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Tina stunned us all with this album. Not only was it good, but perhaps it was Tina's BEST WORK overall. The entire presentation was excellent. Her Private Dancer concert? One of my all-time favorites. This is a MUST LISTEN for anyone who loves R&B, soul, pop.
★★½
I've lost my taste for most '80s pop music over the years and this is no exception.
Obviously I was familiar with the hits but I don’t think I’ve ever actually put on a Tina Turner album. Pretty dope
Honestly, banger. Despite the production
Brilliant
Meh. 2/5
Obviously Tina Turner is a mega talented person but this is full of wince-inducingly bright and cheesy 80s production. Another record that makes you feel like a bit of a self conscious tit.
I enjoyed this album so much more than I expected to! Tina is someone I am familiar with conceptually but have not spent much time with. Her powerful voice cuts through the mid 80s production! (Also reminds me of David and Alastair Weir's wedding with the TT drag queen flown in from Spain
I can confidently say now that I like 80s music, so long as it's a good artist. This was a fun one, this is a high 3 star that doesn't quite crack 4 Supa fly missy elliot
Initial reaction to seeing this was "80's Tina? I was hoping for 60's Tina". An hour into the two hour extended version spotify has and this could go on forever. High energy and exactly what I needed today, the day after a pretty sappy country album.
This album represents Tina Turner’s big comeback in the 1980s. She had finally escaped from her abusive ex-husband Ike Turner. It was a commercial and critical success. It had three top ten songs: What’s love got to do with it, Better be good to me, and Private Dancer. The cover has a very sexy picture of Tina. Tina Turner’s vocals are excellent on the album. There is good guitar work on the album. Unfortunately, the production has a bad 80s feel: cheesy synthesizers and drum machines. The three singles are outstanding. I might have been Queen is a good song. None of the other songs stand out. There are a number of covers, I can’t stand the rain, Let’s stay together, Help and 1984, which are not as good as the originals. This is a very good album. It is four stars.
In the late 90s me, my mom and late father was watching Tina perform live on TV. We lived in a mountainous area so when thunder struck outside it just circulated above our house. My mom was yelling at dad to PLEASE save the TV from the thunder, (previous lighting strikes has already ruined her expensive stereo equipment) but he refused. "Can you at LEAST turn off the VCR!?" Because yes - he was also recording this live event on our VCR - just in case. And no, he could not. To this day this memory is so warm to me, you can always buy new equipment but never stop the power of Tina (or thunder)! I still have the VCR-recording of the concert and it's all messed up because the thunder fucked with our parabola. God how I miss my dad!
Her voice is undeniable. But a full album of Tina is a lot. Some classic tunes on this album though.
Far better than expected. Deservedly on the list.
Truly distinctive voice and some really good tracks!
Starts strong…
Excellent. Tina is in absolutely top form. The last track, 1984, is a bit weak compared to the rest, but otherwise - no skips on this record!
First album I listened to in my entire life, my absolute obsession as a toddler. Seeing it pop up here made my whole day.
Two good and the rest… I prefer the age of Ike &Tina
Tina made this album after a really hard time and after dealing with all that stuff it came out with a strong great message. Im sure it meant a lot to her. Musically this isnt the most interesting project even though there are some hits on there. Its just a brutal 80s sound and Im not the biggest fan of that most of the time. What cant be denied though is Tina Turners voice. Strong and rough as always it carries the album and makes the difference between just some 80s record and the classic it is. I will give this a listen from time to time when Im in 80s mood. 3,0/5
Tina Turner has an amazing voice, however some of the instrumentals fell flat for me. The album is also way too long. The hits stood out, but I can't say I remember many of the others
A few bangers on here.
To begin with, Tina’s got the pipes and the chops to go along with the attitude this album projects. She shows us how to be sexy without being slutty. It’s not a perfect album by any means, and a few of the covers are less than, but the tracks which are all Tina and made this album the phenomenon it was are more than worth the price of admission. Rest in Peace Tina, we miss you classy lady.
