Bad For Good - Personnel

Personnel

Musicians

• Jim Steinman — lead vocals (except on "Lost Boys and Golden Girls," "Surf's Up," "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"), keyboards, spoken word
• Rory Dodd — lead vocals on "Lost Boys and Golden Girls," "Surf's Up," "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"; backing vocals
• Karla DeVito — lead vocals on "Dance in My Pants"
• Todd Rundgren — guitars, backing vocals
• Davey Johnstone — guitars on "Bad for Good," "Stark Raving Love," "Surf's Up," "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"; mandolin on "Surf's Up"
• Kasim Sulton — bass on "Bad for Good," "Out of the Frying Pan," "Surf's Up"; backing vocals
• Steve Buslowe — bass on "Stark Raving Love," "Dance in My Pants," "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Neal Jason — bass on "Left in the Dark"
• Roy Bittan — piano (except on "Left in the Dark")
• Steven Margoshes — piano on "Left in the Dark", conductor (New York Philharmonic) on "The Storm", string arrangement on "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Roger Powell — synthesizer on "Bad for Good," "Stark Raving Love," "Dance in My Pants"
• Larry "Synergy" Fast — synthesizer on "Love and Death and an American Guitar"
• Max Weinberg — drums (except on "Stark Raving Love," "Dance in My Pants," and "Left in the Dark")
• Alan Schwartzberg — drums on "Left in the Dark"
• Joe Stefko — drums on "Stark Raving Love" and "Dance in My Pants"
• Jimmy Maelen — percussion
• Alan Rubin — trumpet on "Dance in My Pants" and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Tom Malone — horn arrangements and trombone on "Dance in My Pants" and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Lew Del Gatto — baritone sax on "Dance in My Pants" and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Lou Marini — tenor sax on "Dance in My Pants" and "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through", solo on "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through"
• Ellen Foley — backing vocals on "Bad for Good" and "Out of the Frying Pan"
• Eric Troyer — backing vocals
• Will Malone — string arrangement on "Out of the Frying Pan"
• Charles Calello — conductor (New York Philharmonic) on "Left in the Dark"

Production

• Producers: John Jansen, Todd Rundgren, Jim Steinman, Jimmy Iovine
• Engineers: Tom Edmonds, John Jansen, Todd Rundgren, Gray Russell, Shelly Yakus
• Mixing: John Jansen
• Mastering: Greg Calbi, Ted Jensen, George Marino
• Production coordination: Gray Russell
• Arrangers: Roy Bittan, Todd Rundgren, Jim Steinman
• Art direction: John Berg
• Cover art concept: Jim Steinman
• Cover art: Richard Corben
• Photography: Don Hunstein