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Tina Turner on the cover of her 1991 compilation album Simply the Best

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville (by the way of Nutbush), Tennessee, November 26, 1939) is an American R&B, pop, rock and soul singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. She is well-known for her scorching performances with The Ike and Tina Turner Revue during the 1960s and 1970s, and best known for her remarkable solo comeback in the mid-1980s. Tina Turner is noted for her overpowering stage presence -- long legs, big hair, and powerful voice.

Biography

Ike & Tina Turner

Anna Mae Bullock was discovered by Ike Turner, a noted pioneer of rock and roll, whom she later married. She began as an occasional vocalist in his show at the age of 18, but within a couple of years she not only had a new name, but was the spotlight of a popular soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm.

Ike and Tina Turner recorded a number of hits in the 1960s, including "A Fool In Love", "It's Gonna Work out Fine", and the legendary "River Deep - Mountain High" (with producer Phil Spector). Their signature hit became their frantic cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" (1971).

Beginning a solo career: What's Love Got To Do With It?

Ike's alleged increasingly abusive behavior led Tina to abruptly leave him in 1976. She credits her newfound Buddhist faith with giving her the courage to strike out on her own. Around this time, she appeared solo in a memorable cameo as the Acid Queen in the film of The Who's Tommy rock opera. Tina finalized her divorce in 1978 after 18 years of marriage, accusing Turner of years of severe spousal abuse and rampant drug addiction in her autobiography I, Tina, which was later made into the film What's Love Got To Do With It?. To put the marriage (and Ike) behind her, Tina left the marriage with no money or property, asking for and retaining only the use of the stage name Ike had given her.

She began touring extensively to pay the bills and released several solo albums in the 1970s, but her career stalled until teaming with BEF for a remake of The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion", which drew the attention of Capitol Records. The 1984 album Private Dancer had three top ten singles: the Hot 100 chart-topper "What's Love Got To Do With It?" (which eventually won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 1985 Grammy Awards), the title track (written by Mark Knopfler), and "Better Be Good To Me". In 1984 she also recorded a duet with Bryan Adams called It's Only Love.

In 1985, she appeared as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with Mel Gibson, and scored another hit with the movie's theme song, "We Don't Need Another Hero".

She led several extensive world tours in the 1980s and 1990's and released several more successful albums.

During the early 1990's, her song "Simply the Best" had become the theme song of the legendary British world champion boxer Chris Eubank and also the anthem of Rugby League in Australia. The advertising campaign brought a lot of interest to the game, and the campaign reached a height when Turner appeared at and performed the song at the 1993 ARL Grand Final. A Rugby League version of the songs video clip was also released around the same time, which was in the top ten videos in Australia for a long time as well.

In 1995, she recorded the title theme of the James Bond movie GoldenEye.

Tina Turner today

Her last world tour, which ended in 2000, was the top grossing act of the year.

Tina has two natural sons (one is Ike's, the other from a previous relationship with a musician from the Kings of Rhythm). She also raised Ike's two sons from his previous marriage.

She gained great popularity throughout Europe and moved there permanently in 1986 to share a home with Erwin Bach, a German-born EMI record company executive 16 years her junior. In addition to a lakeshore home on the Goldküste, the most exclusive district of Zurich, Switzerland, Turner has an estate in France at Villefranche-sur-Mer, a small town about 4 miles (6km) east of the city of Nice. Her home there sits atop Mont Vinaigrier, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Now semi-retired, she teamed up with Phil Collins to record the song "Great Spirits" for the Disney film Brother Bear (2003).

In 2005, she released her latest greatest hits abum, All the Best, which made Tina's highest Billboard 200 debut of her career (entering at #2). She did several live television performances in the US and Europe, highlighted by an interview and performance in Oprah Winfrey Show. Also in 2005, Tina was honored as one of the top legends in the world by Oprah Winfrey and her peers.

Ike & Tina Turner discography

Singles

  • 1960: “I Idolize You (R&B #5, US # 82)
  • 1960: “A Fool in Love” (R&B #2, US #27)
  • 1961: “It's Gonna Work Out Fine” (R&B #2, US #14)
  • 1962: “Poor Fool” (R&B #4, US #38)
  • 1962: “Tra La La La La” (R&B #9, US #50)
  • 1962: “You Should'a Treated Me Right (US #89)
  • 1964: “I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)” (US #95)
  • 1966: “River Deep - Mountain High (US #88, UK#6)
  • 1968: “So Fine (R&B #50)
  • 1969: “I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)” (US #98)
  • 1969: “I've Been Loving You Too Long” (R&B #23, US #68)
  • 1969: “The Hunter” (R&B #37, US #93)
  • 1970: “Bold Soul Sister” (R&B #22, US #59)
  • 1970: “Come Together” (R&B #21, US #57)
  • 1970: “I Want to Take You Higher” (R&B #25, US #34)
  • 1970:Workin' Together” (R&B #41)
  • 1971: “I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)” (R&B #47)
  • 1971: “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” (R&B #31, US #60)
  • 1971: “Proud Mary” (R&B #5, US #4)
  • 1972: “Up In Heah (US #83)
  • 1973: “Early One Morning” (R&B #47)
  • 1974: “Sexy Ida (Part 1)” (R&B #29, US #65)
  • 1974: “Sweet Rhode Island Red” (R&B #43)
  • 1975: “Baby-Get It On” (R&B #31, US #88)

