"On Silent Wings" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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with guest vocals from English musician Sting. Released in May 1996 in support of Turner's ninth album, '' Wildest Dreams'' (1996), the single performed well on the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts, peaking at numbers 24 and 13 respectively. The dance version of "On Silent Wings", remixed by

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, charted at number 47 on the US '' Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. Like much of Turner's later work, "On Silent Wings" enjoyed greater success in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 13 on the

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. The single included the country-flavoured single edit with additional guitar overdubs, later appearing on the 2004 compilation '' All the Best'', as well as a second alternative version of the track. Some formats also featured the non-album track "Do Something", written by

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and

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and produced by

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' wrote, "On the eve of La Tina's first stateside concert tour in eons,

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plucks one of the strongest and more radio-friendly tunes from the diva's gorgeous (and sadly underappreciated) current disc, '' Wildest Dreams''. Her worldly perspective adds depth to the lyrics of this melancholy

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, which also shows producer

tempering his signature melodramatic keyboard sound with subtle acoustic strumming that never distracts the ear from Turner. Additional programming incentive comes from a laid-back cameo by Sting, though this lovely single would merit the ardent attention of pop, triple-A, and even

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radio without such stunt casting."

Music video

The accompanying

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released to support the single featured Turner standing on the edge of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Southin a white dress interspersed with live performance clips. The video showcases the concert held at Newlands Cricket Stadium, Noordehoek Beach, Bo-Kaap and Table Mountain, the eight wonder of the world.

Track listings

* US promo CD # "On Silent Wings" (Trevor Horn remix edit) – 3:43 # "On Silent Wings" (Trevor Horn remix) – 4:20 # Call out research hook – 0:08 * UK CD1 and cassette single # "On Silent Wings" (single edit) # "

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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 ...

" * UK CD2 # "On Silent Wings" (single edit) # " Whatever You Want" # "Do Something" # "On Silent Wings" (alternative version) * European CD single # "On Silent Wings" (single edit) # "Do Something" * Australian CD single # "On Silent Wings" (single edit) # "Private Dancer" # "Do Something" # "I Don't Wanna Lose You"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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