Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1

Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 is a 1996 compilation album by Meat Loaf. It features 12 ballads from his albums.

It was released on Smm Records in January 1996 and re-released in 2003 on EMI Gold.

Track listing

1. "Heaven Can Wait" – 4:40
2. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" – 5:24
3. "Read 'Em and Weep" – 5:25
4. "Surf's Up" – 4:20
5. "Everything Is Permitted" – 4:39
6. "More Than You Deserve" – 6:56
7. "Lost Boys and Golden Girls" – 4:38
8. "Left in the Dark" – 6:42
9. "Man and a Woman" – 4:12
10. "Fallen Angel" - 3:38
11. "For Crying Out Loud" - 8:45
12. "Standing on the Outside" - 3:58

All songs by Jim Steinman, except 9 (John Harris/Jerry Riopelle), 10 (Dick Wagner), 12 (Steve George/John Lang/Richard Page)