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 Private Dancer is the fifth studio album recorded by American R&B singer Tina Turner. It was released through Capitol Records on May 29, 1984.Despite four failed album releases in the 1970s following her divorce from Ike Turner, Tina was determined to succeed on her own. She earned some fame with a pair of residencies at a then-new rock club in New York City, The Ritz. In 1983, she was signed to Capitol by A&R John Carter, and decided to take her solo career in a new direction.A cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together", released as a non-album single in 1983, got big on the airwaves on both sides of the pond, hitting #6 on the UK Pop chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart (even #26 on the Billboard Hot 100). This would lead Capitol to commission an album. And she had two weeks to record it.Several producers were involved, with Carter himself producing the Title Track. Despite the number of cooks in the kitchen, Tina kept firm control of a chaotic production.And the result was nothing short of spectacular.The album was well-received, with its mix of rock ballads and her classic R&B sound. Robert Christgau, grading the album an A-, hailed her "seamless authority" over the production, and her ability to express the "middlebrow angst of contemporary professional songwriting" with honesty. Today, AllMusic gives the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.Tina made a considerable dent in the already dense Pop music market of The '80s. Private Dancer held its #3 peak on the Billboard 200 album chart for ten consecutive weeks, and was in the Top Ten for nine months. In the United Kingdom, it reached #2 on the Official Charts Company album chart. It would be high on the year-end charts in both countries in 1984, 1985, and 1986, peaking with the year-end Billboard 200 for 1985 at #5. It was certified quintuple-Platinum by the RIAA, and triple-Platinum by the BPI.Five songs were released to support the album: "What's Love Got to Do with It", "Better Be Good To Me", the Title Track, "I Can't Stand the Rain", and "Show Some Respect". In addition, "Let's Stay Together" was included on the album. An international edition added a cover of "Help!" from The Beatles. She would score three Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with "What's Love Got to Do with It" reaching #1. She also got three more Top 40 hits on the UK Pop chart."What's Love Got to Do with It" would win Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards; the album was nominated for Album of the Year, yielding Tina two of the jewels in the Grammy Triple Crown for 1984.The album was remastered in 1997 by EMI. It includes four additional songs and three remixes. A 30th Anniversary edition was released by Parlophone Records in 2015. It has the original album, with a second disc including the additions of the 1997 remaster plus more unreleased songs and live tracks.In 2019, Private Dancer was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.Tracklist (US edition)Side One "I Might Have Been Queen" (4:10) "What's Love Got to Do with It" (3:48) "Show Some Respect" (3:18) "I Can't Stand the Rain" (3:41) "Better Be Good to Me" (5:11)Side Two "Let's Stay Together" (5:16) "1984"note originally by David Bowie (3:09) "Steel Claw" (3:48) "Private Dancer" (7:11)Tracklist (International edition)Side One "I Might Have Been Queen" (4:10) "What's Love Got to Do with It" (3:48) "Show Some Respect" (3:18) "I Can't Stand the Rain" (3:41) "Private Dancer" (7:11)Side Two "Let's Stay Together" (5:16) "Better Be Good to Me" (5:11) "Steel Claw" (3:48) "Help!"note originally by The Beatles (4:30) "1984"note originally by David Bowie (3:09)"A prisoner of your love, entangled in your tropes":
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