Private Dancer

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Private Dancer
Studio album by
Tina Turner
ReleasedMay 29, 1984 (1984-05-29)
Recorded1983–1984
StudioFarmyard, Mayfair, Wessex, Good Earth, Abbey Road, CBS (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length44:02
LabelCapitol
Producer
Tina Turner chronology
Love Explosion

(1979) 		Private Dancer
(1984) 		Break Every Rule
(1986)
Singles from Private Dancer
  1. "Let's Stay Together"
    Released: November 1983 (UK)[2]
  2. "Help!"
    Released: February 1984 (UK)
  3. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
    Released: May 1984
  4. "Better Be Good to Me"
    Released: September 1984
  5. "Private Dancer"
    Released: November 1984
  6. "I Can't Stand the Rain"
    Released: February 1985 (UK)
  7. "Show Some Respect"
    Released: April 1985 (US)

Private Dancer is the fifth solo studio album by

multi-platinum certifications
, and remains her best-selling album in North America to date.

In 2020, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]

Background and production

John Carter of Capitol Records is credited with relaunching the career of Tina Turner in the 1980s.[4] In 1983, despite opposition from within Capitol, he signed her and managed her first album for the label, Private Dancer. 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 of Heaven 17.[5] 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, inspired by pop and rock genres; it also features elements of smooth jazz and R&B
.

"

The Crusaders
.

Release and promotion

In 1997,

John Carter
, first released as B-sides to some of the Private Dancer singles; it also includes three extended 12" remixes.

In 2015, the 30th Anniversary edition of this album was released by the

Parlophone Records unit of Warner Music Group which now controls this album.[7]

Promotion

Main article: Private Dancer Tour

A 177 date tour to promote the album took place from February 8, 1985, to December 28, 1985. Called the Private Dancer Tour, there were 60 shows in Europe, 105 in North America, 10 in Australia, and 2 in Japan. Opening acts in North America included

Ike & Tina, such as "River Deep – Mountain High", "Nutbush City Limits", and "Proud Mary
".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
American Songwriter[9]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[10]
Goldmine[11]
Los Angeles Times[12]
Mojo[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald[16]

The album received a positive reception from critics. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Turner's voice "melts vinyl".[17]

Debby Miller, in a July 1984 Rolling Stone review, felt that the album was a powerful comeback, with Turner's voice "rasping but strong", and a range of songs that were all good in a "modern rock setting" that was "neither detached nor very fussy".[6] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice felt that she embraced the "middlebrow angst of contemporary professional songwriting". He said that "four different production teams" on the project was a "sign of desperation", despite the resulting "seamless authority" of the album.[18]

Legacy

Alex Henderson, in a retrospective

R&B classics recorded with Ike & Tina, but she was still able to sing with a throaty passion to deliver her finest solo production.[8] Stephen Holden has written in The New York Times that by using her English producers to soften her raw Southern soul style, discarding the "blaring horns, frenzied percussion and gospel calls and responses", the album became a "landmark" in the "evolution of pop-soul music".[5]

Michael Lydon, in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, says that the album's lyrical themes embodied her persona of a "tough, sexy woman schooled in a tough world", and that her vocal delivery overcomes the slick production, with her "indomitable soul" unifying the multiple producers.[19] In 1989, the album was ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s. In 2001, VH1 named Private Dancer the 95th greatest album of all time. Slant Magazine listed the album at number 63 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s", saying, "Both a personal liberation and sonic redemption, Private Dancer established Turner not only as a genuine diva, but a bona fide force of nature".[20]

Track listing

US edition

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."
Jeanette Obstoj
  • Rupert Hine
  • Jamie West-Oram
    		• Hine4:10
    2."What's Love Got to Do with It"
    		Britten3:48
    3."Show Some Respect"
    • Britten
    • Sue Shifrin
    		Britten3:18
    4."I Can't Stand the Rain"
    		Britten3:41
    5."Better Be Good to Me"
    		Hine5:11
    Side two
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
    6."Let's Stay Together"
    		5:16
    7."1984"David Bowie
    • Walsh
    • Ware
    		3:09
    8."Steel Claw"Paul BradyCarter3:48
    9."Private Dancer"Mark KnopflerJohn Carter7:11

