Best Ballads

~ Release by Tina Turner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Whatever You Want
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
miscellaneous support:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor) (task: orchestra leader)
drums (drum set) programming:
Eric Ansten
additional engineer:
Steve MacMillan
engineer:
Mike Higham (British score composer) (task: pro-tools) and Tim Weidner (engineer)
producer:
Trevor Horn
mixer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist) and Trevor Rabin (South African musician and score composer)
keyboard:
Garry Hughes and Jamie Muhoberac
background vocals:
Tessa Niles and Miriam Stockley
additional horn arranger and additional strings arranger:
Richard Niles
recording of:
Whatever You Want
writer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), Taylor Dayne (American singer, songwriter, and actress) and Fred Zarr
34:53
2What's Love Got To Do With It
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Jarvis (UK session drummer)
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
percussion:
Simon Morton
background vocals:
Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 309)
recording of:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
writer:
Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Goodsingle Limited (publisher) (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.053:50
3I Don't Wanna Lose You
engineer:
Mike Ging and Tommy Vicari
producer:
Roger Davies (producer), Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
writer:
Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2.84:21
4Change Is Gonna Come
cover recording of:
A Change Is Gonna Come
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
4:45
5Golden Eye
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
programming:
Marius de Vries
assistant engineer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
executive producer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
producer:
Nellee Hooper
mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
vocals:
Tina Turner
strings [orchestra] arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
recording of:
GoldenEye
writer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
3.353:30
6Paradise Is Here
programming:
Albert Boekholt (in 1986)
additional engineer:
Richard Moakes (in 1986)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman (in 1986)
producer:
Neil Dorfsman (in 1986) and Mark Knopfler (in 1986)
bass guitar:
Mickey Féat (in 1986)
guitar family:
Mark Knopfler (in 1986)
keyboard:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist) (in 1986)
membranophone:
Jamie Lane (Drummer/Producer) (in 1986)
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist) (in 1986)
soprano saxophone:
Branford Marsalis (saxophonist) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Sam Brown (UK singer/songwriter) (in 1986), Margot Buchanan (in 1986), Jimmy Chambers (in 1986) and George Chandler (UK vocalist, member of The Olympic Runners & Londonbeat) (in 1986)
recording of:
Paradise Is Here (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Brady
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music (limited company)
45:36
7Help
synthesizer programming:
David Ervin
engineer:
F. Byron Clark
producer:
Leon Ndugu Chancler, Wilton Felder and Joe Sample
bass and saxophone:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set):
F. Byron Clark
guitar:
Charles Fearing and David T. Walker
piano and synthesizer:
Joe Sample
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Gwen Evans and Jessica Williams (disco/hi‐NRG)
cover recording of:
Help!
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs ltd, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Unart Music Corp.
4.54:32
8I Don't Wanna Fight
producer:
Roger Davies (producer) and Chris Lord‐Alge
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Fight
writer:
Steve DuBerry, Billy Lawrie and Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
36:06
9We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
assistant engineer:
Mike Ging
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
saxophone:
Tim Cappello
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
music videos:
We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner
recording of:
We Don’t Need Another Hero
lyricist and composer:
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Myaxe Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3.554:15
10Look Me In The Heart
engineer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
producer:
Dan Hartman
solo saxophone:
Tim Cappello
cover recording of:
Look Me in the Heart
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
recording of:
Look Me in the Heart
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
4.53:43
11Two People
recording engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
additional engineer:
Mike Ging
producer:
Terry Britten
bass and guitar and background vocals:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
membranophone:
Jack Bruno (drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
Two People
lyricist and composer:
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher)
4:11
12Silent Wings
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
On Silent Wings
writer:
James Ralston (US guitarist, songwriter) and Tony Joe White
26:12
13Private Dancer
producer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer)
bass:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer) and Julian Diggle
saxophone:
Mel Collins
solo guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
recorded at:
Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Private Dancer
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Straitjacket Songs Ltd., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
4.57:14
14Whole Lotta Love
cover recording of:
Whole Lotta Love
additional lyricist:
Willie Dixon
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
Flames of Albion Music, Inc., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., Superhype Publishing, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
is based on:
You Need Love
4:44
15Be Tender With Me Baby
producer:
Dan Hartman
recording of:
Be Tender With Me Baby
writer:
Albert Hammond and Holly Knight
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fujipacific Music, Inc., Knighty-Knight Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Universal/Empire Music Ltd.
24:17