TINA: Album (Sampler)

Simply The Best (1991)

Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

Simply The Best is Tina’s first and very successful greatest hits album with four single releases. In England it's her most successful album to date and stayed in the charts for over two years. Beside Tina’s most popular hits, it features also three previously unreleased songs, as well as a re-recorded dance version of the classic track Nutbush City Limits and a remastered version of River Deep, Mountain High. In Europe, an additional limited edition „Box Set“ was released in 1992, which includes the original European CD, VHS video, six postcards and a booklet with the lyrics. In Australia, a two disc edition was released in 1992, featuring the duet Simply The Best with Jimmy Barnes and some additional tracks. The Brazilian version includes the additional track „Break Through The Barrier,“ which is also available on the soundtrack album Days Of Thunder. For promotion, Capitol Records released a 2 Disc Promo package with a very nice gatefold cover. In Germany, a Pepsi edition was released with many pictures from the Pepsi promotion.

After the release of the associated home video on DVD in 2002, Capitol Records re-issued the original album as a two disc set together with the video. In Germany, it was re-issued as well as a CD + DVD combo in 2008, but together with the All The Best video collection. Rhino Records released the album again in 2019 as a limited edition blue vinyl version, just in time for Tina’s 80th birthday.

Photographer: Herb Ritts (Front & Back) / Bruce Weber (Inside)
Design: Glenn Sakamoto / Stan Evenson Design 
Release: September 1991 / Reissue: 2002, 2008, 2019
Label: Capitol / EMI / Rhino
Format: 2 Vinyl / CD / Cassette / MiniDisc / Digital
Charts: UK: #2 / Germany: #4 / Europe: #4 / Australia: #12 / New Zealand: #1
Certifications: UK: 8x Platinum / Germany: 3x Gold, 1x Platinum / USA: 1x Platinum

Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

European Release

    Side A
  1. The Best (Edit) 4:08
    2. Written by Holly Knight, Mike Chapman / Produced by Dan Hartman and Tina Turner / From the 7" single
  2. I Can’t Stand The Rain 3:42
    3. Written by Peebles, Bryant, Miller / Produced by Terry Britten / From the album "Private Dancer"
  3. What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:48
    4. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten / From the album "Private Dancer"
  4. I Don’t Wanna Lose You 4:18
    5. Written by Albert Hammond, Graham Lyle / Produced by Roger Davies, Graham Lyle and Albert Hammond / From the album "Foreign Affair"
  5. Let’s Stay Together (Edit) 3:39
    6. Written by Green, Mitchell, Jackson / Produced by Martyn Ware, Greg Walsh / From the 7" single
    Side B
  1. Steamy Windows 4:03
    2. Written by Tony Joe White / Produced by Dan Hartman / From the album "Foreign Affair"
  2. Typical Male 4:15
    3. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten / From the album "Break Every Rule"
  3. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4:14
    4. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten / From the soundtrack album "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"
  4. Private Dancer (Edit) 4:00
    5. Written by Mark Knopfler / Produced by Carter / From the 7" single
  5. Better Be Good To Me (Edit) 3:38
    6. Written by Holly Knight, Chin, Mike Chapman / Produced by Rupert Hine / From the 7" single
    Side C
  1. Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version) 3:42
    2. Written by Tina Turner / Produced and Mixed by: C.J. Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell / Single in 1991
  2. It Takes Two (Tina & Rod Stewart) 4:11
    3. Written by Sylvia Moy, William Stevenson / Produced by Rod Stewart and Bernard Edwards
  3. River Deep, Mountain High (Digitaly Remastered) 3:38
    4. Written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich / Produced by Phil Spector / From the Ike & Tina Turner album "River Deep, Mountain High" / Re-mastered and equalised by Phil Spector especially for this release
  4. Be Tender With Me Baby 4:16
    5. Written by Holly Knight, Albert Hammond / Produced by Dan Hartman / From the album "Foreign Affair"
    Side D
  1. Addicted To Love (Live) 5:03
    2. Written by Robert Palmer / Produced by John Hudson / From the album "Tina Live In Europe"
  2. I Want You Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:52
    3. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten / Single in 1991
  3. Way Of The World (Previously Unreleased) 4:24
    4. Written by Albert Hammond, Graham Lyle / Produced by Chris Lord-Alge, Albert Hammond, Graham Lyle, Roger Davies / Single in 1991
  4. Love Thing (Previously Unreleased) 4:27
    5. Written by Holly Knight, Albert Hammond / Produced by Chris Lord-Alge, Tina Turner, Roger Davies / Single in 1992
Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

American Release

  1. The Best (Edit) 4:08
  2. Better Be Good To Me (Edit) 3:38
  3. I Can’t Stand The Rain 3:42
  4. What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:48
  5. I Don’t Wanna Lose You 4:18
  6. Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version) 3:42
  7. What You Get Is What You See 4:26
    8. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten / From the album "Break Every Rule"
  8. Let’s Stay Together (Edit) 3:39
  9. River Deep, Mountain High (Digitaly Remastered) 3:38
  10. Steamy Windows 4:03
  11. Typical Male 4:15
  12. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4:14
  13. Private Dancer (Edit) 4:00
  14. Look Me In The Heart 3:43
    15. Written by Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg / Produced by Dan Hartman / From the album "Foreign Affair"
  15. It Takes Two (Tina & Rod Stewart) 4:11
  16. I Want You Near Me (Previously Unreleased) 3:52
  17. Way Of The World (Previously Unreleased) 4:24
    18. Single in 1992
  18. Love Thing (Previously Unreleased) 4:27
    19. Single in 1991
Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

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