In 1984 Tina Turner had a hit with 'Private Dancer'. Who wrote it?
"Break Every Rule Break Every Rule is the sixth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released through Capitol Records in 1986. It was the follow-up to Turner's globally successful comeback album, ""Private Dancer"", released two years earlier. The original A-side of the vinyl album was entirely produced by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, the team behind Turner's 1984 hit single ""What's Love Got To Do With It"", while side B included tracks produced by Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountain, Mark Knopfler and Rupert Hine. Out of the album's eleven tracks, eight were released as singles, either in Europe or the U.S."
"Private Dancer Private Dancer is the fifth solo studio album by Tina Turner. Marking her debut with the record company, it was released by Capitol Records in May 1984. Recording sessions for the album took place at several studios in England and was overseen by four different production teams, including Rupert Hine, and Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh of Heaven 17. A radical departure from the rhythm and blues sound Turner had performed with her former husband and performing partner Ike Turner, the tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by"
"Dancer established Turner not only as a genuine diva, but a bona fide force of nature"". Side one Side two Production Private Dancer Private Dancer is the fifth solo studio album by Tina Turner. Marking her debut with the record company, it was released by Capitol Records in May 1984. Recording sessions for the album took place at several studios in England and was overseen by four different production teams, including Rupert Hine, and Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh of Heaven 17. A radical departure from the rhythm and blues sound Turner had performed with her former husband and"
"on 1 September 1984. In August 1984, Davies booked Turner at The Ritz in New York City for a series of three gigs reviewed as ""a hip-shaking, knee- swinging rendition of a rock song, she pauses for a deep, sweeping, bow, delivered with a diva's hauteur"". Her single, ""Private Dancer"" (October), (penned by Mark Knopfler) was an international hit and the related album ""Private Dancer"" became one of the biggest successes of the 1980s, earning Turner three Grammy Awards in 1985, and re-establishing her as one of the world's top rock performers. Turner accepted the role of ""Aunty Entity"" in"
"Private Dancer Tour Private Dancer Tour is a 1985 concert tour by the American singer Tina Turner. In conjunction with her multi-platinum selling album ""Private Dancer"", the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer and is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date tour encompassed Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Turner also played a show in Budapest, the only show of the tour behind the Iron Curtain. The concerts received additional accolades, receiving an ""Most Creative Tour Package Award"" and ""Comeback Tour Of The Year Award"" from Pollstar"
"30 hit; ""Help!""; ""What's Love Got to Do with It""; ""Better Be Good to Me""; ""Private Dancer""; ""I Can't Stand the Rain"" and ""Show Some Respect"" (1985). In 1997, EMI, the parent label of Capitol Records, released a digitally remastered Centenary Edition of the ""Private Dancer"" album on CD, then including four additional demo tracks recorded in late 1983 and early 1984 with the producer John Carter, first released as B-sides to some of the ""Private Dancer"" singles, as well as three extended 12"" remixes. The album remains the only Tina Turner studio album to have been re-issued in digitally"
"in late 1983. Produced by B.E.F., the single was a UK Top 10 hit. Import copies began to sell well in the US which prompted Capitol Records (a subsidiary of EMI) to sign Turner and release the single there themselves, which made the Billboard Top 30 in Spring 1984. By this time, Turner had begun work on a full album, ""Private Dancer"", which was released in May 1984 and became a worldwide hit. It spawned a string of hit singles, including ""What's Love Got to Do with It"", which still stands as Turner's biggest ever hit, peaking at #1 on"
"I Might Have Been Queen ""I Might Have Been Queen"" is a song written for Tina Turner as the first track on her highly successful ""Private Dancer"" album, and later included as a re-mixed version, with an additional lyric added to the bridge, on her ""What's Love Got to Do With It"" soundtrack album. The song was written by Jeanette Obstoj, Rupert Hine, and Jamie West-Oram for the ""Private Dancer"" album. The lyrics are meant to be autobiographical, telling Turner's story. Following a discussion with Rupert Hine, co-writer Jeannette Obstoj spoke with Turner about her life, starting with the cotton"
"fields in Nutbush, Tennessee. They also discussed Turner's interest in Egypt and her belief in previous lives, including her apparent belief that in a prior life she was Hatshepsut, a Pharaoh who took the throne from her brother. ""I Might Have Been Queen"" was performed on the 1984 Private Dancer Tour and during the performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City (July 17, 1993.) I Might Have Been Queen ""I Might Have Been Queen"" is a song written for Tina Turner as the first track on her highly successful ""Private Dancer"" album, and later included as a"
"recorded her breakthrough album, ""Private Dancer"", in London, England in less than two weeks, the album was done in a month's notice and was later released in June 1984. The album's lead single, ""What's Love Got to Do with It"", peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 that September. Featuring other hits such as the title track and ""Better Be Good to Me"", ""Private Dancer"" peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell more than five million copies in the States alone, winning Tina three Grammy Awards, making Tina a superstar. Tina would"
"Awards. The two shows at the UK's Birmingham NEC Arena in March 1985 were filmed and released as ""Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour"". The VHS release featured special guests Bryan Adams and David Bowie. Private Dancer Tour Private Dancer Tour is a 1985 concert tour by the American singer Tina Turner. In conjunction with her multi-platinum selling album ""Private Dancer"", the tour helped to establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer and is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. The 180-date tour encompassed Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Turner also played a"
