Silhouette in Red

Silhouette in Red is the tenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released on 11 October 1993, through Hansa Records. The album became Tyler's final collaboration with German producer Dieter Bohlen.

Silhouette in Red
Studio album by
Bonnie Tyler
Released11 October 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length54:22
LabelHansa
Producer
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Angel Heart
(1992)		 Silhouette in Red
(1993)		 Free Spirit
(1995)
Singles from Silhouette in Red
  1. "Sally Comes Around"
    Released: 1993
  2. "From the Bottom of My Lonely Heart"
    Released: 1993
  3. "You Are So Beautiful"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Stay"
    Released: 1994

The album was released in mainland Europe and was a commercial success. The album was certified Gold in Norway through pre-sales, one day before it was released.

Background

Silhouette in Red was Tyler's third and final release with Hansa Records, following Bitterblue (1991) and Angel Heart (1992).

Writing and recording

Dieter Bohlen continued the same format as with Tyler's previous releases with Hansa, writing the majority of songs and publishing a number of them with different pseudonyms: Jennifer Blake, Steve Benson and Howard Houston.

Critical reception

In a positive review, AllMusic named "Sally Comes Around", "Send Me the Pillow" and "You Won't See Me Cry" as the album's highlights.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing
Silhouette in Red
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sally Comes Around"Dieter BohlenBohlen3:41
2."Fire in My Soul"BohlenBohlen3:51
3."Stay"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Werner Becker[a]
4:02
4."Send Me the Pillow"Bohlen
3:31
5."From the Bottom of My Lonely Heart"BohlenBohlen3:32
6."Silhouette in Red"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Becker[a]
3:57
7."I Climb Every Mountain"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Rodríguez[b]
3:33
8."Bad Dreams"BohlenBohlen3:45
9."James Dean"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Rodríguez[b]
3:11
10."Clouds in My Coffee"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Rodríguez[b]
3:19
11."Years May Come"BohlenBohlen3:49
12."Cryin' a Little"Bohlen
  • Bohlen
  • Becker[a]
3:35
13."You Are So Beautiful"
Gene Capell2:19
14."Before We Get Any Closer"
Scott4:07
15."You Won't See Me Cry"
  • Lee Morris
  • Paul Hopkins
  • Morris
  • Hopkins
  • Taff Williams
2:45
Total length:54:22
Notes
  • ^a signifies an additional arranger
  • ^b signifies an additional producer

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 25
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[4] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 23

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Platinum 50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Industry awards

The Bravo Otto is a German accolade honoring excellence of performers in film, television and music. The awards are presented annually and voted by readers of Bravo magazine. Silhouette in Red was nominated for Best CD of 1993 in the Female Singers' category, and came in 9th with 1.84% of the vote.

Awards and nominations for Silhouette in Red
Organization Year Award Result Ref.
Bravo Otto Awards 1993 Best CD of 1993 (Female Singer) 9th place
[10]

Tour
Main article: Silhouette in Red Tour

To support the album's release, Hansa Records / BMG released the Silhouette in Red Tour Book, which was a 24-page book that could be obtained at the venues of Tyler's concerts in the 1990s.

Notes
  1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Silhouette in Red – Bonnie Tyler — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. Dillon, Charlotte. "Silhouette in Red – Bonnie Tyler". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Bonnie Tyler – Silhouette in Red" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. "European Top 100 Albums – December 4, 1993" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. "Officialcharts.de – Bonnie Tyler – Silhouette in Red". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Silhouette in Red". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Silhouette in Red". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Silhouette in Red". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  9. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  10. "Die Otto – Sieger 1993". bravo-archiv.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Click on the image subtitled "Sängerin 2" to view award results.

References
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