    International edition

    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
    1."I Might Have Been Queen"
    • Obstoj
    • Hine
    • West-Oram
    		Hine4:10
    2."What's Love Got to Do with It"
    • Britten
    • Lyle
    		Britten3:48
    3."Show Some Respect"
    • Britten
    • Shifrin
    		Britten3:18
    4."I Can't Stand the Rain"
    • Peebles
    • Bryant
    • Miller
    		Britten3:41
    5."Private Dancer"KnopflerCarter7:11
    6."Let's Stay Together"
    • Mitchell
    • Green
    • Jackson, Jr.
    • Walsh
    • Ware
    		5:16
    7."Better Be Good to Me"
    • Knight
    • Chinn
    • Chapman
    		Hine5:11
    8."Steel Claw"BradyCarter3:48
    9."Help!"
    		4:30
    10."1984"Bowie
    • Walsh
    • Ware
    		3:09

    Remastered editions

    1997 Centenary Edition bonus tracks
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
    11."I Wrote a Letter"
    Victor Briggs
  • John Weider
  • Danny McCulloch
    		• Carter3:11
    15."What's Love Got to Do with It" (Extended 12" Remix)
    • Britten
    • Lyle
    		Britten5:48
    16."Better Be Good to Me" (Extended 12" Remix) (edit)
    • Knight
    • Chinn
    • Chapman
    		Hine7:03
    17."I Can't Stand the Rain" (Extended 12" Remix)
    • Peebles
    • Bryant
    • Miller
    		Britten5:45
    2015 30th Anniversary Edition bonus disc
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
    1."
    James Osterberg
    		Britten4:01
    8."Let's Pretend We're Married" (Live)PrinceBritten4:13
    9."What's Love Got to Do with It" (Extended 12" Remix)
    • Britten
    • Lyle
    		Britten5:45
    10."Better Be Good to Me" (Extended 12" Remix) (edit)
    • Knight
    • Chinn
    • Chapman
    		Hine7:04
    11."I Can't Stand the Rain" (Extended 12" Remix)
    • Peebles
    • Bryant
    • Miller
    		Britten5:43
    12."Show Some Respect" (Extended Mix)
    • Britten
    • Shifrin
    		Britten5:45
    13."We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (Single Edit)Britten
    • Britten
    • Lyle
    		4:16
    14."One of the Living" (Single Remix)KnightMike Chapman4:13
    15."It's Only Love" (with Bryan Adams)
    • Adams
    • Vallance
    		3:18

    Personnel

    Production

    • Terry Britten – producer (2,[21] 3, 4)
    • John Carter
      – producer (5, 8)
    • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – producer (9)
    • Wilton Felder – producer (9)
    • Rupert Hine – producer (1, 7)
    • Joe Sample – producer (9)
    • Greg Walsh – producer & engineer (6, 10)
    • Martyn Ware – producer (6, 10)
    • F. Byron Clark – engineer (9)
    • John Hudson – engineer & mixing (2,[21] 3, 4)
    • Walter Samuel – engineer (6, 10)
    • Stephen W. Tayler – engineer & mixing (1, 7)
    • Humberto Gatica – remixing (5, 8)
    • Alan Yoshida – mastering
    • Akira Taguchi – compilation producer
    • Sam Gay – creative director
    • Roy Kohara – art direction
    • John O'Brien – design
    • Peter Ashworth – photography
    • Roger Davies – management
    • Chip Lightman – management

    Commercial performance

    The album was released on May 29, 1984, and became an outstanding global commercial success.

    Grammy Awards
    , Private Dancer won four of the six awards for which it was nominated.

    Charts

    Certifications and sales

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    Certifications and sales for Private Dancer
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[71] Platinum 200,000[70]
    Austria (IFPI Austria)[72] 2× Platinum 100,000*
    Canada (Music Canada)[74] 7× Platinum 800,000[73]
    Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[75] Gold 33,464[75]
    France (
    SNEP)[76]
    		 Gold 100,000*
    Germany (BVMI)[77] 5× Gold 1,250,000^
    Netherlands (NVPI)[71] Platinum 100,000^
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[78] Platinum 15,000^
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] Platinum 100,000^
    Sweden (GLF)[71] Platinum 100,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[80] 3× Platinum 900,000^
    United States (RIAA)[81] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^
    Summaries
    Europe — 4,000,000[82]
    Worldwide — 12,000,000[27][28]

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Accolades

    Grammy Awards

    Year Winner Category
    1985 "Better Be Good to Me" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
    1985 "What's Love Got to Do with It" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
    1985 "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
    Record of the Year
    1985 "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
    Song of the Year

    See also

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