"pop and rock genres; it also features elements of smooth jazz and R&B. After several challenging years of going solo after divorcing Ike, ""Private Dancer"" propelled Turner in becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable crossover singers in the recording industry. It became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. To date, it remains her best-selling album in North America. ""Private Dancer"" produced seven singles, including ""What's Love Got to Do with It"", ""Better Be Good to Me"", ""Private Dancer"", and ""Let's Stay"
"California. ""Private Dancer"" by Tina Turner was an international hit and her second highest charting single reaching No. 7 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. ""Girls, Girls, Girls"" by Mötley Crüe was also a Top 20 hit on the U.S. charts. T-Pain had a No. 5 hit on the Billboard chats with ""I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)"" in 2006. Hip hop artist Flo Rida had two No. 1 hits in the U.S. in the 2000s with ""Right Round"" and ""Low"". For both hip-hop artists, the depictions of strippers and expressions of lust are far more explicit than in"
"Together"". Positively received by critics on release for Turner's ability to give energy and raw emotion to slickly produced professional pop/rock songs; its long term legacy is that the softening of her raw Southern soul style produced a ""landmark"" in the ""evolution of pop-soul music"". The album was promoted throughout 1985 in a 177-date worldwide tour called the Private Dancer Tour. A&R man John Carter of Capitol Records is credited with relaunching the career of Tina Turner in the 1980s. In 1983, despite opposition from within Capitol, he signed her and managed her first album for the label, ""Private Dancer""."
"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"" and became Turner's most successful single. Although Turner had already scored a UK Top 10 and US Top 30 hit some months earlier with her rendition of ""Let's Stay Together"", ""What's Love Got to Do with It"" gave Turner her first and only US number one. The song ranked number 309 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of ""The 500 Greatest Songs of"
"100 in the U.S. Featuring other hit singles such as ""Better Be Good to Me"" and ""Private Dancer"", the album peaked at number 3 on the ""Billboard"" 200, selling five million copies alone in the states and over twenty million copies worldwide; ""Private Dancer"" became her most successful album. Turner's comeback culminated in early 1985 when she won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for ""What's Love Got to Do with It"". In February of that year, she embarked on her second world tour supporting the ""Private Dancer"" album, where she toured to huge crowds. One show, filmed"
"the US and UK, her last major American chart success. The album also includes Turner's version of The Trammps' disco classic ""Disco Inferno"", a song she had often performed live in concert during the late 1970s, but which she had never previously recorded in studio. Two tracks from her 1984 breakthrough solo album ""Private Dancer"" are included as well, the title track to the movie and ""I Might Have Been Queen"". The album hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum in various countries including the US, the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand. The US version of"
"and sings the words ""Why can't you be good to me?"" to him and then pushes the man away. At the end of the video Tina disappears under the stage in a puff of smoke. Both Curnin and the guitarist in the video, Jamie West-Oram (also of The Fixx), perform on the ""Private Dancer"" album. Paul Rudd lip-synched the song for ""The Tonight Show"". Better Be Good to Me ""Better Be Good to Me"" is a hit rock song, written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight, featured on Tina Turner's fifth studio album, ""Private Dancer"" (1984). The song"
"department of Capitol Records. There he worked with Bob Seger (fostering his hit album ""Night Moves"") and the Steve Miller Band during the periods of their commercial breakthroughs. He also signed Sammy Hagar, Bob Welch and The Motels to Capitol, and co-wrote and produced some of their early output. Carter is credited with relaunching the career of Tina Turner in the 1980s. In 1983, despite opposition from within Capitol, Carter signed Turner and supported her throughout the recording of her first Capitol album, ""Private Dancer"" -- an album that ultimately involved eight different producers. Though many producers contributed to the"
"Private Dancer (Danny Fernandes song) ""Private Dancer"" is the second single by R&B singer Danny Fernandes. It was written by Belly, Danny Fernandes, and David Evering. It is also the second track off his debut album ""Intro"". The music video has Danny Fernandes singing in a club. He said it was about a Toronto Dance club and about the girls. Belly is currently singing at the very end with him. The music video shot at #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown. It also won the Best Pop Video of the Year award at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards. The song debuted"
"""Don't leave me alone"" (ft. Anne-Marie), David Guetta referenced the song. Tiny Dancer ""Tiny Dancer"" is aElton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John's fourth album, ""Madman Across the Water"", and was released as a single in 1972. In the U.S. it was certified Gold on 19 May 2005, and Platinum on 19 August 2011, and 3x Platinum on 26 April 2018 by the Recording Industry Association of America. In the UK, ""Tiny Dancer"" has been certified Gold on 17 August 2018 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 400,000 copies, despite never being released"
"During 1983 and 1984, Knopfler was involved with other projects as well, including writing and producing the music score to the film ""Local Hero"", which was a great success, and it was followed in 1984 by his scores for the films ""Cal"" and ""Comfort and Joy"". Also during this time Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's ""Infidels"" album, as well as ""Knife"" by Aztec Camera. He also wrote the song ""Private Dancer"" for Tina Turner's comeback album of the same name. Dire Straits' biggest studio album by far was their fifth, ""Brothers in Arms"", recorded at Air Studios Montserrat and released in"
