Stoney & Meatloaf (band)

Stoney & Meatloaf was a duet of singer Meat Loaf and Stoney (Shaun Murphy). They released one self-titled album in 1971. Meat Loaf and Murphy had met previously in the Detroit music scene, and then performed with the Detroit cast of Hair. Meat Loaf, whose name was styled "Meatloaf" on the album, had a minor hit "What You See Is What You Get".

Stoney & Meatloaf
Stoney & Meatloaf.
Stoney & Meatloaf.
Background information
OriginDetroit, United States
GenresSoul rock[1]
Years active1971 - 1972
LabelsMotown
Past membersMeat Loaf
Shaun Murphy

Breakup

The duo disbanded when the record company cut out their vocals to "Who Is the Leader of the People?" and replaced them with Edwin Starr's vocals instead. Meat Loaf was then released from the Motown contract by management, while Murphy was retained for a short period, and left on her own to pursue other offers.[2]

Meat Loaf went on to a successful solo career. He sang "What You See Is What You Get" live on his Live Around the World album in 1996.[3]

Murphy, known for her longtime association with Bob Seger, joined Eric Clapton's band, for Clapton's "Behind the Sun Tour" in 1985, prior to joining the L.A. based band, Little Feat, as a lead singer in 1993.

The album was released on CD in 2017. "(I'd Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus" was released on a Gospel CD compilation, Key to the Kingdom. (According to Meat Loaf on his VH1 Storytellers live album, he auditioned for Jim Steinman with this song.) Both singles appear on CD as part of The Complete Motown Singles series, on volumes 11A: 1971 and 11B: 1971.[4]

The album is being released on CD for the first time in remastered 2-disc form by Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records in 2022.[5] The release will contain a selection of bonus tracks including new mixes of the additional songs originally released on the 1978 reissue of the album, as well as both sides of Stoney's solo single for Motown, as well as unreleased outtakes from those sessions.[6]

References
  1. "Meat Loaf albums ranked from worst to best". September 12, 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. Stoney and Meat Loaf. Tiscali.co.uk. Accessed March 16, 2012.
  3. Stoney & Meatloaf. www.Discogs.com. Accessed March 16, 2012.
  4. Stoney & Meatloaf Biography. AllMusic.com. Accessed March 16, 2012.
  5. "Stoney and Meatloaf Everything Under the Sun (2-CD Set)".
  6. "What You See is What You Get: Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Bring Stoney and Meatloaf to CD with "Everything Under the Sun: The Motown Recordings"". 18 March 2022.

Discography
  • Stoney & Meatloaf - 1971
  • Meatloaf featuring Stoney & Meatloaf (re-release) - 1978 (many different variations)
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