five tracks for this album), Diane Warren and Jon Bon Jovi.^[2] Currently this will be Meat Loaf's fourth studio album to feature no Steinman-penned songs. Guests on the album include Brian May, Steve Vai, Pearl Aday, Patti Russo, Hugh Laurie, Jack Black, amongst others. Though not much has been revealed officially, Meat Loaf has given away some information through videos he has posted on Youtube. The album has been officially completed as of December 12th 2009.^[3]

The first single from the album, "Los Angeloser", will be released on 2 April.^[4]

The album will be released on CD, Hardback book CD/DVD Deluxe edition, Limited Edition LP, digital & Super Deluxe Box Set.^[1]

Songs

Meat Loaf has confirmed that 13 songs will appear on the album, with a 14th included in the Super Deluxe Edition as an Itunes digital download. The Standard Edition features Disk 1, and the Deluxe Edition features both Disk 1 and Disk 2.

Disk 1

1. "Peace on Earth" (Rick Brantley)
2. "Living on the Outside" (Rick Brantley)
3. "Los Angeloser" (James Michael)
4. "If I Can't Have You" (Kara DioGuardi) (*)
   • Duet with Kara DioGuardi, features Hugh Laurie on piano
5. "Love is Not Real" (Rob Cavallo / Justin Hawkins / Meat Loaf)
   • Featuring additional guitar from Brian May and Steve Vai, and Justin Hawkins on guitar and backing vocals
6. "Like a Rose" (Jake Scherer)
   • Duet with Jack Black
7. "Song of Madness" (Rick Brantley)
   • Featuring additional guitar from Brian May
8. "Did You Ever Love Somebody" (*)
9. "California Isn't Big Enough" (Justin Hawkins / Eric Sean Nally)
10. "Running Away from Me" (*)
11. "Let's Be in Love" (Greg Becker / John White / Mat Wollo)
    • Duet with Patti Russo
12. "If It Rains" (Jaren Ray Johnston / Neil D. Mason)
13. "Elvis in Vegas" (Desmond Child / Billy Falcon / Jon Bon Jovi)

iTunes digital bonus track (with Super Deluxe Edition only): "Prize Fight Lover" (Rick Brantley)

(*) No (full) songwriter confirmation yet.^[1]

Disk 2: Live Album (with Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions only)

1. "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" - 8/11/08, Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland
2. "If It Aint Broke (Break It)" - 07/09/08 Notting Arena, UK
3. "Blind As A Bat" - 7/13/08, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, UK
4. "Amnesty Is Granted" - 7/21/08, Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin Germany
5. "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" - 7/23/08, Stadtpark, Hamburg
6. "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - 6/29/08, The Marquis, Cork, Ireland
7. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - 12/02/08, Chevrolet centre, Youngstown, Ohio
8. "Bat Out Of Hell - 12/06/08, United Palace Theatre, New York
9. "Roadhouse Blues"- 08/08/08, Bergenshallen, Bergen, Norway
10. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" - 08/08/08, Bergenshallen, Bergen, Norway

Writers

All writers have been confirmed by Meat Loaf^[2][5]

• Diane Warren
• Kevin Curtish
• Tom Hambridge
• Sean McConnell

Personnel

Lead Vocals:

• Meat Loaf,
• Pearl Aday
• Patti Russo

Additional Vocals:

• Patti Russo
• Pearl Aday
• Jack Black
• Rob Cavallo
• Randy Flowers
• James Michael

Guitar:

• Paul Crook
• Randy Flowers
• Tim Pierce
• Brian May
• Steve Vai
• Justin Hawkins

Bass:

• Kasim Sulton
• Chris Chaney

Drums:

• John Miceli

Piano:

• Jamie Muhoberac
• Hugh Laurie

References

^http://www.youtube.com/redpony2 ^http://www.twitter.com/RealMeatLoaf