Information: - Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday, September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is noted for the "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy of albums, consisting of "Bat Out of Hell", "", and "". "Bat Out of Hell" has sold more than 43 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums in history. He is also known for his powerful wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live performances. - Bat Out of Hell is the second studio album and the major-label debut by American rock singer Meat Loaf, as well as being his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, released on October 21, 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide. "Rolling Stone" ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003. - Dead Ringer is a 1981 album by Meat Loaf and is the second of his three albums written entirely by Jim Steinman . The album cover features an illustration by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson . Steinman started to work on Bad for Good , the album that was supposed to be the follow - up to 1977 's Bat Out of Hell , in 1978 . During that time , a combination of touring , drugs and exhaustion had caused Meat Loaf to lose his voice . Without a singer , and pressured by the record company , Steinman decided that he should sing on Bad for Good himself , and write a new album for Meat Loaf . This album was Dead Ringer , which was later released in 1981 , after the release of Bad for Good . After playing the role of Travis Redfish in the movie Roadie ( which had cameos by Debbie Harry , Roy Orbison and Hank Williams , Jr. , but was still a box office flop ) , Meat Loaf got his voice back , got off drugs , played softball , and started to work on his new album in 1980 . Steinman had written five new songs which , in addition to the track '' More Than You Deserve '' ( which Meat Loaf had sung in the musical with the same name ) and a reworked monologue , formed the album Dead Ringer . The album was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas , with backing tracks produced by Jimmy Iovine and Steinman . In 1976 , Meat Loaf appeared on the track '' Keeper Keep Us '' from the Intergalactic Touring Band 's self - titled album , which was produced by Galfas . Four singles were released from Dead Ringer : '' Dead Ringer for Love '' ( featuring Cher ) , '' I 'm Gon na Love Her for Both of Us '' , '' Read ' Em and Weep '' and '' Peel Out '' . The album reached # 1 in the UK . The tour for this album also marked the beginning of his long - running collaboration with pianist Paul Jacobs , as both sideman and songwriter . - James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1, 1947) is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for many hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist and singer. His work has included songs in the adult contemporary, rock and roll, dance, pop, musical theater and film score genres. Beginning his career in musical theater, Steinman's most notable work in the area includes lyrics for "Whistle Down the Wind" and music for "Tanz der Vampire". - A lyricist or lyrist is a person who writes lyricswords for songsas opposed to a composer, who writes the song's melody. - A composer (Latin "compn"; literally "one who puts together") is a person who creates or writes music, which can be vocal music (for a singer or choir), instrumental music (e.g., for solo piano, string quartet, wind quintet or orchestra) or music which combines both instruments and voices (e.g., opera or art song, which is a singer accompanied by a pianist). The core meaning of the term refers to individuals who have contributed to the tradition of Western classical music through creation of works expressed in written musical notation (e.g., sheet music scores). - A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process. The roles of a producer vary. He or she may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements. After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'dead ringer ' with the relationship of 'record label'. Choices: - album - epic records - label - latin - melody - record - studio album
epic records