What's Love Got To Do With It - Album

What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Soundtrack Album

What’s Love Got To Do With It is the eighth studio album from Tina Turner and the soundtrack for the same named movie about her life story. It’s also the first album for her new record company Virgin in America. Especially for this album, Tina re-recorded some old songs from Ike & Tina - some of them she hadn’t sung since her divorce from Ike. She recorded also three new songs, including the theme for the movie and hit single I Don't Wanna Fight. Tina performed this song live at her What’s Love? Tour in 1993 and promoted it at some TV and award shows. For the first time, Tina recorded also a studio version of the song Disco Inferno, which she performed live in her early concerts after the separation from Ike. The song „I Might Have Been Queen,“ a remixed version originally from the Private Dancer album, is a little bit longer and includes the additional and never before released vers „I Look Up To The Stars Till I Find My Destiny“. On the American version of the album, the two tracks „Tina’s Wish“ and „Shake A Tail Feather“ are missing.

For promotion, Tina was in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 11, 1993 for a press conference and photo shooting and her record company released two Cassette Sampler with selected tracks for radio stations.

Producer: Chris Lord-Alge, Tina Turner, Roger Davies
Design: Norman Moore
Photographer: Herb Ritts / Peter Lindbergh (Centre Page)
Release: June 1993
Label: Parlophone (Europe) / Virgin (USA)
Format: Vinyl / CD (Picture) / MiniDisc / Cassette / Digital
Charts: UK: #1 / Europe: #4 / Germany: #8 / USA: #17 / Australia: #30
Certifications: UK: 1x Platinum / USA: 1x Platinum / Germany: 1x Gold

Side A

I Don’t Wanna Fight 6:09

Written by Steve DuBerry, Lulu, Billy Lawrie / Produced by Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Davies / Single in 1993

Rock Me Baby 3:59

Written by B.B. King, Joe Josea

Disco Inferno 4:06

Written by Leroy Green, Ron "Have Mercy“ Kersey / Single in 1993

Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? 5:55

Written by Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange / Produced by Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt“ Lange / Single in 1993

Stay Awhile 4:52

Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle

Nutbush City Limits 3:20

Written by Tina Turner

(Darlin’) You Know I Love You 4:29

Written by B.B. King, Jules Taub

Side B

Proud Mary 5:27

Written by John C. Fogerty / Single in 1994

A Fool In Love 2:56

Written by lke Turner

It’s Gonna Work Out Fine 2:51

Written by Sylvia McKinney, Rose McCoy

Shake A Tail Feather 2:34

Written by Verlie Rice, Otis Hayes, Andre Williams / Not on the American version

I Might Have Been Queen (Remix) 4:22

Written by Rupert Hine, Jeanette Obstoj, James West-Oram / Produced by Rupert Hine

What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:51

Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Produced by Terry Britten

Tina’s Wish 3:08

Written by Tina Turner, Ike Turner / Not on the American version

Billboard - July 03, 1993

First effort for Virgin by veteran vocalist doubles as the soundtrack for current biopic on Turner's stormy life with ex-husband Ike. Majority of the material here is recut versions of such older Turner hits as „Proud Mary,“ „A Fool In Love,“ and „It’s Gonna Work Out Fine“ (title track is represented by hit '84 version); new (and commercially very promising) material includes slinky „Why Must We Wait Until Tonight,“ co-penned and produced by Bryan Adams. Strong critical reception for movie should spice sales.

Billboard - June 12, 1993

Tina - The music behind the story what’s love got to do with it - Her sizzling new album with 14 new tracks, including the smash hit single I Don’t Wanna Fight - A new album on a new label. The soundtrack to her life story. And her first North American tour in six years.

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