"Look Me in the Heart" is a song by recording artist

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. It was written by

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and Tom Kelly and produced by

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for Turner's seventh solo studio album, ''

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'' (1989). Released as a single in March 1990, it reached number 23 on the

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and number 31 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number eight on the ''

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chart. The single was released in a variety of formats, including a live recording of the ''

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'' track "Steel Claw", remixes of "Look Me in the Heart" and the 1987 "Tina Turner Montage Mix", a nine-minute megamix including tracks from ''Private Dancer'' and ''

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''.

Critical reception

Bill Coleman from ''

'' wrote, "

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-drenched popper should be embraced by several formats. From the underappreciated ''

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from ''

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'' felt "Look Me in the Heart" "bears an uncanny resemblance" to her earlier cover of

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's soul classic " Let's Stay Together". In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue declared it as a "pretty standard little pop song", that "lacks anything more than another saxophone solo and some breathy synths as interest points."

Track listings

* US 7-inch and cassette single, Australian 7-inch single # "Look Me in the Heart" – 3:42 # "Stronger Than The Wind" – 3:59 * French 7-inch and UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Look Me in the Heart" – 3:42 # "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:41 * French CD single # "Look Me in the Heart" – 3:42 # "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:25 # "

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" (Extended Mighty mix) – 6:37 * UK CD single # "Look Me in the Heart" (L.P. version) – 3:42 # "Look Me in the Heart" (12-inch remix) – 5:22 # "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:25 # "Look Me in the Heart" (instrumental) – 3:39 * UK CD single limited # "Look Me in the Heart" (7-inch remix) – 3:44 # "Look Me in the Heart" (instrumental) – 3:41 # "The Tina Turner Montage Mix" – 8:54 * UK 12-inch single # "Look Me in the Heart" (12-inch remix) – 5:22 # "Steel Claw" (live) – 4:25 # "Look Me in the Heart" (instrumental) – 3:39

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Look Me In The Heart Tina Turner songs 1990 singles 1989 songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by Dan Hartman Songs written by Billy Steinberg Songs written by Tom Kelly (musician)