LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - She is without doubt a true rock star. With sensual, soulful and powerful vocals that have been part of music history for over four decades -
Tina Turner is back with a new album, All The Best, set for release by Capitol Records on February 1, 2005.
For the first time, the highlights of Tina's unrivaled career have been united on one double-CD anthology.
All The Best is the comprehensive and essential collection of recorded works by this unique and iconic performer. Across two discs and 33 tracks, it features the songs that first made her famous in the 1960s, reviews two decades of spectacular solo recordings, and then brings the story right up to date with three newly-recorded songs.
"Open Arms," the first single from the collection, will go for adds at radio on January 11, 2005.
All The Best is an album that will delight the legions of fans that have followed Tina's extraordinary creative journey, just as it will seduce new admirers. The array of hit songs on the collection is mesmerizing, from "River Deep Mountain High," "Proud Mary" and "Nutbush City Limits" to her early emergence as a solo superstar with "Let's Stay Together," "What's Love Got To Do With It" and "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" right through to hits of the '90s like "I Don't Wanna Fight," "Goldeneye" and "When The Heartache Is Over," the latter from her 1999 album, Twenty Four Seven.
But this is no time warp. All The Best features three completely new recordings by Tina, all of them showing that her vocal majesty continues its reign to this day. The powerful new single "Open Arms," produced by Jimmy Hogarth, is joined by "Complicated Disaster," produced by Steve Robson, and "Something Special," produced by Trevor Horn. As if that wasn't enough, there are some gems for the Tina collector too, including a live-in-London version of "Addicted To Love" and duets with David Bowie ("Tonight"), Bryan Adams ("It's Only Love") and Italian superstar Eros Ramazzotti ("Cose Della Vita").
Believe it or not, the legend of Tina Turner began more than 50 years ago. Born in Brownsville, Tennessee and raised nearby in the "li'l ol' town" of Nutbush just like the song says, Anna Mae Bullock was in recording sessions as early as 1953, when she was barely a teenager.
She married guitarist and bandleader Ike Turner in 1958 and made her recording debut with him in 1960 on "A Fool In Love," which set the scene for the decade ahead by becoming an American R&B smash and pop crossover hit. As the duo's live shows with their band became the talk of the soul circuit, their show was soon going by a new name: the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
The duo's track record in the '60s and early '70s was built on cast-iron anthems like the quintessential Phil Spector production, "River Deep, Mountain High," and "Nutbush City Limits," among a total of 25 soul chart entries. After starring in the Who's 1975 film of Tommy, Tina was ready to strike out on her own.
As the massively successful film What's Love Got To Do With It? would later depict, she had to haul her way up a mountain of debts and disinterest. But with the help of young Australian manager Roger Davies, Tina rediscovered the rock 'n' roll raunch of her best records, infused it with her intuitive soulfulness, and started again. In 1982, she landed a new solo deal with Capitol Records. By the summer of '84, fueled by the acclaimed leadoff single "What's Love Got To Do With It?," Private Dancer was on its way to worldwide sales of 11 million.
What's followed has been a breathless catalogue of collaborations and achievements on record, on screen and as an author. They included a role as Aunty Entity in Max Mad: Beyond Thunderdome; a duet with Mick Jagger at the landmark benefit concert, Live Aid; a raft of Grammy Awards; a best-selling autobiography, I, Tina; recording and concert dates with fans like Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Elton John, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler; and record-breaking concert tours all around the world.
All The Best looks both backwards and forwards, and will ensure that her legend endures long into the 21st century. Tina Turner is back, doing what she does (simply) the best.
The track listing for All The Best is as follows:
CD1
1. Open Arms
2. Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner
3. What You Get Is What You See
4. Missing You
5. The Best
6. River Deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
7. When The Heartache Is Over
8. Let's Stay Together
9. I Don't Wanna Fight
10. Whatever You Need
11. I Can't Stand The Rain
12. Goldeneye
13. I Don't Wanna Lose You
14. Great Spirits
15. Proud Mary
16. Addicted To Love (Live)
CD2
1. In Your Wildest Dreams
2. Private Dancer
3. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
4. Typical Male
5. Tonight - David Bowie with Tina Turner
6. Complicated Disaster
7. On Silent Wings
8. Something Special
9. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
10. It's Only Love - Bryan Adams with Tina Turner
11. Cose Della Vita - Eros Ramazzotti with Tina Turner
12. Steamy Windows
13. Paradise Is Here
14. What's Love Got To Do With It
15. Better Be Good To Me
16. Two People
17. Something Beautiful Remains
For more information on TINA TURNER, visit www.officialtina.com or contact: Ambrosia Healy, Capitol Records, 323-871-5373 [email protected]
