Twenty Four Seven

Twenty Four Seven is the tenth and very last studio album from Tina Turner. Actually, Tina wanted only a greatest hits album and planned an elaborate co-headlining tour with Elton John. Because of disagreements between Tina and Elton at the rehearsals for the VH-1 special Divas Live, Tina canceled all common activities and decided with her manager Roger Davies to record her final studio album in London. The songs were written by various songwriters, including the Bee Gees and Tina’s longtime friend Terry Britten. It was first released in Europe, following the American release three month later, after Tina performed live at the Super Bowl presume ceremony on January 30.

While Tina was on tour in Europe, a two disc Limited Edition Special Pack was released with the original album plus a bonus disc featuring live tracks, taken from Tina’s 60th birthday special Celebrate!

Photographer: Herb Ritts
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Design: Jeremy Plumb @ Vent
Release: November 01, 1999 (Europe) / February 2000 (USA)
Label: Parlophone (Europe) / Virgin (USA)
Format: CD / Cassette / MiniDisc / Digital
Charts: Germany: #3 / UK: #9 / Europe: #3 / USA: #21
Certifications: UK: 1x Gold, 1x Platinum / Germany: 1x Gold, 1x Platinum / USA: 1x Gold

Tracks

Singles

The first single When The Heartache Is Over is a dance track and Tina’s most remixed song ever with regular remixes from 7th Disctrict, Metro and Hex Hector as well as a lot of other DJ mixes. The wonderful Whatever You Need was the second single in England and the third one in Germany, featuring vocal performances from The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The slow ballad Don’t Leave Me This Way, a cover from Malandra Burrows, was only released in Germany.

When The Heartache Is Over: October 1999 (Europe) / February 2000 (USA) / UK: #10 / Europe: #16, #2 (Airplay) / Germany: #23 / USA: #3 (Club Play)
Whatever You Need: February 2000 (UK) / April 2000 (USA) / May 2000 (Germany) / UK: #27 / Germany: #82
Don’t Leave Me This Way: February 2000 / Germany: #78

Tour

The Twenty Four Seven Tour became the highest grossing tour in 2000 with 96 concerts in North America and 25 open air shows in Europe. It's a retrospective of Tina's career, including her first hit single from 1960 with A Fool In Love, which she didn’t performed for a quarter of a century. Additionally, she added some of her favorite R&B hits like „I Heard It Through the Grapevine“. After 16 years, when Tina was the opening act for Lionel Richie's Can’t Slow Down Tour in 1984, Lionel was the opening act at the North American leg of this tour, while John Fogerty was the opening act at selected dates in Europe. Tina and John used this opportunity for an unique performance of Proud Mary together at London’s Wembley Arena.

Opening Night: March 23, 2000 / Minneapolis (USA)
Closing Night: December 6, 2000 / Annaheim (USA)
Regions: North America, Europe
Concerts: 120+
Visitors: 2.4 Mio.

Promo

For promotion, Parlophone Records released a 5-track Sampler with selected tracks and an Interview Disc in which Tina talks about the new songs, producers and her tour plans. An additional Box Set features the original album on compact disc, a VHS video with an EPK, a booklet and two promo pictures. The Launch Party for the album was on October 27 in Paris with a Press Conference and the performance of three songs live on stage at the Buddha Bar. In America, Tina performed at the Super Bowl with a Press Conference in advance.

To promote the tour in England, a Millenium Tour sampler was released in 2000 with some of Tina’s well known hits and two live tracks from the special Celebrate! Additionally, the song Talk To My Heart and the title track Twenty Four Seven were released as promotional singles for radio stations.

Video

Celebrate! was a TV-Special in 1999 to celebrate Tina’s 60th birthday. It was recorded in London and features almost songs from the Twenty Four Seven album. Tina and her band is accompanied by the London Community Gospel Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Between the songs, some friends and colleagues like Sting and Cher congratulate Tina to her birthday.

The home video One Last Time features a complete concert from London’s Wembley Stadium. It was filmed with 18 different cameras at her final two concerts  in July 2000. As a special bonus, it includes exclusive backstage interviews and behind the scenes footage.

All That Glitters

All That Glitters is a special album from Target, the sponsor of the second American leg of Tina’s Twenty Four Seven Tour. Tina recorded for a Target television commercial a studio version of the song Baby, I'm A Star from Prince, which is exclusively available on this record. During the tour, this song was performed by her background singers while Tina changed her outfit. The album was only available in Target stores in America, promoted in the Target magazine.

Billboard

February 05, 2000

For „Twenty Four Seven,“ Turner delivers a sterling collection that deftly treks across a beat-savvy terrain. The singer has aligned herself with such dancefloor-conscious remixers / producers as the Absolute and Metro, who have produced for Spice Girls and Cher, respectively. On the opening track „Whatever You Need,“ midtempo rhythms and heartfelt strings provide the perfect backdrop for Turner’s emotional delivery. Other highlights include the rock-etched „Without You," which features a cameo from Bryan Adams; the shuffling „I Will Be There,“ a never-before recorded Bee Gees track; the harmonica-drenched title track; and the set's first single „When The Heartache Is Over,“ which is a reminiscent of Cher's „Believe“ - both musically and lyrically. A hit throughout Europe, „Heartache“ is poised to repeat the process in the.U.S. That is, if radio would open it's ear's!

Eurocharts

October 30, 1999

TINA - Twenty Four Seven - Her Brand New Album Out Now - Featuring The No. 1 Airplay Hit "When The Heartache Is Over" - Album Gold In 8 European Countries On Release, And Top 10 in The U.K., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and Norway.