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Private Dancer

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Private Dancer

Private Dancer is the album of the Grammy Award Rock Singer Tina Turner. The album reflected a more straight forward rock sensibility, but mixed in elements of Pop, R&B and New Wave Music. It has sold over 6 million copies in US and over 20 million copies worldwide.

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About

The album was released on November 16, 1984 by Capitol records. It contains 10 tracks of songs. The album features her hit single What's Love Got To Do With It which went to number one for three weeks. The other single Better Be Good To Me reached number five on the charts. It is one of the best selling albums of all time.

Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 I Might Have Been Queen 4:10
2 What's Love Got To Do With It 3:47
3 Show Some Respect 3:18
4 I Can't Stand The Rain 3:41
5 Private Dancer 7:11
6 Let's Stay Together 5:16
7 Better Be Good To Me 5:10
8 Steel Claw 3:48
9 Help! 4:30
10 1984 5:09
11 An American Girl 2:47
12 Like We Never Had a Broken Heart 3:38

Awards & Certifications

Year Award Category
1985 Grammy Awards Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Be Good Time"
1985 Grammy Awards Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "What's Love Got To Do With It"
1985 Grammy Awards Record of the Year for "What's Love Got To Do With It"
1985 Grammy Awards Song of the Year for "What's Love Got To Do With It"

Chart Toppers

Year Title US Hot 100 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Adult Contemporary
1984 Better Be Good To Me 5 6 -
1984 Lets Stay Together 26 3 -
1984 What's Love Got To Do With It 1 2 8
1985 Private Dancer 7 3 30
1985 Show Some Respect 37 50 -


Credits

Performance Credits

Tina Turner Main Performer


Technical Credits

John Hudson Engineer

Greg Walsh Engineer, Producer

Walter Samuel Engineer

Bob Carter Producer

Joe Sample Producer

Jam Gay Creative Director

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