''Wildest Dreams'' is the ninth solo studio album by
Tina Turner
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, released on April 22, 1996, by
Parlophone
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. It has earned double
platinum
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Pla ...
certifications in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
Overview
The album includes the song "
GoldenEye
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", the theme to the
James Bond
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film of the same name. It was written by
Bono and
The Edge
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of the Irish band
U2 and was recorded and released as a single in 1995. The song "Confidential" was written and co-produced for Turner by the British group
Pet Shop Boys. The band's singer and lyricist,
Neil Tennant
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, sings backing vocals on the track. The original Pet Shop Boys demo (with Tennant on vocals) can be found on the 2001 2-disc re-release of their album ''
Very''. "
Unfinished Sympathy
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" is a cover of the
Massive Attack
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song. The track "All Kinds of People" was co-written by
Sheryl Crow. "
In Your Wildest Dreams" was later re-recorded as a duet with
Barry White
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and released as a single, reaching No. 32 in the
UK Singles Chart
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. The duet version is included on the U.S. version of the album, which has a different track listing, released some six months after it was first issued in Europe and most other parts of the world, and features an alternate cover. The album also features guest vocals from
Sting on the track "
On Silent Wings" which peaked at No. 13 in the UK. ''Wildest Dreams'' includes a total of six European single releases; "
GoldenEye
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", "
Whatever You Want"—co-written by
Taylor Dayne
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, "
On Silent Wings", Turner's cover version of
John Waite
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's "
Missing You", "
Something Beautiful Remains" and the title track "
In Your Wildest Dreams".
In 1997 the album was released as a limited edition special pack in Europe with a bonus disc including
remixes, non-album tracks and live recordings from Turner's concert in
Amsterdam
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on the
Wildest Dreams Tour
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. The two-disc edition was released with the same cover picture as the U.S. album.
Track listings
Personnel
* Tina Turner –
lead vocals
*
Sting –
vocals
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*
Barry White
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– vocals (U.S. edition)
*
Antonio Banderas – vocals
*
Sheryl Crow – background vocals
*
Anne Dudley
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– orchestra arrangements
*
John Altman - string arrangements
*
Gavin Wright
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– orchestra leader
* C-n-A –
guitar
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,
keyboards
*
Terry Britten
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– guitar,
bass guitar
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,
background vocals
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*
Trevor Rabin
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– guitar, background vocals
*
Tim Pierce
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,
J.J. Belle,
Dominic Miller
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Career
Miller was born in Hurlingham, Argentina to an Iris ...
, David Rainger – guitar
* Chris "Snake" Davis,
John Thirkell
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, Andy Hamilton, Steve Hamilton,
Peter Thoms
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Biography
Landscape was formed in 1974 with Richard James Burgess (vocals, drums), Christopher Heaton (keyboards), ...
, Andy Bush – horns
* Charles Olins –
piano
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*
Neil Tennant
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– keyboards, background vocals
*
Chris Lowe
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Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independen ...
,
Lol Creme
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Biography
Creme was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. L ...
,
Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was).
Biography
Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, B ...
, Toby Chapman, Garry Hughes, Richard Cottle – keyboards
* Reggie Hamilton,
Andy Hess
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– bass guitar
*
Keith LeBlanc,
Graham Broad
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, Eric Ansten, Richie Stevens,
Mike Higham –
drums
*
Trevor Horn
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– background vocals
*
Tessa Niles
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Early life and ca ...
– background vocals
*
Lisa Fischer – background vocals
*
Miriam Stockley
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– background vocals
*
Conner Reeves
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Reeves scored five Top 40 singles in the UK Si ...
– background vocals
* The Durham Cathedral Choir –
choir
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Production
*
Terry Britten
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–
record producer
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, tracks 1 and 9
*
Trevor Horn
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– producer, tracks 2 to 6, 10, 12
*
Bono – executive producer, track 7
*
The Edge
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– executive producer, track 7
*
Nellee Hooper
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– producer, track 7
*
Chris Porter – producer, track 8
*
Pet Shop Boys (
Chris Lowe
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Biography
Lowe attended Arnold School, an independen ...
and
Neil Tennant
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) – producers, track 8
* Garry Hughes – producer, track 11
*
Andres Levin and
Camus Celli
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– producers on "The Difference Between Us" from an original production by Trevor Horn
*
Tim Weidner Tim Weidner is an engineer and producer, best known for his work with Trevor Horn.
Biography
Weidner has produced for Dead or Alive. He has done mixing for artists including Seal, Mike Oldfield (''Tubular Bells II''), Art of Noise, Captain and Gu ...
–
sound engineer
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* Brian Tench – sound engineer
* Chris Porter – sound engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
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Tina Turner albums
1996 albums
Albums produced by Trevor Horn
Parlophone albums
Soft rock albums by American artists