Help is a Beatles cover, recorded from Tina with Richard Perry in 1981 at Studio 55 in Los Angeles. The TV-Special What Makes Her Hot from 1985 shows a short scene of the recording session. This very different version stayed unreleased until 1984, when it was released as the second European single to promote Tina’s ongoing UK-Tour.
The music video shows a nightclub with guests sitting at tables in front of a stage, where Tina performes the song together with her band and dancers (Ann Behringer and Lejune Richardso). At the end, the curtain closes and Tina disappears in a ray of light.
Writer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Producer: Joe Sample, Wilton Felder & Ndugu Chancler
Photographer: Norman Seeff
Release: February 1984
Format: 7“ Vinyl (Picture) / 12“ Vinyl
Charts: UK: #40 / Europe: #30
Music Video: 3:41 / Simon Milne (Director)
Album: Private Dancer
Tracks
- Help (Edit) 3:45
- Help (Full Length Version) 4:30
- Rock’n Roll Widow 4:45