Category: Tina Turner

Tina Turner 1939-2023

The ‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ TINA TURNER has died at age 83.

Turner began her successful career with hits like “River Deep, Mountain High” alongside husband Ike Turner in the 1960s, from whom she separated after years of abuse, as she reported in her autobiography “I, Tina”. Producer Rupert Hine helped relaunch her career in the 1980s. Singles, such as “Let’s Stay Together” and the album “Private Dancer” put her firmly back into the mainstream, along with roles as ‘The Acid Queen’ in “Tommy” and ‘Aunt Entity’ in the film “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”. Her single “We Don’t Need Another Hero”, taken from the theme of that movie, was also a big hit.

In 2008, Turner came out of semi-retirement and embarked on her “Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour” – one of the largest ticket sales tours of that year. ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine has hailed her as “One of the greatest singers of all time”, reaching unprecedented heights in stadium-filling Rock.

Rolling Stone once named her “one of the greatest singers of all time.”

Thank you Tina for your life, and the music.

Tina Turner – One Of The Living (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985

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Originally posted November 13, 2013

“One ofhe Living t” is a 1985 song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner and became a hit in North-America, peaking in the top 15 in both U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles chart. The theme is played over the “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”‘s opening credits.

The track was one of two songs Turner recorded for the soundtrack for the Australian post-apocalyptic film (in which she also co-starred alongside Mel Gibson). The song was written by Holly Knight who also wrote The Best and Better Be Good To Me, two other mega hits for Tina Turner.

“One of the Living” won Turner a Grammy Award for “Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female”. The song enjoyed a moderate success in Europe and also appears on Turner’s UK hits compilation The Platinum Collection.

SIDE A:
One Of The Living (Special Club Mix) 7:38

SIDE B:
One Of The Living (Dub Version) 5:16
One Of The Living (Instrumental Version) 6:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 One Of The Living U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #15
1985 One Of The Living U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #41
1985 One Of The Living U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play #6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 12CL 376
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Featured on the Capitol Album & Cassette ‘Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome’

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Tina Turner – We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (UK 12″)

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Originally posted May 6, 2015

This is the only single posted this week that was not a U.S. #1 single “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” was kept from the top spot by another single posted earlier this week “St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)” by John Parr.

“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” is a 1985 song by Tina Turner. It was featured in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome which starred Turner and Mel Gibson. The song was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.

“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” was released on the heels of Turner’s multiplatinum album Private Dancer. The song’s lyrical content is written from the perspective of those being oppressed and not wanting to get their hopes up in yet another “hero” who may or may not save them. The song was released as a 7″ single, and an extended version was released as a 12″ single and on the film’s soundtrack album. In the UK, a shaped picture disc was also released.

In 1986, the song received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the 1985 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

Turner was backed by a choral group from King’s House School in Richmond, London. One of the choir members who appeared on the record, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous in a totally different field as a rugby union star and captain of the England national team.

“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” became one of Tina Turner’s biggest worldwide hit singles. The single peaked at #2 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, #3 in the UK, and reached #1 in Canada, Australia, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland.

SIDE A:
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Extended Mix) 6:08

SIDE B:
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Instrumental – Re-Mixed Dub Version) 6:30

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 We Don’t Need Another Hero U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #2
1985 We Don’t Need Another Hero U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs #3
1985 We Don’t Need Another Hero U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary #3
1985 We Don’t Need Another Hero U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #20
1985 We Don’t Need Another Hero U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– 12CL 364
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve] – Shoot That Tiger!
Engineer – John Hudson
Engineer [Assistant] – Mike Geng
Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Amsel*
Producer – Terry Britten
Written-By – Graham Lyle, Terry Britten

NOTES:
From The Original Soundtrack Of The Warner Bros. Motion Picture “Mad Max – Beyond The Thunderdome”

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Record Cleaning
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Artwork Scans
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SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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Tina Turner – What You Get Is What You See (US 12″)

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Originally posted May 31, 2012

“What You Get Is What You See” is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album Break Every Rule (1986). The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and “Two People”, as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track featuring Eric Clapton on guitars. Tina Turner said in an interview that “What You Get Is What You See” is her favorite song from the album.

SIDE A:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Dance Mix) 6:27
Remix – John Hudson

What You Get Is What You See (Single Mix) 3:56

SIDE B:
What You Get Is What You See (Extended Rock Mix) 5:56

What You Get Is What You See (Live) 4:48
Producer –John Hudson

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1987 What You Get Is What You See U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #13
1987 What You Get Is What You See U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #5

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records ‎– V-15273
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop/Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Terry Britten (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

NOTES:
B2 Recorded live in London, November 1986
Another version appears on the LP ” BREAK EVERY RULE”
Recorded in Europe except B2

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Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp:
Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC:
Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning
: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans
: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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