Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Album

What’s Love Got To Do With It

Soundtrack / Singles / Tour / Video / Movie / Promo (1993)

What’s Love Got To Do With It is the eighth studio album from Tina Turner and the soundtrack for the same named movie about her life story. It’s also the first album for her new record company Virgin in America. It features re-recorded Ike & Tina Turner songs and five new tracks, including the theme for the movie and hit single I Don't Wanna Fight, which became a top 10 hit in both the UK and US.

It also includes Tina's version of The Trammps' Disco Inferno, a song she performed live in concert in the late seventies but never previously recorded in studio. The song „I Might Have Been Queen,“ originally from the album Private Dancer, is a remixed and little bit longer version and includes the additional and never before released vers „I Look Up To The Stars Till I Find My Destiny“.

Some of the pictures from the booklet were photographed at a beach in Malibu. The album was reviewed from Billboard magazine in it’s issue from July 3, 1993. The American version is missing two songs.

Producer: Chris Lord-Alge, Tina Turner, Roger Davies
Photographer: Herb Ritts / Peter Lindbergh
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Release: June 15, 1993
Label: Parlophone (Europe) / Virgin (USA)
Format: Vinyl / CD (Picture) / MiniDisc / Cassette / Digital
Charts: UK: #1 / Europe: #4 / Germany: #8 / USA: #17 / Australia: #30
Certifications: UK: 1x Platinum / USA: 1x Platinum / Germany: 1x Gold

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Album

Tracks

  1. I Don’t Wanna Fight 6:09
    2. Written by Steve DuBerry, Lulu, Billy Lawrie
  2. Rock Me Baby 3:59
    3. Written by B.B. King, Joe Josea
  3. Disco Inferno 4:06
    4. Written by Leroy Green, Ron "Have Mercy“ Kersey
  4. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? 5:55
    5. Written by Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange
  5. Stay Awhile 4:52
    6. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
  6. Nutbush City Limits 3:20
    7. Written by Tina Turner
  7. (Darlin’) You Know I Love You 4:29
    8. Written by B.B. King, Jules Taub
  8. Proud Mary 5:27
    9. Written by John C. Fogerty
  9. A Fool In Love 2:56
    10. Written by lke Turner
  10. It’s Gonna Work Out Fine 2:51
    11. Written by Sylvia McKinney, Rose McCoy
  11. Shake A Tail Feather 2:34
    12. Written by Verlie Rice, Otis Hayes, Andre Williams / Not on the American version
  12. I Might Have Been Queen (Remix) 4:22
    13. Written by Rupert Hine, Jeanette Obstoj, James West-Oram
  13. What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:51
    14. Written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
  14. Tina’s Wish 3:08
    15. Written by Tina Turner, Ike Turner / Not on the American version

Promotion

EMI Records released two Cassette Sampler with selected tracks from the album and in Germany, a Promo Disc from Touchstone Pictures features interviews, selected spoken scenes and music from the movie. Capitol Records released the sampler Play This In Store with selected tracks and some of Tina’s biggest hits from her previously released LP’s. 

Additionally, Tina Turner was three days in Monaco together with her manager Roger Davis, her publicist Bernard Doherty, her later husband Erwin Bach, her makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin and Angela Bassett to promote the movie, the associated soundtrack album and tour.

On May 11 & 12 she gave a Press Conference with a photo shooting (on a motorbike), numerous interviews for newspapers and magazines from all around the world like Cosmopolitan and she recorded the music special The Hits for the music channel MTV at the hotel Hermitage. Also the performance for the show Top of the Pops was broadcasted live from Monte Carlo.

On May 13, Tina received the legend award at the World Music Awards ceremony at the Salle des Etoiles, presented to her by Michael Douglas after she performed her new single I Don’t Wanna Fight live on stage in front of an audience with Michael Jackson, Linda Evans, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and many other celebrities.

