<P> Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf , as well as his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren . The album was released in September 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 Magazine ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003 . </P>
<P> Bat Out of Hell is the debut studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf , as well as his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren . The album was released in September 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 Magazine ranked it at number 343 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003 . </P>
when did bat out of hell get released
when did bat out of hell get released
September 1977
September 1977