Tina Turner - Love Explosion - Album

Love Explosion

Album / Singles (1979)

Tina Turner - Love Explosion - Album

Love Explosion is Tina's second solo album after she left Ike Turner and is much more disco influenced than it’s predecessor. It was recorded in England after her second Hammersmith show in February as part of her ongoing European tour. The track Music Keeps Me Dancin' is the only song Tina performed live in her concerts, available on the Wild Lady of Rock home video. Because neither the album nor the singles charted, Tina lost her recording contract in North America, so this is the last studio album until Private Dancer in 1984. Tina promoted the album only once on November 16, 1979 at the TV-Show Midnight Special in America with the performance of two songs. It was reissued in 2024 as part of the 'Tina Turner 74 - 79 Reissues‘, promoted with a lyric video of the song „Backstabbers“.

Producer: Alec R. Costandinos
Photographer: Claude Mougin
Release: March 1979 / 1990 (CD) / November 2023 (Digital) / 2024 (Vinyl, CD)
Label: United Artists (UK) / Ariola (Germany) / EMI (CD) / Parlophone (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl / Cassette / CD / Digital

Tina Turner - Love Explosion - Album

Tracks

  1. Love Explosion 5:58
    2. Written by L. Macaluso, P. Summerson
  2. Fool For Your Love 3:26
    3. Written by L. Sayer, M. Omartian
  3. Sunset On Sunset 3:38
    4. Written by B. Livsley, D. Courtney, R. Niles
  4. Music Keeps Me Dancin' 3:54
    5. Written by L. Macaluso, P. Summerson
  5. I See Home 5:22
    6. Written by A. Willis, D. Lasley
  6. Backstabbers 3:38
    7. Written by L. Huff, G. McFadden, J. Whitehead
  7. Just A Littel Lovin' 3:15
    8. Written by B. Mann, C. Weil
  8. You Got What I’m Gonna Get 3:11
    9. Written by C. Bennett, Molly-Ann Leikin
  9. On The Radio 3:50
    10. Written by V. Carstarphen

Music Keeps Me Dancin’

was the only single from the album in Europe and the only song which Tina performed live in her concerts. A live version is available on the Wild Lady of Rock home video from 1979. The b-side contains an edited version of Love Explosion, which was only a single in Australia. Both songs were written by Tina's former bandleader Lenny Macaluso.

  1. Music Keeps Me Dancin’ 3:54
  2. Love Explosion (Edit) 3:12

Writer: Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson
Producer: Alec R. Costandinos
Photographer: Claude Mougin
Release: November 1979
Format: 7“ Vinyl

Tina Turner - Love Explosion - Single

Love Explosion

was written by Tina's former bandleader Lenny Macaluso and was released without a picture cover in Australia to promote her Australian Tour, starting on December 04 in Sydney, but the song was at least also released in Bolivia with the same cover as the album. The 12“ single contains a very rare extended version.

  1. Love Explosion (Edit) 3:12
    2. From the 7" single
  2. Love Explosion (Extended Version) 7:02
    3. From the 12" single
    Additional track:
  1. Sunset On Sunset 3:38

Writer: Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson
Producer: Alec R. Costandinos
Release: November 1979
Format: 7“ Vinyl / 12“ Vinyl

Backstabbers

is a cover version from the O’Jays, released only as a promotional record. It was mainly intended to promote the album in the UK, because the song was never released officially as a single.

  1. Backstabbers 3:35
  2. Sunset On Sunset 3:35

Writer: L. Huff, G. McFadden, J. Whitehead
Producer: Alec R. Costandinos
Release: November 1979
Label: United Artists
Format: 7“ Vinyl

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