Stoney & Meatloaf (band)
| Company type | Vocal partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Meat Loaf, Shaun Murphy |
| Defunct | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Detroit , United States |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
Stoney & Meatloaf was a vocal partnership consisting of Meat Loaf and Stoney (Shaun Murphy), who issued a single album in 1971 entitled Stoney & Meatloaf. The duo had initially met within Detroit's vibrant music environment and performed together as part of the Detroit cast of Hair. On the album, Meat Loaf's name appeared simply as "Meatloaf," and the pair scored a modest chart presence with the track "What You See Is What You Get."
Breakup
The collaboration ended after the record label substituted their vocals on the song "Who Is the Leader of the People?" with those of Edwin Starr. Following this, Meat Loaf was released from his contract with Motown, while Murphy remained briefly before moving on to other ventures.
Meat Loaf went on to build a prominent solo career, including a live rendition of "What You See Is What You Get" featured on his 1996 release Live Around the World. Meanwhile, Murphy, recognized for her contributions alongside Bob Seger, joined Eric Clapton's ensemble during the 1985 "Behind the Sun Tour" and later became the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles-based group Little Feat in 1993.
The album was first made available on CD in 2017. The song "(I'd Love to Be) As Heavy as Jesus" was included in the Gospel compilation Key to the Kingdom. Both singles from the duo appear in The Complete Motown Singles collections volumes 11A and 11B, covering the year 1971.
In 2022, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records released a remastered two-disc CD edition that includes bonus material such as alternate mixes from the 1978 reissue, Stoney's solo Motown single tracks, and previously unreleased session recordings.
Discography
- Stoney & Meatloaf – 1971
- Meatloaf featuring Stoney & Meatloaf (reissue) – 1978 (multiple versions)