Ike &Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976,they performed live as the Ike &Tina Turner Revue,supported by Ike Turner's band,the Kings of Rhythm,and backing vocalists,the Ikettes. The Ike &Tina Turner Revue was regarded as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit."
"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten,and recorded by Tina Turner for her fifth studio album,Private Dancer (1984). Capitol Records released it as a single from Private Dancer in May 1984 and it eventually became Turner's biggest-selling single.
"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label,and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
"Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles,written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on the band's 1969 album Abbey Road and was also released as a double A-side single with "Something". The song reached the top of the charts in the United States and Australia but peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom.
"Proud Mary" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival,written by vocalist and lead guitarist John Fogerty. It was released as a single in January 1969 by Fantasy Records and on the band's second studio album,Bayou Country. The song became a major hit in the United States,peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1969,the first of five singles to peak at No. 2 for the group.
"Tonight" is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for the latter's second solo studio album,Lust for Life (1977). The song was later made into the title-track for Bowie's own album Tonight (1984).
"Nutbush City Limits" is a semi-autobiographical song written by Tina Turner which commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush in Haywood County,Tennessee,United States. Originally released as a single on United Artists Records in August 1973,it is one of the last hits that husband-wife R&B duo Ike &Tina Turner released together.
"Private Dancer" is a song first released and made famous by Tina Turner in 1984. The song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits,but never fully recorded or released by his band. Turner's recording was produced by John Carter for her fifth solo album of the same name and released as the album's fifth single. The track reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the US R&B chart. The song had moderate international success,reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
Twenty Four Seven is the tenth and final solo studio album by singer Tina Turner. First released by Parlophone in Europe in October 1999,it received a North American release through Virgin Records in February 2000. As with her previous album Wildest Dreams (1996),Turner worked with a small team of British producers on the album,including Mark Taylor,Brian Rawling,Johnny Douglas,Terry Britten and production team Absolute. Singer Bryan Adams appears on both the title track and "Without You".
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (originally "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)") is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding's finest performances and a soul classic,it is a slow,emotional piece with Redding's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section.
"Missing You" is a song co-written and recorded by English musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from his second album,No Brakes (1984). It reached number one on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and on the Hot 100,as well as number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. "Missing You" was the only record in 1984 to spend only a single week at the top of the Hot 100. The song was nominated for the 1985 Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Grammy Award.
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the first single on the group's 1971 album Trafalgar. It was their first US No. 1 single and also reached No. 1 in Cashbox magazine for two weeks.
"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman,Holly Knight,and Nicky Chinn,recorded by Tina Turner for her solo studio album Private Dancer (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider,a band from New York City that featured co-writer Knight as a member. Turner's version was successful in the United States and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the then-Hot Black Singles charts. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985,it won Best Rock Vocal Performance,Female,one of four Grammys awarded to Turner's Private Dancer album at that ceremony. The song was also included on the Miami Vice soundtrack,and the 2024 film IF,during which the main characters sing and dance to the track inside the official music video.
"Disco Inferno" is a song by American disco band the Trammps from their fourth studio album of the same name (1976). With two other cuts by the group,it reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in early 1977,but had limited mainstream success until 1978,after being included on the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever,when a re-release hit number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Show Some Respect" is a song recorded by recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin and released as the sixth single from her fifth solo album Private Dancer (1984). While not released as a single in Europe,it found Top 40 success in the US by peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts,and nearly made the Top 40 in Canada,peaking at number 42. The B-side to "Show Some Respect" is a live cover of Prince's song "Let's Pretend We're Married".
"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 Turner's seventh solo studio album,Foreign Affair (1989). Released as a single in March 1990,it reached number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 31 in the United Kingdom. In the United States,it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The single was released in a variety of formats,including a live recording of the Private Dancer track "Steel Claw",remixes of "Look Me in the Heart" and the 1987 "Tina Turner Montage Mix",a nine-minute megamix including tracks from Private Dancer and Break Every Rule.
Workin' Together is a studio album released by Ike &Tina Turner on Liberty Records on November 9,1970. This was their second album with Liberty and their most successful studio album. The album contains their Grammy Award-winning single "Proud Mary."
Graham Hamilton Lyle is a Scottish singer-songwriter,guitarist and producer.
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten. It was recorded by American singer Tina Turner for the soundtrack album to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,which starred Mel Gibson and Turner. On the heels of Turner's multiplatinum album Private Dancer (1984),the song was released as a 7-inch single,an extended version was released as a 12-inch single and on the film's soundtrack album. In the United Kingdom,a shaped picture disc was also issued. The power ballad received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters,Lyle and Britten received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
"So Fine" is a song written by Johnny Otis and performed by The Fiestas. It reached No. 3 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 11 on the U.S. pop chart in 1959.