"Better Be Good to Me ""Better Be Good to Me"" is a hit rock song, written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn and Holly Knight, featured on Tina Turner's fifth studio album, ""Private Dancer"" (1984). The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City with co-writer Holly Knight as a member. Tina Turner's version was successful in the United States on the Hot 100 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It peaked at number five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number six on the US R&B/Hip-hop chart. At the 27th Grammy Awards in"
"Turner on ""River Deep, Mountain High"" and ""Nutbush City Limits"". Tina Turner's version also hit number one on the US Dance Chart. At the time, the song was the most successful solo single she had released and it was included on her multi-platinum selling album ""Private Dancer"", released a few months later in the spring of 1984. The music video was directed by David Mallet. The cover photography was by Norman Seeff. Production Worldwide 7"" single Worldwide 12"" single Let's Stay Together (Al Green song) ""Let's Stay Together"" is a song by American singer Al Green from his 1972 album"
"Tiny Dancer ""Tiny Dancer"" is aElton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John's fourth album, ""Madman Across the Water"", and was released as a single in 1972. In the U.S. it was certified Gold on 19 May 2005, and Platinum on 19 August 2011, and 3x Platinum on 26 April 2018 by the Recording Industry Association of America. In the UK, ""Tiny Dancer"" has been certified Gold on 17 August 2018 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 400,000 copies, despite never being released as an official single. Back-up vocals are provided by Tony Burrows."
"and Hot Black Singles charts.<ref name=""Billboard: Tina Turner (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)""></ref><ref name=""Billboard: Tina Turner (Dance/Club Play Songs)""></ref> The success of the song forced Capitol to rethink its contract with Turner, offering her a three-album deal and demanding an album on short notice. Recorded in two months in London, the album, ""Private Dancer"", was released in June 1984. That same month, Capitol issued the album's second single, ""What's Love Got to Do with It"", earlier recorded by the rock group Bucks Fizz in 1984. It reached the top 10 within a month and in September had reached number 1 on the Hot"
"her cabaret ensemble and remodel her show into a grittier rock'n'roll showcase. Turner's return to popularity began in the United Kingdom with a cover version of The Temptations' ""Ball of Confusion"" (1982), and was followed by a cover of Al Green's ""Let's Stay Together"" (November 1983), which was a hit in Europe. Her major breakthrough came with ""What's Love Got to Do with It"" (June 1984), a track written by Terry Britten (ex-The Twilights) and Graham Lyle. Turner had disliked the song and originally turned it down, but despite her reservations, it provided her with her first US number-one hit"
"Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress. Turner rose to prominence with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm before recording hit singles both with Ike and as a solo performer. One of the world's best-selling artists of all time, she has been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and has sold more than 200 million records worldwide to date. Turner is noted for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity, and trademark legs. Anna Mae Bullock was born in Nutbush, Tennessee. She began her career"
"of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. Raised a Baptist, she became an adherent of Nichiren Buddhism in 1973, crediting the spiritual chant of ""Nam Myoho Renge Kyo"" with helping her to endure during difficult times. After her divorce and professional separation from Ike, Turner built her own career through live performances. In the 1980s, Turner launched a major comeback as a solo artist. The 1983 single ""Let's Stay Together"" was followed by the 1984 release of her fifth solo album, ""Private Dancer"", which became a worldwide success. The"
"the 1987 ""Tina Turner Montage Mix"", a nine-minute megamix including tracks from ""Private Dancer"" and ""Break Every Rule"". Look Me in the Heart ""Look Me in the Heart"" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and produced by Dan Hartman for her 1989 ""Foreign Affair"". Released as a single in 1990, it reached number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 31 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single was released in a variety of formats including"
"Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album) Wildest Dreams is the ninth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on Parlophone/Virgin in 1996. It went double platinum in the United Kingdom and in Europe. The album includes the song ""GoldenEye"", the theme to the James Bond film of the same name. It was written by Bono and The Edge 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, sings backing vocals on the"
"at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 and went on to peak at number 32, staying there for two weeks. It stayed on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. Private Dancer (Danny Fernandes song) ""Private Dancer"" is the second single by R&B singer Danny Fernandes. It was written by Belly, Danny Fernandes, and David Evering. It is also the second track off his debut album ""Intro"". The music video has Danny Fernandes singing in a club. He said it was about a Toronto Dance club and about the girls. Belly is currently singing at the very end"
"the Animals covered the song in 1968, the original version was re-released a year later, charting at 112. It has since become one of Tina Turner's signature songs, and in 1999 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Written by Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, ""River Deep – Mountain High"" was among the first recordings that Ike & Tina Turner did for Phil Spector's Philles Records. Spector was well aware of Ike Turner's controlling attitude in the studio, and therefore he drafted an unusual contract: the ""River Deep – Mountain High"" album and single would be credited to"