in 1983, sherwood began an extended association with jim steinman when she performed background vocals for bonnie tyler on her smash hit album "faster than the speed of night", produced by steinman. her voice can be heard on several tracks of the album including the international hit single "total eclipse of the heart" as well as the album's title track in which sherwood performed a "vocal wail" towards the end of the song. she became part of a group of regular background vocalists, including "bat out of hell" veteran rory dodd and eric troyer, who appeared frequently on steinman product during the 1980s, including tracks recorded by diverse artists such as barry manilow, barbra streisand, and tyler, both performing and arranging background vocals.