Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

Simply The Best

Album (1991)

Simply The Best is Tina’s first and very successful greatest hits album with four single releases. In England it's her most successful album to date and stayed in the charts for over two years. Beside Tina’s most popular hits, it features also three previously unreleased songs, as well as a re-recorded dance version of the classic track Nutbush City Limits and a remastered version of River Deep - Mountain High. The European version differs from the American and Australian version in the order and two tracks.

A limited edition Box Set was released 1992 in Europe, which includes the original European CD, VHS video, six postcards and a booklet with the lyrics. In Australia, a two disc edition was released in 1992 with a different cover art, featuring the duet (Simply) The Best with Jimmy Barnes and some additional tracks.

Photographer: Herb Ritts / Bruce Weber
Release: September 1991 / Reissue: 2002, 2008, 2019
Label: Capitol / EMI / Rhino
Format: 2 Vinyl / CD / Cassette / MiniDisc / Digital
Charts: UK: #2 / Germany: #4 / Europe: #4 / Australia: #12 / New Zealand: #1
Certifications: UK: 8x Platinum / Germany: 3x Gold, 1x Platinum / USA: 1x Platinum

Tina Turner - Simply The Best - Album

Tracks

  1. The Best (Edit) 4:08
    2. From the album 'Foreign Affair'
  2. What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:48
    3. From the album 'Private Dancer'
  3. I Can’t Stand The Rain 3:42
    4. From the album 'Private Dancer'
  4. I Don’t Wanna Lose You 4:18
    5. From the album 'Foreign Affair'
  5. Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version) 3:42
    6. Previously Unreleased / Single in 1991
  6. Let’s Stay Together (Edit) 3:39
    7. From the album 'Private Dancer'
  7. Private Dancer (Edit) 4:00
    8. From the album 'Private Dancer'
  8. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4:14
    9. From the 'Mad Max' soundtrack
  9. Better Be Good To Me (Edit) 3:38
    10. From the album 'Private Dancer'
  10. River Deep, Mountain High (Digitaly Remastered) 3:38
    11. From the Ike & Tina Turner album 'River Deep, Mountain High'
  11. Steamy Windows 4:03
    12. From the album 'Foreign Affair'
  12. Typical Male 4:15
    13. From the album 'Break Every Rule'
  13. It Takes Two 4:11
    14. From the Rod Stewart album 'Vagabond Heart'
  14. Addicted To Love (Live) 5:03
    15. Only on the European and Australian version / From the album 'Live In Europe'
  15. Be Tender With Me Baby 4:16
    16. Only on the European version / From the album 'Foreign Affair'
  16. Look Me In The Heart 3:43
    17. Only on the US and Australian version / From the album 'Foreign Affair'
  17. What You Get Is What You See 4:26
    18. Only on the US and Australian version / From the album 'Break Every Rule'
  18. I Want You Near Me 3:52
    19. Previously Unreleased / Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle / Single in 1992
  19. Way Of The World 4:24
    20. Previously Unreleased / Written by Albert Hammond, Graham Lyle / Single in 1991
  20. Love Thing 4:27
    21. Previously Unreleased / Written by Holly Knight, Albert Hammond / Single in 1991

Promotion

Pepsi promoted the album and launched a major advertising campaign with radio and television commercials, press material and instore merchandise. In Germany, the album was released with a special version of the gatefold cover, including infos about the Pepsi campaign. Additionally, a collector’s edition of Pepsi cans and bottles were available with pictures from Tina and infos about her greatest hits.

Capitol Records released a two disc version of the album with a very nice longform gatefold cover and two picture CD’s. The first disc contains only the track Love Thing, to promote the first single in America, and the second disc features all tracks from the American release of the album. Additionally, they issued two VHS videos, including the music videos for the first singles and a 7“ vinyl disc for jukeboxes with two of Tina’s greatest hits.

Tina Turner - Simply The Best - TV-Appearances

Wetten Dass..? / Domenica in / Euro Disney

TV-Appearances

Germany: Wetten Dass…?: Way of the World (November 02, 1991) UK: Top of the Pops: Way of the World (November 14, 1991) / Des O'Connor Tonight: Way of the World  (November 27, 1991) / Wogan: Way of the World (February 21, 1992) Italy: Fantastico: Way of the World, Interview  (1991) / Domenica in: O Sole Mio, Way of the World (1992) France: Sacrée Soirée: Way of the World, Interview (1991) / Euro Disney: The Best (April 11, 1992)

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