For the home video release in 1994, the documentary and Tears to Triumph features interviews with Tina, Roger Davies and a look behind the scenes and features also an alternate video for the hit single I Don’t Wanna Fight, produced and directed by John Pattyson. Capitol Records released also a Tina hip-hop tribute from the D.J. Shero, featuring megamixes with spoken vocal samples from Tina and others talking about her. It comes without a picture cover and all tracks are untitled.

Tracks: Promotional Discs
    Promo CD
  1. Angela Basset 1:25
  2. Laurence Fishburne 1:47
  3. Brian Gibson 1:07
  4. Tina Turner 1:03
  5. Roger Davis 0:37
    6. Interviews
  6. A Fool In Love 2:57
  7. Cake Scene In The Restaurant 1:32
  8. Proud Mary 5:28
  9. I Want My Name 0:55
  10. I Don't Wanna Fight 6:06
    11. Movie Scenes & Songs
    Cassette Sampler I
  1. I Don't Wanna Fight 6:09
  2. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? 5:55
    Cassette Sampler II
  1. I Don't Wanna Fight 6:09
  2. Proud Mary 5:25
  3. Fool In Love 2:56
    Play This In Store
  1. What’s Love Got To Do With It 3:48
  2. Let’s Stay Together (Edit) 3:39
  3. It’s Only Love (Tina & Bryan Adams) 3:31
  4. Better Be Good To Me (Edit) 3:38
  5. Private Dancer (Edit) 4:00
  6. We Don’t Need Another Hero 4:14
  7. One Of The Living 4:12
  8. Typical Male 4:18
  9. Two People 4:12
  10. Proud Mary (Live) 4:40
  11. The Best (Edit) 4:10
  12. Steamy Windows 4:03
  13. Tearing Us Apart (Live with Eric Clapton) 4:13
  14. Look Me In The Heart 3:43
  15. Love Thing 4:27
  16. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 3:23
    Tears To Triumph (VHS)
  1. Behind The Scenes - Up Close with Tina Turner!
    2. Chat with one of rock’s greatest performers ever! See Tina teach actress Angela Basset (Boyz N Hood, Malcom X) how to dance and transform herself into Tina Turner for the role of a lifetime.
  2. Tina Rocks!
    3. Legendary Rock’n Roll singer Tina Turner performs „I Don’t Wanna Fight“ - her #1 hit music video!
  3. Sizzling Preview!
    4. The exciting trailer from „What’s Love Got To Do With It“ - the triumphant true life story of Tina Turner!
    Shero Tribute
  1. Shero Mix 2:03
  2. Shero Mix 4:05
  3. Shero Mix 4:31
  4. Shero Mix 2:34
  5. Shero Mix 4:36
  6. Shero Mix 4:06
  7. Shero Mix 5:49
  8. Shero Mix 4:06
  9. Shero Mix 5:36
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - TV-Appearances

CBC News / Dateline / Top of the Pops / Grammy Awards

TV-Appearances

USA: Grammy Awards (February 24, 1993) / Late Show: I Don’t Wanna Fight, Interview (April 30, 1993) / Tonight Show: What’s Love Got To Do With It, Interview (May 14, 1993) / Dateline NBC: Interview (1993) / Entertainment Tonight: Interview (1993) / MTV The Hits: Interview (1993) Canada: CBC News: Interview (April 14, 1993) / Much Music: Interview (1993) UK: Top of the Pops: I Don’t Wanna Fight (May 13, 1993 Monaco: World Music Awards: I Don’t Wanna Fight (May 13, 1993) Australia: 60 Minutes: Special (1993) / A Current Affair: Special (1993) / Hey Hey It’s Saturday: I Don’t Wanna Fight (1993)

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - 30th Anniversary Edition

Anniversary Edition

In 2024, Rhino Records released a 30th Anniversary Edition with the original album fully remastered, a collection of edits, remixes and acapellas and a previously unheard version of the track Proud Mary. Additionally, it features the concert from the Blockbuster Pavillion in San Bernardino, California on CD and DVD with two bonus tracks and all music videos. Beside the 4CD/1DVD deluxe package with a poster and 24-page booklet, it’s also available as a 1LP black vinyl, an expanded 2CD version, digitally and bundled with a 'What’s Love?' T-Shirt.

