Private Dancer[ Centenary] [UK Bonus Tracks] [Remaster] (CD - 1984)

Personnel includes: Tina Turner (vocals); Terry Britten (guitar, background vocals); Jeff Beck, Ray Russell, David Walker (guitar); Wilton Felder (saxophone, bass); Gary Barnacle (saxophone); Joe Sample (piano, synthesizer); Rubert Hine (keyboards, bass, programming, background vocals); Nick Glennie Smith (keyboards); Greg Walsh (synthesizer, programming); John Illsley (bass); Terry Williams, Ndugu Chancler (drums); Simon Morton, Frank Ricotti (percussion); Martyn Ware (programming, background vocals); David Ervin (programming); Cy Curnin, Tessa Niles, Glen Gregory, Gwen Evans, Jessica Williams, Alex Brown (background vocals).

Producers include: Rupert Hine, Terry Britten, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Ndugu Chancler.

Engineers include: John Hudson, Greg Walsh, F. Byron Clark.

Personnel: Tina Turner (vocals); Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck (guitar); Joe Sample (keyboards); Rupert Hine, Cy Curnin, Terry Williams, Wilton Felder, Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware.

Producers include: Rupert Hine, Terry Britten, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Ndugu Chancler.

Digitally remastered by JVC using XRCD (extended resolution compact disc).

Personnel: Tina Turner (background vocals); Glenn Gregory (vocals, background vocals); Jeff Beck (guitar, electric guitar); Terry Britten (guitar, background vocals); David T. Walker, Hal Lindes, Jamie West-Oram, Richie Zito, Ray Russell , Charles Fearing (guitar); Gary Barnacle, Mel Collins, Wilton Felder (saxophone); Nick Plytas, Joe Sample (piano, synthesizer); Rupert Hine (keyboards, percussion, programming, percussion programming, background vocals); Alan Clark, Nick Glennie-Smith, Billy Livsey (keyboards); Trevor Morais, Graham Jarvis, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Terry Williams, Graham Broad (drums); Simon Morton, Frank Riccotti, Carter, Julian Diggle (percussion); Martyn Ware (programming, drum programming, background vocals); Greg Walsh (programming); Cy Curnin, Gwen Evans, Jessica Williams , Alex Brown (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: John Hudson.

Audio Remixer: Humberto Gatica.

Recording information: Abbey Raod, London, England; CBS S; CBS Studios, London, England; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Farmyard, England; Good Earth Studios, England; Mayfair Studios, London, England; Wessex, England.

Arrangers: Greg Walsh; Martyn Ware.

In 1984, Tina Turner mounted one of the greatest comebacks in music history. Coming after many years without a hit, PRIVATE DANCER proved to be a monster seller for Turner, spawning three smash singles. At 45 years old, Turner was a superstar-again.

PRIVATE DANCER is the strongest album of Turner's career. The infectious "What's Love Got to Do With it" became an MTV staple. The title track, written by Mark Knopfler, features Jeff Beck on guitar. Beck truly shines on the rockin' "Steel Claw," where he delivers a blistering solo. Turner lends her distinctive, throaty vocals to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" and David Bowie's "1984." Bonus tracks abound on this deluxe reissue. The rocker "I Wrote a Letter" finds Turner proclaiming that her lover can "make a white girl sing the blues." "Rock N Roll Widow" is a tender tale of a wife left lonely while her musician husband is on the road. "Don't Rush the Good Things" is an up-tempo number that stresses the importance of enjoying life. "When I Was Young" is a non-repentant look back on Turner's wild years. PRIVATE DANCER is a fantastic effort by one of the premier female rockers.

In 1984, Tina Turner mounted one of the greatest comebacks in music history. Coming after many years without a hit, PRIVATE DANCER proved to be a monster seller for Turner, spawning three smash singles. At 45 years old, Turner was a superstar-again.

PRIVATE DANCER is the strongest album of Turner's career. The infectious "What's Love Got to Do With it" became an MTV staple. The title track, written by Mark Knopfler, features Jeff Beck on guitar. Beck truly shines on the rockin' "Steel Claw," where he delivers a blistering solo. Turner lends her distinctive, throaty vocals to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" and David Bowie's "1984." Bonus tracks abound on this deluxe reissue. The rocker "I Wrote a Letter" finds Turner proclaiming that her lover can "make a white girl sing the blues." "Rock N Roll Widow" is a tender tale of a wife left lonely while her musician husband is on the road. "Don't Rush the Good Things" is an up-tempo number that stresses the importance of enjoying life. "When I Was Young" is a non-repentant look back on Turner's wild years. PRIVATE DANCER is a fantastic effort by one of the premier female rockers.

In 1984, a 45-year-old Tina Turner made one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of American popular music. A few years earlier, it was hard to imagine the veteran soul/rock belter reinventing herself and returning to the top of the pop charts, but she did exactly that with the outstanding Private Dancer. And Turner did so without sacrificing her musical integrity. To be sure, this pop/rock/R&B pearl is decidedly slicker than such raw, earthy, hard-edged Ike & Tina classics as "Proud Mary," "Sexy Ida," and "I Wanna Take You Higher." But she still has a tough, throaty, passionate delivery that serves her beautifully on everything from the melancholy, reggae-influenced "What's Love Got to Do With It" to the gutsy "Better Be Good to Me" to heartfelt remakes of the Beatles' "Help!," Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," and David Bowie's "1984." A reflection on the emptiness of a stripper's life, the dusky title song is as poignant as it is depressing. Without question, this was Turner's finest hour as a solo artist. [The 1998 U.K. edition features seven bonus tracks, including "Better Be Good to Me" and "Rock & Roll Widow."] ~ Alex Henderson minimize