Private Dancer (30th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Tina Turner (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Tracklist

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1I Might Have Been Queen
percussion programming:
Rupert Hine
producer:
Rupert Hine
bass and keyboard:
Rupert Hine
drums (drum set):
Trevor Morais
guitar:
Jamie West‐Oram
background vocals:
Cy Curnin and Rupert Hine
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tina Turner
recorded at:
Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Might Have Been Queen
lyricist and composer:
Rupert Hine, Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj and Jamie West‐Oram
3.54:11
2What’s Love Got to Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Kygo version)
writer:
Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian DJ & producer Kyrre Gørvell‐Dahll a.k.a. ※) and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Kobalt Music (publisher) (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
is based on:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
4.053:50
3Show Some Respect
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Show Some Respect
writer:
Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.53:19
4I Can’t Stand the Rain
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Broad
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter), Bernard Miller (US 1970s songwriter) and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
33:43
5Private Dancer
producer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer)
bass:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer) and Julian Diggle
saxophone:
Mel Collins
solo guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Private Dancer
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Straitjacket Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
4.57:15
6Let’s Stay Together
drum machine programming:
Martyn Ware
sampler programming:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Walter Samuel (engineer) and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
producer:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer) and Martyn Ware
guitar:
Ray Russell (guitar, composer, producer)
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano and synthesizer:
Nick Plytas
saxophone:
Gary Barnacle
background vocals:
Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
arranger:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer) and Martyn Ware
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
recording of:
Let’s Stay Together
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
3.85:18
7Better Be Good to Me
percussion programming:
Rupert Hine
producer:
Rupert Hine
bass and keyboard:
Rupert Hine
drums (drum set):
Trevor Morais
guitar:
Jamie West‐Oram
background vocals:
Cy Curnin and Rupert Hine
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Better Be Good to Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc. (ended), Careers Music, Inc. (ended), Land of Dreams Music Inc. (ended), BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
recording of:
Better Be Good to Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc. (ended), Careers Music, Inc. (ended), Land of Dreams Music Inc. (ended), BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
3.755:14
8Steel Claw
producer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer)
bass:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Hal Lindes and Richie Zito
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
solo guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tina Turner
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios (recording studio in Soho, London, UK, 1977–1989) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Steel Claw
lyricist and composer:
Paul Brady
publisher:
Halit Music and Hornall Brothers Music (limited company)
recording of:
Steel Claw
lyricist and composer:
Paul Brady
publisher:
Halit Music and Hornall Brothers Music (limited company)
43:50
9Help
synthesizer programming:
David Ervin
engineer:
F. Byron Clark
producer:
Leon Ndugu Chancler, Wilton Felder and Joe Sample
bass and saxophone:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set):
F. Byron Clark
guitar:
Charles Fearing and David T. Walker
piano and synthesizer:
Joe Sample
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Gwen Evans and Jessica Williams (disco/hi‐NRG)
cover recording of:
Help!
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
4.54:32
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drum machine programming:
Martyn Ware
sampler programming:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Walter Samuel (engineer) and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
producer:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer) and Martyn Ware
piano and synthesizer:
Nick Plytas
background vocals:
Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
strings arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
arranger:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer) and Martyn Ware
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1967 - 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
1984
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Jones Music America, MainMan, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, Watanabe Music Publishing CM division, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:12
2▼CD
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1Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
recording of:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Tina Turner with B.E.F.4:13
2I Wrote a Letter
cover recording of:
I Wrote a Letter
lyricist and composer:
Inga Rumpf
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tina Turner3:27
3Rock ’n’ Roll Widow
recording of:
Rock and Roll Widow
writer:
Tom Snow (US keyboardist/songwriter)
Tina Turner4:43
4Don’t Rush the Good Things
recording of:
Don’t Rush the Good Things
writer:
Neil Gammack
Tina Turner3:47
5When I Was Young
cover recording of:
When I Was Young
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs), Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch and John Weider
Tina Turner3:10
6Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
recording of:
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
Tina Turner3:30
7Tonight (live at the NEC, Birmingham)
live partial recording of:
Tonight
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG VM Music France, BMG VM Music Ltd., Bug Music (music publishing), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), James Osterberg Music, Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tina Turner with David Bowie44:06
8Let’s Pretend We’re Married (live)
mixer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer) and Mark Woods (engineer, recorder and live sound mixer)
produced for:
Westwood One
recorded at:
Park West in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1984-08-02)
live cover recording of:
Let’s Pretend We’re Married (on 1984-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Tina Turner4:13
9What’s Love Got to Do With It (extended 12″ remix)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tina Turner5:45
10Better Be Good to Me (extended 12″ remix)
recording of:
Better Be Good to Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter), Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight
publisher:
Arista Music, Inc. (ended), Careers Music, Inc. (ended), Land of Dreams Music Inc. (ended), BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Tina Turner7:04
11I Can’t Stand the Rain (extended 12″ remix)
producer:
Terry Britten
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter), Bernard Miller (US 1970s songwriter) and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
Tina Turner5:43
12Show Some Respect (extended mix)
recording of:
Show Some Respect
writer:
Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Tina Turner5:45
13We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
assistant engineer:
Mike Ging
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
saxophone:
Tim Cappello
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1985), Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
music videos:
We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner
recording of:
We Don’t Need Another Hero
lyricist and composer:
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Myaxe Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Tina Turner3.554:16
14One of the Living
recording of:
One of the Living
lyricist and composer:
Holly Knight
Tina Turner4:13
15It’s Only Love
assistant engineer:
Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer), Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
engineer:
Roger Monk and Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
associate producer:
Jim Vallance
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) and Bob Clearmountain
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain (on 1984-09-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Mickey (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Dave (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Keith (Canadian guitarist) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals [vocals]:
BA (Canadian singer/songwriter) (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
lead vocals:
Tina Turner (on 1984-06-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1984) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1984, in 1988)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23, on 1984-06-29)
mixed at:
Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-23)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 184)
recording of:
It’s Only Love (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-23)
composed in and lyrics written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1983-12)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1983-12-30) and Jim Vallance (on 1983-12-30)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc., Testatyme Music, Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Tina Turner with Bryan Adams3.83:18