The mix of some songs is different than on the original soundtrack album from 1993: The intro of „I Don’t Wanna Fight“ is missing the strings, „Disco Inferno“ features some additional vocal parts from Tina at the end of the song, the version of „Shake A Tail Feather“ is more like the version in the movie with some additional horns and also „A Fool In Love“ features some additional horns.

For promotion, two digital singles were released:A previously unreleased acapella version of the classic track Proud Mary and a live version of the ZZ Top song „Legs,“ recorded at the Blockbuster Pavilion on September 15, 1993 in San Bernardino.

Release: April 26, 2024
Label: Parlophone
Format: Vinyl / 2 CD / Digital / Box (4 CD, 1 DVD) / T-Shirt Bundle

Tracklist
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - 30th Anniversary Edition
    Disc 2 (Edits / Remixes / Acapellas)
  1. I Don't Wanna Fight (Single Edit) 4:28
  2. Disco Inferno (7" Edit) 3:51
    3. Previously Unreleased
  3. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (7" Single Edit) 4.31
  4. Proud Mary (Edit) 4:10
  5. I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Mix) 5:18
  6. Disco Inferno (12" Version) 5:33
  7. Why Must We Wait? (Tony Dofat Remix) 5:26
  8. I Don't Wanna Fight (Holiday Inn Lounge Mix) 5:45
  9. I Don't Wanna Fight (Club House Mix) 5:26
  10. Why Must We Wait? (Tony Dofat 7" Edit) 4:13
    11. Previously Unreleased
  11. I Don't Wanna Fight (Jerry Moran Dance Mix) 4:43
  12. Why Must We Wait? (Instrumental) 4:23
  13. I Don't Wanna Fight (Urban Radio Instrumental) 4:02
  14. Disco Inferno (12" Dub) 6:57
  15. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Acapella) 4:28
  16. Proud Mary (Acapella) 4:44
    17. Previously Unreleased
    Disc 3 / DVD (What's Love? Live)
  1. Steamy Windows (Live) 5:55
  2. Typical Male (Live) 4:30
  3. Foreign Affair (Live) 4:07
  4. Undercover Agent For The Blues (Live) 5:51
  5. Private Dancer (Live) 8:55
  6. We Don't Need Another Hero (Live) 5:09
  7. I Can't Stand The Rain (Live) 3:15
  8. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 4:19
  9. Addicted To Love (Live) 5:30
  10. The Best (Live) 5:42
    Disc 4 / DVD (What's Love? Live)
  1. I Don't Wanna Fight (Live) 4:59
  2. Let's Stay Together (Live) 5:13
  3. What's Love Got to Do With It (Live) 8:27
  4. Proud Mary (Live) 13:26
  5. Legs (Live) 4:53
  6. Better Be Good To Me (Live) 11:12
  7. Disco Inferno (Live) 4:06
    8. Previously Unreleased
  8. (Darlin') You Know I Love You (Live) 4:09
    9. Previously Unreleased
  9. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? 4:21
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - 30th Anniversary Edition
    DVD
  1. What's Love? Live
    2. Concert from the Blockbuster Pavillion, San Bernadino (California) on September 15, 1993 / Directed by David Mallet / Running Time: 120 Min.
  2. I Don't Wanna Fight (Music Video) 4:35
    3. Director: Peter Care / Producer: Howard Woffingden
  3. Disco Inferno (Music Video) 4:36
    4. Director: David Mallet / 2023 Edit: Rich Osborne
  4. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? (Music Video) 3:28
    5. Director: Peter Care / Producer: Howard Woffingden

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