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==Critical reception== Mike DeGagne from [[AllMusic]] retrospectively described "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as "one of the finest [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]] ever to hit radio." He noted the "lush instrumentation" and said that Tyler's voice "produced the perfect type of 'desperate lovelorn' effect to suit the romantic lyrics." He described [[Roy Bittan]]'s piano playing as "dreamy" and described Tyler's voice as "wonderfully gritty."<ref>{{cite web|first= Mike |last= DeGagne |title= Bonnie Tyler β Total Eclipse of the Heart β Song Review |website= AllMusic |access-date= 12 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/song/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-mt0048045343}}</ref> Donald A. Guarisco, also from AllMusic, retrospectively reviewed ''Faster Than the Speed of Night'' and noted the song as an "epic ballad", describing the whole album as "rock at its most melodramatic."<ref>{{cite web|first= Donald A. |last= Guarisco |title= Bonnie Tyler β Faster Than the Speed of Night β Album Review |website= AllMusic |access-date= 13 January 2014 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/faster-than-the-speed-of-night-mw0000196124}}</ref> Jim Beviglia from ''American Songwriter'' said that Tyler's raspy vocals helped to legitimize the "melodrama inherent in the lyrics," and described the song as a "garment-rending, chest-beating [and] emotionally exhausting ballad" that suits the throes of a turbulent relationship.<ref name="AmericanSongwriterReview"/>
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