Wildest Dreams

Wildest Dreams is the ninth solo studio album from Tina Turner with a total of six single releases. It contains the theme song for the movie Goldeneye, which was already a single in 1995, the two cover songs Missing You and Unfinished Sympathy and songs written by the Pet Shop Boys and Sheryl Crow. The title song In Your Wildest Dreams features guest vocals from Antonio Banderas on the European version and from Barry White on the North American release. Sting is also a special guest vocalist on the song On Silent Wings. The American version of the album was released with an alternate cover and some changes in the tracklist, including a hidden track. The Japanese edition includes the additional bonus track „Love Is A Beautiful Thing“.

While Tina was on tour in Europe, a two disc Special Tour Edition was released, including the original album plus a bonus disc with remixes, non-album tracks and live recordings from her Amsterdam concert.

Photographer: Peter Lindbergh
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Design: Jeremy Plumb @ Sonicon
Release: April 1996 (Europe) / September 1996 (USA)
Label: Parlophone (Europe) / Virgin (USA)
Format: Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Digital
Charts: Germany: #2 / Europe: #2 / UK: #4 / USA: #61 (Pop), #26 (R&B) / Australia: #14
Certifications: UK: 1x Gold, 2x Platinum / Germany: 1x Gold / 1x Platinum

Tracks

Singles

Goldeneye, the theme song for the same named James Bond movie was the first single already in 1995, before the recording of the album. The first single to promote the album in Europe was Whatever You Want, noted for it’s complex orchestral arrangement and production. The country-flavoured track On Silent Wings was the second single in Europe and the third one in America, including guest vocals from Sting. Missing You was originally a hit single from John Wait in 1984. It was released as the first single in America and the third one in Europe. Tina promoted it at the American TV-Show 60 Minutes with an unplugged version. The wonderful Something Beautiful Remains was the fourth single in England and was also released as a promotional record in America. The title track In Your Wildest Dreams was the second single in America and the last one in Europe. The original guest vocals from Antonio Banderas on the European album were replaced with vocals from Barry White for the American market and single release.

Goldeneye: November 1995 / Europe: #3, #1 (Airplay) / Germany: #8 / UK: #10 / USA: #22 (Club Play)
Whatever You Want: March 1996 / UK: #23 / Europe: #23, #2 (Airplay) / Germany: #53
On Silent Wings: May 1996 (Europe) / May 1997 (USA) / UK: #13 / Europe: #45, #6 (Airplay) / Germany: #55 / USA: #47 (Club Play)
Missing You: July 1996 (Europe) / August 1996 (USA) / UK: #12 / Germany: #66 / USA: #84 / Europe: #18 (Airplay)
Something Beautiful Remains: August 1996 (USA) / October 1996 (Europe) / UK: #27
In Your Wildest Dreams: November 1996 / UK: #32 / Germany: #32 / Europe: #33, #19 (Airplay) / USA: #34 (R&B)

Tour

Tina embarked on a world tour in the spring of 1996, to promote her new album Wildest Dreams, which was her biggest tour with over 250 dates in nearly 16 month, surpassing her Break Every Rule Tour from 1987 / '88. In America, it was sponsored with a massive campaign by Hanes, as Turner became the spokesperson for their new hosiery line.

Before opening night, Tina gave a private concert in Brunei, to celebrate the 19th birthday of the niece of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. In Johannesburg, she was accompanied on stage by the Vusa Dance Company on the song „Do What You Do“ and at the three concerts in Paris, actor Bruce Willis and his band „The Accelerators“ were the opening act and Bruce joined Tina on stage for the encore song Unfinished Sympathy. Oprah Winfrey announced that she would follow the tour with her talk show from Houston to New York City. The hightlight of the show was the song Goldeneye, when Tina appeared in a golden iris.

The concert at the Amsterdam ArenA in the Netherlands was released on home video in 1997, including the documentation Behind The Dreams with exclusive backstage interviews and behind the scenes footage.

Opening Night: April 13, 1996 / Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Closing Night: August 10, 1997 / Meadows Music Theater, Hartford (USA)
Regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America
Concerts: 250+
Visitors: 3 Mio. (Europe)
The Band: Sharon Owens: Dancer, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals / Ollie Marland: Keyboard, Vocals / Cynthia Davila: Dancer, Vocals / Warren McRai: Guitar (replaced Bob Feit) / Jack Bruno: Drums / James Ralston: Guitar, Vocals / Karen Owens: Dancer, Vocals / Timmy Cappello: Percussion, Keyboard, Saxophone, Vocals / Chuck Booker: Piano, Vocals (replaced Kenny Moore) / Bob Feit: Guitar (Europe only) / Kenny Moore: Piano, Vocals

Promo

For promotion, Parlophone Records in Europe released a Cassette Sampler as well as an Open Ended Interview on compact disc. Virgin Records in America released a NAC-Sampler and her North American sponsor Hanes a Collector’s Edition, each with three songs from the album. In France, the track Unfinished Sympathy was released as a promotional disc, featuring an otherwise unreleased mix. Tina herself promoted the album already in November 1995 at Press Conferences in London and Paris.

Billboard

September 07, 1996

Released in April outside the U.S., her new album featuring Missing You and Something Beautiful Remains has already sold more than two million copies. Now it's our turn.

• Debuted in the U.K. at #2 and remains in the Top 10
• Platinum in England and Germany; already gold in France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand
• Four Top Ten singles outside the U.S. so far