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Simply The Best (Tina Turner Album)
''Simply the Best'' is the first greatest hits compilation by Tina Turner, released on October 22, 1991, by Capitol Records. Overview The album includes Turner's most popular hits since her comeback in the early-mid 1980s. It also includes three new songs that were previously unreleased; " Love Thing" (UK Airplay No. 13), " I Want You Near Me" (No. 22 UK), and " Way of the World" (UK Airplay No. 6 and UK No. 13) as well as a re-recorded dance version of Turner's classic "Nutbush City Limits", all of which were also issued as singles in 1991 and 1992. The album is Turner's biggest seller in the UK where it sold 2.1 million copies. It was certified 8× platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The compilation was released with a different track listing in the US with the songs " Addicted to Love (Live)" and " Be Tender with Me Baby" being replaced by "What You Get Is What You See" and " Look Me in the Heart" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Turner began her career with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, "Boxtop", in 1958. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the hit duet single " A Fool in Love". The duo Ike & Tina Turner became "one of the most formidable live acts in history". They released hits such as " It's Gonna Work Out Fine", " River Deep – Mountain High", " Proud Mary", and " Nutbush City Limits" before disbanding in 1976. In the 1980s, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history". Her 1984 multi-platinum album '' Private Dancer'' contained the hit song " What's Love Got to Do with It", which won the Grammy Award for Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What You Get Is What You See
"What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album '' Break Every Rule'' (1986). The 12" single included three versions of the song, the Extended Dance Mix, the Extended Rock Mix and a live version recorded in London in November 1986. A different live recording of the song was later used as the opening track on Turner's 1988 album '' Tina Live in Europe''. She also included it in her 2009 live album ''Tina Live''. It was recorded during Turner's hugely successful 50th Anniversary Tour. The track is from the March 21, 2009 live show at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands. The music video for the song was directed by Peter Care. Background The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, "What's Love Got to Do with It", " We Don't Need Another Hero" and " Two People", as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track. The song was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamy Windows
"Steamy Windows" is a song by American-Swiss singer Tina Turner. It was included on Turner's seventh studio album, '' Foreign Affair'' (1989), and released as the album's second single in November 1989. In the United Kingdom, it was instead issued as the third single on February 5, 1990. It was written by Tony Joe White and produced by Dan Hartman. It became a top ten hit in Belgium, Ireland and Italy, while reaching the top forty on the majority of all charts it appeared on. Turner performed the song as the opening number during her 1990, 1993 and 2008/2009 concert tours. Critical reception Greg Kot from ''Chicago Tribune'' noted that "Steamy Windows" begins with some of Tony Joe White's trademark " Polk Salad Annie" guitar, "a funky, gut-bucket sound that is further enhanced by some back-porch harmonica fills. It's the perfect atmosphere for Turner, a rural Tennessee native, to dig deep into her back-roads Southern past and sing about back-seat affairs." Pan-European magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists called the Ikettes. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was regarded as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit." The duo had a string of R&B hits with their early recordings " A Fool In Love", " It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "I Idolize You", " Poor Fool", and " Tra La La La La". The release of "River Deep – Mountain High" in 1966, followed by a tour of the UK with The Rolling Stones, increased their popularity in Europe. Their later works are noted for interpretive soul-infused re-arrangements of rock songs such as " Come Together", " Honky Tonk Woman", and " Proud Mary", the latter of which won them a Grammy Award in 1972. Ike & Tina Turner received the first Golden European Record Award for their international hit " Nutbush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Deep – Mountain High
"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released as the title track to their 1966 studio album on Philles Records. Produced by Phil Spector and written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked "River Deep – Mountain High" No. 33 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. '' NME'' ranked it No. 37 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The single did not perform well upon its original release in the US, but it was successful in Europe. Spector claimed to be pleased with the response from the critics and his peers, but he then withdrew from the music industry for two years, beginning his personal decline. After a revival of the song from covers by Eric Burdon and the Animals and Deep Purple in 1968, the original version was reissued by A&M Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Be Good To Me
