Blind Before I Stop (song)

"Blind Before I Stop"
Single by Meat Loaf
from the album Blind Before I Stop
B-side	"Execution Day"
Released	9 February 1987[1]
Genre	Hard rock, pop rock
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Meat Loaf, John Golden
Meat Loaf singles chronology
"Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (1986) "Blind Before I Stop" (1987) "Special Girl" (1987)
Audio on YouTube

"Blind Before I Stop" is a single by Meat Loaf released in 1987. It is from the album Blind Before I Stop. It is one of the few songs he has made where he plays rhythm guitar.

Critical reception

On its release, Mat Snow of New Musical Express stated, "This is not a patch on his elephantine 'Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries', though it might serve as a timely health warning to some of Meat Loaf's more frenzied devotees."^[2]

Personnel

• Meat Loaf — lead vocals, guitar
• Mats Björklynd — keys, programming, drums
• Peter Weihe — guitars
• Dieter Petereit — bass
• John Golden — bass
• Pit Löw — keyboards and programming
• Curt Cress — drums
• Amy Goff — backing vocals
• Peter Bischof — vocals
• Bert Gebhard — vocals
• Bimey Oberreit — vocals
• Elaine Goff — vocals

Charts

Chart	Position
UK Singles Chart	89

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 27.
2. Snow, Mat (February 21, 1987). "45". New Musical Express. p. 14.