In Berlin (Bonnie Tyler album)

In Berlin is the third live album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It will be released on 19 April 2024 by earMUSIC. The album was recorded during her concert as part of the Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour at the Admiralspalast in Berlin on 8 May 2019, with the set list including songs from her albums Natural Force (1978), Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983), Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986), Hide Your Heart (1988), Rocks and Honey (2013), and Between the Earth and the Stars (2019). The album failed to chart worldwide.

Background and release
Tyler announced plans to release a live album in March 2020. Two concerts from her Between the Earth and the Stars Live Tour were recorded; the 20 May show at L'Olympia in Paris was filmed and released as a concert film through Canal+ in 2020. In Berlin was originally set for release on 5 April 2024, but its release date was delayed by three weeks.

The album was formally announced on 21 March 2024. "Faster Than the Speed of Night" was released as the first single on 22 March 2024. "Let's Go Crazy Tonight" followed as the second single on 12 April.

Tyler described the release as "bittersweet" because In Berlin was recorded "not long before the pandemic started". She described the concert as "a great show [and] a great night". She later expressed that she felt the audience sounded too quiet in the final mix of the recording.

Critical reception
Writing for Spill magazine, Aaron Badgley commended Tyler's ability to "present herself and her music in a very different light on stage", concluding that In Berlin is "further proof of her incredible ability to touch souls with her songs and voice". musikmag.de described In Berlin as a collection of "well-crafted" rock, pop and blues songs. Hans Korte of pop-himmel.de viewed the album as "an excellent live document that impressively demonstrates [Tyler's] versatility".

Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

 * Bonnie Tyler – lead vocals
 * Matt Prior – guitar
 * Ed Poole – bass guitar
 * John Young – keyboard
 * Alex Toff – drums

Technical

 * Matthew Davis – management
 * Stefan Lange – tour management
 * Jörg Lengauer – tour manager
 * Eike Freese – mastering, mixing
 * Benjamin Lawrenz – recording
 * Denny Meissner – recording
 * Tom E Morrison – Front of House engineer
 * Volker Pöckel – monitor engineer
 * Mark Scrimshaw – lighting designer
 * Michael Staps – technical director
 * Dennis Dackweiler – sound technician
 * Johannes Heinicke – light technician
 * Daniel Kick – backliner
 * Laurin Halberstadt – assistant engineering
 * Alexander Mertsch – design, photography
 * Michael Liebchen – catering
 * Christian Liebchen – catering
 * Stuart Hughes – merchandising
 * Markus Schorn – truck driver
 * Stefan Kürsten – bus driver