"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman, Holly Knight, and Nicky Chinn, recorded by Tina Turner for her solo record ''Private Dancer'' (1984) and released as a single in September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the United States and peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 6 on the then-Hot Black Singles charts. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, it won Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, one of four Grammys awarded to Turner's ''Private Dancer'' album at that ceremony. Music video In the video, Turner is seen performing the song on stage, wearing a black leather jacket and black skin-tight, knee-length leather pants, with leopard print high heels and spikey blond hair. Towards the end, a man (Cy Curnin of the Fixx) appears on stage and grabs Turner's arms. She looks him in the eyes and sings the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, and recorded by American singer Tina Turner. It appeared in the 1985 film ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'', which starred Mel Gibson and Turner. On the heels of Turner's Music recording certification, multi-platinum record ''Private Dancer'' (1984), the song was released as a 7-inch single, an extended version was released as a 12-inch single and on the Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (soundtrack), film's soundtrack album. In the United Kingdom, a shaped picture disc was also issued. The power ballad received a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award nomination for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the Ivor Novello Awards, Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Dancer (Tina Turner Song)
"Private Dancer" is a song made famous in 1984 by American singer Tina Turner. First recorded by British rock band Dire Straits, it was written by the group's lead vocalist Mark Knopfler and produced by John Carter for Turner's fifth solo album of the same name. Released as the album's fifth single, the track reached number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the US R&B chart. The song had moderate international success, reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. Background The song was intended for Dire Straits' fourth album '' Love over Gold''. The instruments were recorded, but Mark Knopfler considered the lyrics unsuitable for a male singer, so the track was dropped from the project. Legal restrictions prevented the original recording being used by Tina Turner, so two years later it was remade by members of Dire Straits. Terry Williams replaced the original drummer Pick Withers. Knopfler did not appear on the track and was replaced by Jeff Beck. Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Stay Together (Al Green Song)
"Let's Stay Together" is a song by American singer Al Green from his 1972 album of the same name. It was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell, and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. Released as a single in 1971, "Let's Stay Together" reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped ''Billboard'''s R&B chart for nine weeks. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the number 11 song of 1972. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine on their 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and has been covered by numerous other performers, most notably Tina Turner. It was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The song went on to claim the number 1 position on the ''Billboard'' Year-End chart as an R&B song for 1972. Charts Weekly charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Don't Wanna Lose You
"I Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song by American-Swiss singer Tina Turner. It was written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle and produced along with Roger Davies for Turner's seventh solo studio album, '' Foreign Affair'' (1989). It was released as the album's second single in the UK on November 6, 1989, and as third single in the rest of Europe and in Australia in early 1990. It became a top-10 hit in Belgium and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at 8 on the UK Singles Chart to become her fifth top-10 single there. Critical reception In an 2019 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that Turner "delivers some solid club tracks" on '' Foreign Affair'', like "I Don't Wanna Lose You". Bil Carpenter from AllMusic complimented the song as "fine". Upon the release, Rufer & Fell from the '' Gavin Report'' commented, "Nothing but the best from Ms. Turner", describing it as "a declaration of possession sung by someone who's experienced her share of "have-nots" in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Stand The Rain (song)
"I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973, and written by Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard "Bernie" Miller. Other hit versions were later recorded by Eruption, Tina Turner and Lowell George. The original version is ranked at 197 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Ann Peebles version The song was written by Peebles, her partner (and later husband) Don Bryant, and DJ Bernard "Bernie" Miller in 1973:One evening in Memphis in 1973, soul singer Ann Peebles was meeting friends, including her partner, Hi Records staff writer Don Bryant, to go to a concert. Just as they were about to set off, the heavens opened and Peebles snapped: "I can't stand the rain." As a professional songwriter in constant need of new material, Bryant was used to plucking resonant phrases out of the air and he liked the idea of reacting against recent R&B hits that celebrated bad weather, such as the Dramatics' "In the Rain" and Love Unlimited's " Walkin' in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Love Got To Do With It (song)
"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner, released in 1984. It was taken from her fifth solo album, '' Private Dancer'' (1984), and became Turner's most successful single. Although Turner had already scored a late-1983 Top 30 hit with her rendition of " Let's Stay Together", "What's Love Got to Do with It" gave Turner her first and only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 single, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. At the time, aged 44, she became the oldest solo female artist to top the Hot 100 chart. It was the second-biggest single of 1984 in the U.S. and the 17th-biggest in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three. It ranked second on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1984. The song received three awards at the 1985 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 1993, the song's title was used as the title for the biographical film about Turner's life. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
