Dead Ringer is a 1981 album by Meat Loaf and is the second of three Meat Loaf albums written entirely by Jim Steinman.Songwriter Jim 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 Steinman's 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. Steinman wrote all of the songs, but had little else to do with the album. The album was produced by Meat Loaf and Stephan Galfas, with backing tracks produced by Jimmy Iovine and Jim 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), which was a minor hit, was a rewritten version of the theme that Steinman wrote with Michael Simmons for Delta House, a TV version of the film Animal House. The other singles were "I'm Gonna 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. Track listing"Peel Out"Performed by Meat Loaf & Leslie Loaf – 6:30"I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us" – 7:09"More Than You Deserve" – 7:02"I'll Kill You If You Don't Come Back" – 6:24"Read 'Em And Weep" – 5:25"Nocturnal Pleasure" – 0:38Performed by Jim Steinman"Dead Ringer for Love"Performed by Meat Loaf & Cher– 4:21"Everything Is Permitted" – 4:41 PersonnelMeat Loaf — vocalsCher - guest vocals (track 7)Davey Johnstone - guitars (track 1;2;3;4;5;7;8)Mick Ronson - guitars (track 3)Joe DeAngelis - acoustic guitars (track 1)Steve Buslowe - bass (track 1;2;4;5;7;8)Roy Bittan - piano, keyboards (track 1;2;3;4;5;7;8)Nicky Hopkins - piano, keyboards (track 3)Jim Steinman - keyboards, voice on "Nocturnal Pleasure"Larry Fast - synthesizer (track 1;6)Max Weinberg - drums (track 1;3;4;5;8)Liberty DeVitto - drums (track 2;7)Jimmy Maelen - percussion, African logs (track 1;2;3;4;5;7;8)Alan Rubin - horns (track 7)Lou Marini - horns (track 7)Louis Del Gatto - horns (track 7)Tom "Bones" Malone - horns (track 7)Leslie Loaf - female voice on "Peel Out"Rory Dodd — vocals (track 7)Ted Neeley - vocals (track 7)Allan Nicholls - vocals (track 7)Eric Troyer - vocals (track 7)Rhonda Coullet - vocals (track 7)Neleam Ymmij - african log (track 7)