While Private Dancer is the album that catapulted Tina Turner back into stardom, it also feels like it’s drowning a little too much in the 1980s. There are two incredible singles here—“What’s Love Got to Do with It” and “Better Be Good to Me”—but the album itself is a bit more uneven. For starters, there’s the track “1984,” which is about as subtle a reminder of when this album was released as you could possibly get. Then there are two covers that feel almost completely unnecessary, unless they were searching for filler and happened to get the green light from Al Green and whoever was in charge of the Beatles catalog at the time. Private Dancer is definitely a product of its time. Sometimes that can be a good thing; other times, it keeps an album from sounding timeless. This one suffers a bit from the latter. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it, but the importance of Private Dancer—and how it completely reinvented Tina Turner—is probably more consequential than the album itself. It was an incredibly important comeback. I’m just not sure it’s an equally incredible album.
Solid throughout but definitely a representation of it's time.
A great record. Beautifully produced, recorded and performed, with a sheen to it that might seem slick but really is just the polish of practice. Heaven 17 may have a bit to do with the sound, but the power is all Tina’s. Wonderful.
I like the singles, but don't love the album.
Definitely not my thing, but I can see why its on the list.
The hits are great, the rest mediocre - especially the covers of The Beatles, David Bowie and The Animals. The Al Green and Ann Peebles tunes were tastefully done though.
4/10
This was my mom's jam when I was a young child, so I've probably listened to this album a lot. I remember signing "second handy notion" at the top of my lungs. But it's too 80s for me to go higher than 3.
Fuuuuuck, this album sucks.
I was crushed by the wall of 80s production. I can't focus on her voice or the songs.
Her voice is wonderful and she's an icon, but these are terrible songs with terrible arrangements and terrible production. Peak Bad 1980s.
3/5 - My mom has always been a huge Tina fan, so that has something to do with making this an easier listen than it otherwise might be. She's a legend who fought through a lot with an amazing voice. 3 is about my ceiling for anything with this intense level of 80s production, but I still mostly enjoyed this.
Whaat a fun album! I listened to this album after the underwhelming and boring Lost Weekend by Phoebe Bridgers, and Tina was my well needed antidote-great melodies, great vocal delivery and great great music. I've got the 30 year edition and was blessed with so many bangers, singles that I knew how to sing and an almost 2h run of Tina Turner. People complain but pop music back then is way better than the current state of pop. 4/5
Not really my thing. I was 20 when this came out and I saw it as music for old people. Well in their 40's. They called it AOR. Now I'm a really old person now and it still does nothing for me. It's just boring and generic. Let's Stay Together is the only song with any sort of emotion to it.
actually a queen though
What’s love got to do with it generational banger
Tina Turner is definitely a powerhouse vocalist and deserves her flowers, but holy fuck is the production on this album dated. I'd also like to note the number of covers on this album (1984, Help!, I Can't Stand The Rain, and Let's Stay Together) and are arguably some of the worst versions I've heard. What's even wilder is that the "Let's Stay Together" and "Help!" were actually the first 2 singles off this record! I firmly believe the legacy of this record is propped up fully on just "What's Love Got to Do with It", which is a certified banger by all counts, but the rest of this album was fairly mediocre.
Good album
This was fine. I feel like it maybe has not aged particularly well. Steel Claw was a highlight for me. 2/5
I’m more of a fan of rocking Tina and I don’t care for the 80s sound, but Tina Turner made this listenable for me. “Soul survivor on the River but it won’t stop” chant on “I Might Have Been Queen” is a nice touch. Her “I can’t Stand the Rain” and “Let’s Stay Together” are good covers.
It is a very solid performance from Tina, where her voice and artistry feel center stage and through which she offers banger after banger. Some of the covers and the general feel of the dated production might make this album slightly less grandiose. 8/10 [KEEP]
Solid 80’s pop. Timeless voice. What’s Love Got To Do With It, Better Be Good to Me, Private Dancer - classics. Nice variety on the rest of the songs. (4)
This is just pure unadulterated fun and pride
A tall glass of ice-cold coke on a hot day. Perfect, fun, and you just want more.
