Bonnie Tyler's sophomore release was the one that put her on the map, with the hit title track and a cover of "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman." Still working with
Ronnie Scott and
Steve Wolfe,
It's a Heartache continues in the same groove as
The World Starts Tonight -- spotlighting
Tyler's inimitable voice while mining the pop-country groove of the late 1970s. The success of the title track led many to regard
Tyler as a country artist, and this is certainly the most countrified of all of her albums. Still, it lacks the punch of either
The World Starts Tonight or
Diamond Cut, and it definitely pales in comparison to
Tyler's reinvention with
Jim Steinman into an operatic siren. However, there is no denying
Tyler's talent and potential, which would emerge in full bloom several years later.