"Read 'Em and Weep" is arock song composed byJim Steinman. It was originally written forMeat Loaf and recorded for his 1981 album,Dead Ringer, the second of only two tracks on the album produced by Steinman andJimmy Iovine.
"Read 'Em and Weep" did not become a hit until late 1983, when a slightly rewritten version was recorded byBarry Manilow as one of three new tracks on his compilation albumGreatest Hits, Vol. II. This version featured new lyrics for the second half of the song's second verse, as well as slight changes in the first verse and final chorus. It was a chart-topping success, hitting No. 1 on the Canadian and U.S.Adult Contemporary charts for six weeks, as well as peaking at No. 18 on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 in the first weeks of 1984,[3][4] becoming Manilow's finalBillboard top forty hit.[5]
