Private Dancer

Magnificent

This is a fantastic re-issue of an album I originally bought back in 1985. I never heard of Tina Turner until I heard her version of Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together' which blew me away. Since then I have loved Tina Turner and been a huge fan, seeing her many times in concert, the last time back in 2009. She was/is an amazing performer and 'Private Dancer' was the album that bought her back from the brink of obscurity. This has stayed in my Top Ten albums since the 80's and 30 years later it still sounds fresh and not dated at all. In this new edition we are given an extra bonus cd with tracks including 'Ball of Confusion' which started the ball (forgive the pun) rolling and brought her back to prominence. This second cd also includes duets with David Bowie (Live) and Bryan Adams. There are also the two tracks from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome and a few 12" tracks including 'I Can't Stand the Rain' which I haven't heard for years although I still have the vinyl! Many artists today profess to Tina Turner being a huge influence and listening to this album and watching her live performances, you can see why she has endured and been successful for so many years. A brilliant new release to celebrate this fine artist.

Personally this album is Tina Turner at her best

Tina Turner is my 3rd favourite artist and this absolutely sensational 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Private Dancer breathes new life into the already fabulous album the bonus tracks on disc 2 are just incredible and my favourite Tina Turner song 'We Don't Need Another Hero' sounds better than ever what a wonderful 25th Birthday present this is and it joins my already expanding CD collection I have got Private Dancer on Vinyl and it certainly sounds better on CD and this new release of Private Dancer is so much better than the last CD release of the album, I highly recommend this to any Tina Turner fan and it most definitely is a must have item.

With the release of the single,Lets stay together - a cover of the Al Green classic,and private dancer - the song - these releases launched the solo career of Tina Turner in a big way. I'm not here to give an in-depth biography of her life and career (check out the 1994? biopic: what's love gotta do with it - covers it pretty well). Instead I would say Private dancer (the album),is a pretty impressive,with slight flaws,solo debut. With the singles: the afforementioned;Lets stay together,along with title track,I can't stand the rain and the under-rated; Better be good to me - these are all impressive songs. Along with cover versions of the Beatles Help! and David Bowie's 1984,Tina makes these songs her own (an essential thing to do for a cover version. An impressive cast of musicians helping out;Heaven 17 members,Dire straights,Jeff Beck et al; they all seem more than willing to give a successful launch of Tina Turner's solo career- and boy does it pay off. Produced in parts by Rupert Hine,he gives a good feel to the whole album,and this 1997 re-mastered re-release sounds even better. The CD package coming complete with full lyrics and musicians credits,and fold out pictures of our diva - this is a very good re-issue of private dancer. Also have to mention the seven bonus tracks on this edition,including previously unreleased songs ie: rock n roll widow and when I was young (quite a revelation if true).and full length versions of; what's love got to do with it,Better be good to me and very last track,I can't stand the rain. On the whole a very good re-release edition.from here on,for the next two or so decades,Tina Turner was a solo singing and even acting superstar,and could (seemingly) do no wrong. A well deserved change of fortune for her -singing with such confidence and attidude - considering her then recent past traumas. Well done - Tina Turner!

very good cd next day deliver brill

Tina passed away earlier this year and she left a void that cannot be filled by anyone else. Private Dancer is a reminder of her immense gifts as a superior talent, and this now rare 30th edition captures the enormity of her 80s comeback. It's an album that does not date with time; it's fresh, exciting, and highly entertaining, just like its singer. I had a front row seat at her Private Dancer Wembley gig, and it remains the best concert experience of my life. Thank you, Tina. Love, always and forever.

Daughter very happy with this pressie

Aunque es un álbum de mis favoritos de siempre y he coleccionado todas las ediciones y remasterizaciones, esta edición en vinyl fue muy mala. Un sonido pobre con estampado nada extraordinario. Es más cálido y de mejor calidad el sonido y fidelidad de la versión original en LP del año 1984.

Disco bellissimo. Mi mancava ed è stato un piacere averlo. Consigliatissimo

When PRIVATE DANCER was released in 1984 no one was prepared for how huge it was to become. LET’S STAY TOGETHER did okay as a single, but when the sultry WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT hit radio and the video premiered on MTV and MuchMusic, the album and Tina’s comeback took off like a rocket. I saw her when I was a teenager at the CNE Grandstand in August 1985 and she absolutely killed it! And no distracting backup dancers or flashy theatrics like Madonna and her ilk always had. The songs on DANCER appealed equally to teens and their parents and people respected Tina as a survivor. I remember this was one of those albums where everyone knew all the songs whether they were a fan or not—it was that good. The singles were chosen wisely after the impact of WHAT’S LOVE. I loved and still love BETTER BE GOOD TO ME; the raw vocal demanding yet pleading and of course that irresistible cowbell; then the classy jazzy title track and bopping SHOW SOME RESPECT. What a winning streak! Even the non-singles like the tinkling I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN, fierce rocking STEEL CLAW and biographical opener I MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUEEN are in no way filler. Fans of the original album definitely need to get this 30th Anniversary upgrade. My two complaints are that: 1. They should have kept the original album cover with Tina nearly doing the splits on the platform in the black bodysuit. It was sexy yet classy. I never cared for the tarted-up image with the black cat—it’s not very flattering. Thankfully, the original image is on the booklet, which also has pics of the 12” singles but there are no lyrics inside. 2. They changed the sequencing. The original song order was perfect and fans are used to it. I especially loved I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN going into BETTER BE GOOD TO ME because that’s how I remember it and I don’t like these changes. It seems weird to hear the album ending with 1984 and I think HELP should have been on the Bonus Disc. Turner has always been a powerhouse entertainer who can make any song her own, no matter how great or famous the original. Kicking off the Bonus Disc is an absolutely blistering version of BALL OF CONFUSION with a unique industrial-meets-soul arrangement. The remainder of the Bonus Tracks are pretty hard-rocking and IMO are much better than anything found on the follow-up BREAK EVERY RULE album released in Fall ’86. WHEN I WAS YOUNG was a great forgotten song by The Animals but sounds like it was written expressly for Tina. I WROTE A LETTER, DON’T RUSH THE GOOD THINGS, the aching ROCK AND ROLL WIDOW and KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY are all terrific straight ahead rock and roll that Tina belts out with great gusto. If those weren’t enough, all the 12” single versions of the hits are included as well as live versions of Bowie’s TONIGHT and Prince’s LET’S PRETEND WE’RE MARRIED and the Bryan Adams duet IT’S ONLY LOVE. The cherry on top is the inclusion of the MAD MAX soundtrack songs WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO and my personal fave ONE OF THE LIVING. I think LIVING wasn’t a bigger hit because it was too dark lyrically and musically for the general public but it’s always been one of my favorite Tina songs. Other than the bad sequencing and cover photo, FIVE STARS for this deluxe package from one of Rock and Soul’s hardest-working ladies.

ティナ・ターナーの歴史的な復活作『Private Dancer』が発表された1984年5月、私は中学3年生でした。収録曲の「What's Love Got to Do with It（愛の魔力）」が世界中で爆発的にヒットしていましたが、当時はお小遣いの乏しい中学生だったこともあり、アルバムを丸ごと購入するには至りませんでした。 それから長い年月が経ち、2022年にヤマハのネットワーク・ターンテーブル「TT-N503」を導入した際、あのソウルフルで地を這うように力強い歌声をぜひアナログ盤の豊かな響きで味わい尽くしたいという衝動に駆られ、ついにレコードをコレクションに迎え入れました。 満を持して、レコードの溝に静かに針を落としてみます。 本作のハイライトは、何といっても全米No.1に輝き、彼女の唯一無二の大人のハスキー・ヴォイスがクールに、そして圧倒的にソウルフルに歌い上げる「What's Love Got to Do with It」です。しかし本作の凄みは、脇を固めるイギリスのロック職人たちとの化学反応にもあります。マーク・ノップラーが楽曲を提供し、ジェフ・ベックが艶やかなギターソロを聴かせるタイトル曲「Private Dancer」、エッジの効いたロック・ダイナミズムが激しく弾ける「Better Be Good to Me」。全10曲のうち、実に7曲がシングルカットされたという事実が証明する通り、どこを切り取っても捨て曲が一切見当たらない驚異的な完成度を誇るアルバムです。 一言でいえば、極上の「酸いも甘いも噛み分けた、大人のための最高峰のロックン・ソウル」。一日の終わりに、ただひたすらに「ロックの女王」の気高き歌声と漆黒のグルーヴに酔いしれたくなる夜、真っ先にターンテーブルへ載せたくなる大切な一枚です。

Hatte zwar bei der ersten Bestellung Probleme mit der Lieferung mit einem Marketplace-Händler von dieser 30th Anniversary Edition. Aber nachdem ich Amazon eingeschaltete und ich dann bei einem anderen Verkäufer dieses gute Stück erworben habe, kam ich endlich in den Genuss des remasterten Albums und der Bonus Tracks die bei weitem mehr bieten als die 100Jahre EMI-Edition die 1997 auf dem Markt kam. Bereits der erste Track Ball of confusion (That's what the world is today) ist genial, Track 2-5 gab es auch schon auf der EMI Edition: "I wrote a letter", "Rock'n'roll Widow", "Don't rush the good things", "When I was young" (aber hier noch mal in ein wesentlich besseren Klangqualität zu finden), Track 6 "Keep your hands on my baby" (B-Seite von der "Private Dancer" 12") ist neu enthalten und dann kommt die geniale Live at the NEC, Birmingham Version von Tina & David Bowie "Tonight" wo das Publikum überrrascht wurde mit dem Gastauftritt von David! Auch endlich enthalten Let's pretend we're married (Live) war die B-Seite von "I can't stand the rain" 12i nch (wird aber leider im selben moment nach ca 4 Minuten abgeblendet wie auf der Vinyl, schade in voller länge wäre noch besser gewesen). Track 9-11 die 12" Versionen von "What's love got to do with it", "Better be good to me", "I can't stand the rain" waren auf der Vorgängerversion auch schon enthalten aber dann Track 12 "Show some respect" Extenden Mix ist jetzt neu dabei und dann natürlich noch die letzten 3 Tracks 7" Mixes von "We don't need another hero (Thunderdome)", "One of the living" und zu guter letzt "It's only love" mit Bryan Adams kamen hier neu dazu. Alles in einem super Klanggenuss !!! Und nicht zu vergessen CD1 die Ursprungsversion von Private Dance in einem super remasterten Ton! Hoffe das EMI jetzt auch noch das "Break every Rule" Album anniversiert! Da dieses Jahr (2021) bereits "Foreign Affair" auch in einer hammer 4CD+DVD Anniversary Edition erschienen ist wird es auch Zeit den Meilenstein von 1986 auch neu mit allen 12 inches, B-Seite und Single-Mixen neu zu gestalten. (Hoffe es war etwas hilfreich, für alle TT-Fans die auch vor 5 Jahren diese Private Dancer Version verpasst oder übersehen haben) Also besorgt euch diese neue Fassung. Gruß von Andi B.