What's Love Got to Do with It (album)

What's Love Got to Do with It
Soundtrack album / Studio album by Tina Turner
Released June 15, 1993
Recorded
  • 1993
  • 1984
Genre
Length 51:52
Label Parlophone
Tina Turner chronology
Simply the Best
(1991)		 What's Love Got to Do with It
(1993)		 The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties
(1994)
Singles from
What's Love Got to Do with It
  1. "I Don't Wanna Fight"
    Released: April 23, 1993
  2. "Disco Inferno"
    Released: July 12, 1993
  3. "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight"
    Released: September 16, 1993
  4. "Proud Mary"
    Released: November 19, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

What's Love Got to Do with It is the eighth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Parlophone in 1993. It was the soundtrack album for the 1993 Tina Turner biographical film What's Love Got to Do with It, which was released by Touchstone Pictures the same year.

Overview

Turner re-recorded many of her songs from the Ike and Tina Turner period for this album including their first hit single "A Fool in Love". Three brand new tracks were also included, "I Don't Wanna Fight" being a top 10 hit in both the US and UK The album also includes Turner's version of The Trammps' disco classic "Disco Inferno", a song she had often performed live in concert during the late 1970s, but was never previously recorded in studio. Two tracks from her 1984 breakthrough solo album Private Dancer are included as well, the title track to the movie and "I Might Have Been Queen". The album hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum in various countries including the US, the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand.

The US version of the album omits two tracks; "Shake a Tail Feather" and "Tina's Wish".

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Wanna Fight"  Lulu, Billy Lawrie, Steve DuBerry6:06
2."Rock Me Baby" (1993 version)Riley King, Joe Josea3:57
3."Disco Inferno"  Leroy Green, Ron Kersey4:03
4."Why Must We Wait Until Tonight"  Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange5:53
5."Stay Awhile"  Terry Britten, Graham Lyle4:50
6."Nutbush City Limits" (1993 version)Tina Turner3:19
7."(Darlin') You Know I Love You" (1993 version)King, Jules Taub4:27
8."Proud Mary" (1993 version)John Fogerty5:25
9."A Fool in Love" (1993 version)Ike Turner2:54
10."It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1993 version)Sylvia McKinney, Rose McCoy2:49
11."Shake a Tail Feather" (1993 version)Verlie Rice, Otis Hayes, Andre Williams2:32
12."I Might Have Been Queen" (1993 version, from 1984 album Private Dancer)Jeanette Obstoj, Rupert Hine, Jamie West-Oram, Tina Turner*4:20
13."What's Love Got to Do with It" (from 1984 album Private Dancer)Britten, Lyle3:49
14."Tina's Wish" (1993 version)Tina Turner, Ike Turner3:08

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 6
Canadian Albums (RPM)[5] 5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 12
European Albums (Top 100)[7] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 14
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 12
Italian Albums (Hit Parade Italia)[12] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard 200[19] 17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[21] 41
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 50
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[12] 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 25
Norwegian End of School Period Albums (VG-lista)[25] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 56

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[31] Gold 164,200[32]
Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Almusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58". RPM. July 31, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 17, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Albumit 1993-07 heinäkuu" (in Finnish). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 1993. 30. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Gli album più venduti del 1993". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Listas de Afyve: 1993 Albumes". PROMUSICAE. November 6, 1993. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tina Turner | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Tina Turner. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tina Turner – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Tina Turner. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 23". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1993". RIANZ. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Topp 40 Album Skoleslutt 1993" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Swiss Year-end Charts 1993". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1993r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  28. ↑ "1993: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Tina Turner in the field Interpret. Enter What's Love Got to Do with It in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  30. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ "Les Certifications" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Les Albums Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tina Turner; 'What's Love Got to Do with It')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  34. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Recorded Music NZ.
  35. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tina Turner; 'What's Love Got to Do with It')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  36. ↑ "British album certifications – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". British Phonographic Industry. Enter What's Love Got to Do with It in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  37. ↑ "American album certifications – Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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