Albums

  • 1960: The Soul of Ike and Tina Turner (Collectables)
  • 1962: Dance With Ike & Tina Turner & Their Kings of Rhythm Band (Sue)
  • 1962: Festival of Live Performances (United)
  • 1963: Don't Play Me Cheap (Collectables)
  • 1963: Dynamite (Collectables)
  • 1963: It's Gonna Work Out Fine (Collectables)
  • 1963: Please Please Please (Kent)
  • 1964: The Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live (Kent)
  • 1965: Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Warner Bros.)
  • 1965: Ike & Tina Show 2 (Tomato)
  • 1965: Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Harmony)
  • 1966: River Deep - Mountain High (Philles/A&M)
  • 1966: Ike & Tina Turner and the Raelettes (Tangerine)
  • 1966: Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Loma)
  • 1966: Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show, Vols. 1-2
  • 1969: Outta Season (Blue Thumb)
  • 1969: Ike & Tina Turner in Person (Minit)
  • 1969: Fantastic (Sunset)
  • 1969: Get It Together (Pompeii)
  • 1969: Her Man His Woman (Capitol)
  • 1969: The Hunter (Blue Thumb)
  • 1970: On Stage (Valiant)
  • 1970: Come Together (Liberty)
  • 1971: Workin' Together (One Way)
  • 1971: 'Nuff Said (United Artists)
  • 1971: Something's Got a Hold on Me (Harmony)
  • 1971: What You Hear Is What You Get (EMI)
  • 1972: Feel Good (United Artists)
  • 1973: Let Me Touch Your Mind (United Artists)
  • 1973: Nutbush City Limits (United Artists)
  • 1973: The World of Ike and Tina Live (United Artists)
  • 1974: Strange Fruit (United Artists)
  • 1974: Sweet Rhode Island Red (United Artists)
  • 1974: The Gospel According to Ike and Tina (United Artists)
  • 1974: The Great Album
  • 1975: Sixteen Great Performances (ABC)
  • 1977: Delilah's Power (United Artists)

Tina Turner solo discography

Albums

Hit singles

  • from Private Dancer
    • 1983 "Let's Stay Together" #8 US (1984 release), #6 UK
    • 1984 "Help!" #4 UK
    • 1984 "What's Love Got To Do With It?" #1 (5 weeks) US, #2 UK
    • 1984 "Private Dancer" #5 US, #13 UK
    • 1984 "Better Be Good to Me" #3 US
    • 1985 "Show Some Respect" #11 US
  • from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
    • 1985 "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" #1 US, #3 UK
    • 1985 "One of the Living" #6 US
  • from Reckless (Bryan Adams album)
  • from Break Every Rule
    • 1986 "Typical Male" #2 US, #33 UK
    • 1986 "Two People" #15 US
    • 1987 "What You Get Is What You See" #10 US, #3 UK
  • from Foreign Affair
    • 1989 "The Best" #15 US, #5 UK
    • 1989 "I Don't Wanna Lose You" #7 UK
    • 1989 "Steamy Windows" #18 US, #4 UK (1990 release)
    • 1990 "Look Me in the Heart" #16 UK
    • 1990 "Be Tender with Me Baby" #20 UK
  • from Vagabond Heart (Rod Stewart album)
    • 1990 "It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart) #1 UK
  • from Simply the Best
    • 1991 "Nutbush City Limits" #10 UK
    • 1991 "Way of the World" #4 UK, #12 US
    • 1992 "Love Thing" #15 UK, #28 US
    • 1992 "I Want You Near Me" #22 UK
  • from What's Love Got To Do With It?
    • 1993 "I Don't Wanna Fight" #3 US, #2 UK
    • 1993 "Disco Inferno" #3 UK
    • 1993 "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" #8 UK, #16 US
  • from Goldeneye soundtrack
    • 1995 "Goldeneye" #10 UK
  • from Wildest Dreams
    • 1996 "Whatever You Want" #11 UK
    • 1996 "On Silent Wings" #7 UK
    • 1996 "Missing You" #6 UK
    • 1996 "Something Beautiful Remains" #13 UK
    • 1996 "In Your Wildest Dreams" (feat. Barry White) #22 UK
  • from Twenty Four Seven
    • 1999 "When the Heartache Is Over" #10 UK
    • 2000 "Whatever You Need" #13 UK
  • from All the Best
    • 2004 "Open Arms" #13 UK

Filmography

See also

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