Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	7 April 1986
Recorded	1983–1986
Genre	Pop[1] rock[1]
Length	46:10 (vinyl) 54:48 (CD) 59:24 (cassette)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Roy Bittan Larry Fast John Jansen John Rollo Jim Steinman (exec.)
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) Hide Your Heart (1988)
Singles from Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
"Holding Out for a Hero" Released: January 1984 "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" Released: November 1985 "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" Released: March 1986 "Band of Gold" Released: May 1986 "Rebel Without a Clue" Released: October 1986 "No Way to Treat a Lady" Released: 1986 (NL/Canada) "Lovers Again" Released: January 1987

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire is the sixth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in April 1986 by CBS/Columbia Records as the follow-up to her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983). Three years in the making, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire was executive-produced by Jim Steinman, who had produced Tyler's previous album. Seven singles were released from the album, with "Holding Out for a Hero" originally being released two years in advance on the movie soundtrack album Footloose. Tyler's album features collaborations with songwriters and guest artists including Desmond Child and Todd Rundgren.

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire received generally mixed reviews, but was still a commercial success, reaching No. 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart and peaking at No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart.