TINA: Single

Proud Mary (1994)

Tina Turner - Proud Mary - Single

Proud Mary was originally a hit song from the band Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969. Ike & Tina Turner covered it for their live shows and released a studio version in 1971, taken from the album Workin Together. It was Ike & Tina's biggest hit in America, reaching #4 on the Billboard pop chart and was certified gold. The single won also a Grammy Award in the category 'Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group' in 1972 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003. Proud Mary is one of the few Ike & Tina songs which Tina continuously performed live in her solo concerts and has become one of her most recognizable signature song.

In 1993, she re-recorded the track in the studio with guest vocals by Timmy Cappello for the soundtrack album What’s Love Got To Do With It. The next year, it was released as a single along with the home video release of the movie about Tina's life story. All live versions were recorded at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, September 1993. In 2010, after a candidate’s performance on the TV-Show „The X Factor,“ this version reached the charts in Scotland and England. In 2024, a previously unreleased Acapella Version was released as a single to promote the What' Love? (30th Anniversary Edition).

PhotographerHerb Ritts
Release
: June 1994
Label: Virgin (USA) / Parlophone (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl (Color) / 5“ CD / Cassette
Charts: Scotland: #40 / UK: #62
AlbumWhat’s Love Got To Do With It

Tina Turner - Proud Mary - Single
  1. Proud Mary (Radio Edit) 4:10
  2. Writer: John C. Fogerty / Producer: Chris-Lord-Alge, Tina Turner, Roger Davies / Engineered and Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge / Drums: Curt Bisquera / Bass Guitar: Bob Feit / Guitars: James Ralston, Gene Black / Keyboards: CJ. Vanston / Saxophones: Timmy Cappello / Trumpet, Trombone: Lee Thornberg / Bass Vocal: Timmy Cappello / Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles / Assistant Engineer: Bill Leonard / Overdubs and Mixing: Image Recording, Los Angeles / Assistant Engineers: Talley Sherwood and Ben Wallach
  3. Proud Mary (Live Edit) 4:32
  4. From the 5" disc
    Recorded live at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California on September 15, 1993
  5. Proud Mary (Album Version) 5:27
  6. From the 5" promotional disc
    Additional tracks:
  1. The Best (Live) 5:22
  2. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 4:58
  3. From the 5" disc / Recorded live in San Bernardino 1993
  4. What's Love Got To Do With It 3:48
  5. From the 5" promotional disc / Taken from the album 'Private Dancer'
  6. Disco Inferno 4:05
  7. From the 5" promotional disc / Taken from the album 'What's Love Got To Do With It'
Tina Turner - Proud Mary - Single

The live music video was recorded at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California on September 15, 1993, as part of Tina’s What’s Love? Tour, but was never released on home video as a separate clip.

Director: David Mallet
Producer: Rocky Oldham
ReleaseWhat’s Love? Live
Time: 4:30

Tina Turner - Proud Mary - Music Video

CashBox - June 25, 1994

In case you haven't heard Miss Turner’s sinus-elearing version of this Creedence Clearwater Revival nugget enough yet, prepare for a new onslaught. This live recording, taped last year in Southern California, is meant to promote the recent home video release of her bio-pie „What's Love Got To Do With It“. Never sounding more powerful or confident, Turner takes another run at the charts with a song that's already taken her (and former hubby lke) to the top 5.

Billboard - June 18, 1994

Turner revisits the song that took her (and ex-hubby Ike) to the top five in 1971 as a clear tie-in with the home video release of the 1993 biopic „What’s Love Got To Do With It“. This live performance, recorded late last year at the Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, Calif., displays the legendary performer in top form. Classic Tina.

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