American-born Swiss singer Tina Turner released nine studio albums, three live albums, two soundtracks, and six compilation albums. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", Turner had reportedly sold around 100 to 150 million records worldwide (with claims as high as 200 million globally), making her one of the best-selling female artists in music history. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Turner has certified sales of 10 million albums in the US, alone.
Turner's career spanned over five decades beginning with her first recording "Boxtop" in 1958 and formally retired in 2009 after her "". "Rolling Stone" ranked her as the 17th Greatest Singer of all time and 63rd Greatest Artist of all time. She was the first artist to have a top 40 hit in seven consecutive decades in the UK. "Private Dancer" remains her career's biggest seller with 12 million copies sold worldwide. "Simply The Best" is the eighteenth best-selling album by a woman in the United Kingdom, selling over 7 million copies worldwide. Turner is also among the best-selling female artists in the UK (9.6 million) and Germany (6.3 million).
Synopsis.
After joining Ike Turner's band as a background vocalist, the pair formed the duo, Ike &amp; Tina Turner in 1960 and married in 1962. They released a series of major hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and R&amp;B charts, including "A Fool in Love", "Proud Mary", and "Nutbush City Limits". Tina Turner's first credited single as a solo artist, "Too Many Ties That Bind" was released from Ike Turner's Sonja Records label in 1964. Ike &amp; Tina Turner remained intact until 1976 when their musical partnership ended, subsequently divorcing in 1978.
By this time, Tina Turner had already released two solo albums, "Tina Turns the Country On" (1974) and "Acid Queen" (1975), on United Artists Records to which she and Ike Turner were signed. She then continued as a solo artist with the albums "Rough" (1978) and "Love Explosion" (1979). However, none of these releases were commercially successful, and Turner left the label at the end of the decade. After collaborating with the British electronic group, B.E.F. in 1982, Turner signed a new contract with EMI Records in the UK, and released the single "Let's Stay Together" (a cover of the Al Green song) in late 1983. Produced by B.E.F., the single was a UK Top 10 hit. Import copies began to sell well in the US which prompted Capitol Records (a subsidiary of EMI) to sign Turner and release the single there themselves, which made the "Billboard" Top 30 in Spring 1984. By this time, Turner had begun work on a full album, "Private Dancer", which was released in May 1984 and became a worldwide hit. It spawned a string of hit singles, including "What's Love Got to Do with It", which still stands as Turner's biggest hit, peaking at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for three weeks. The success of the album established Turner as a major solo artist earning her a comeback that is widely regarded as one of the most successful of all time.
Following her success in 1984, Turner co-starred with Mel Gibson in the 1985 film, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". She recorded two songs for the film's soundtrack, with "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" giving her another huge international hit. She then released her second album for Capitol in 1986, "Break Every Rule", which also spawned major hits on the US Hot 100, including "Typical Male" (No. 2) and "What You Get Is What You See" (No. 13). Turner embarked on a large scale world tour in 1987, and released her first live album, "Tina Live in Europe", in 1988. She returned with her next studio album, "Foreign Affair", in 1989. Its lead single, "The Best" was a worldwide hit that year and the album sold over 1.5 million copies in the United Kingdom alone.
Her first compilation album, "Simply the Best", was released in 1991 and was another huge seller in the UK, selling over 2.4 million copies. Turner switched from the US Capitol label to Virgin Records (both were subsidiaries of EMI, and would later be merged by EMI to become the Capitol Music Group in 2007). In 1993, she recorded the soundtrack to the film about her life, "What's Love Got to Do with It", producing the hit single, "I Don't Wanna Fight", her first US Top 10 hit since 1986. In 1995, she performed the title song for the "James Bond" film "GoldenEye". Her next studio album was 1996's "Wildest Dreams", followed by 1999's "Twenty Four Seven", her last studio album.
On July 16, 2020, Turner released "Foreign Affair: Deluxe Edition", which is a reissue of the original 1989 album and includes the original LP, a 1990 concert performance, B-sides, remixes, and various other content. On November 25, 2022, Turner released "Break Every Rule: Deluxe Edition", which is a reissue of the original 1986 album and features remixes, B-sides, rarities, a live performance from Rio in 1988, and an intimate performance at Camden Palace. It would be the last release in her lifetime: she died on May 23, 2023.
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