I agree with some of the reviewers about the music that backs Tina. I don’t care for so much of 80s music. I don’t really care for it here. But Tina is amazing. I give her a four and I give the music behind her a two (or less). And I love the idea someone in the reviews recommended, stripping all of the 80s music and updating it and keeping Tina exactly as she is. I would love to hear that album.
I Might Have Been Queen 3 What's Love Got to Do with It 3.7 Show Some Respect 3.5 I Can't Stand the Rain 3.3 Better Be Good to Me 3 Let's Stay Together 3.4 1984 3.3 Steel Claw 3.1 Private Dancer 3.3 Score: 3.288888889
Good
For the entire time I lived in London (2018-2025) Tina Turner the musical was playing at The Aldwych Theatre around the corner from my work. Despite flashing lights around her name regularly entering my field of vision it wasn't until today that I checked her out. This is going to sound needlessly unkind, but based on what is contained within this album I cannot understand why she has earned her legendary status within pop, or a multi-year tribute at a West End theatre. Look away now if you're a Turner fan please. I find her voice utterly repellent. I love melodramatic 1980s music (I'm the guy who loves ABC) so it's not that, but her particularly gristly, gravelly brand of warbling makes me feel uneasy. The backing music is boilerplate beyond belief to me, so I'm struggling to identify anything distinct that would single Turner out as a particular hitmaker. She was, so there is something I'm missing clearly. The one piece of Turner I had experienced before today was her turn in Mad Max 3, from around the time this album released. Its pleasing to see that her hair is more or less the same vibe as in that movie.
Low to solid 2 for tina turner, not a fan of this formulaic radio rock imitating and covering various popular artists, the cover of Help! is unforgivable
7/10 Buen album, divertido y movido. Buenos ritmos, no es aburrido
Great pop album from the rockin’ queen
This album could be significantly better if the production of the time period would give Tina’s voice some time to shine.
Good stuff. Not really my thing but I see the greatness in it.* *This was also yesterday's review
A dark and personal comeback album. The songs are very good, but the 80’s production smothers many of them. Turner’s performance is exceptional, of course. Bravo. A 4.
3/5
Len Houmous was a private dancer. Bet you didn’t know that. 4.8 2/10 What’s Love Got To Do With It
2/5. Didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. Tina Turner could sing the phone book and make it sound incredible. Unfortunately, this album occasionally feels like she’s been handed the wrong phone book.
05/08/26 Slow in places, good in others. 3 stars is respectable for T Dog. Spotify listeners: 12.9 million
While a few cuts lean into safer, dated 1980s production choices—and some cover selections (like "Help!") divide purists—Private Dancer succeeds entirely on the back of Tina Turner's transcendent talent. It is a document of fierce independence, emotional depth, and a rare second act that completely reshaped the pop landscape.
I don't like her voice.
Ehhh... This is fine... It is very 80's, and I am not a huge fan of her voice, but it wasn't necessarily bad. Low 3.
This was not simply the best, sorry, Tina
I feel Tinas a phenomenal singer but I don’t really feel anything from her songs. Help! was an exception though and I liked Private Dancer. Obligatory fuck Ike.
Tina at her best was hard to beat, and many of these songs continue to resonate (especially "Better Be Good to Me"). I just feel that too many lyrics -- not just choruses -- were repeated in ways that limited the story arcs of songs that are supposed to have stories (like "Better Be Good to Me").
The vocals were great but much of this album was overproduced. This had 4-star potential, but ultimately the last 3 songs (which were an utter mess) knocked this down.
5/10… pop / rock / *1984
Tina Turner was a force and her voice is powerful and undeniably great. Her back story makes her solo success inspiring. But the music is garbage. Sorry.
I struggle with this level of 8”s production. I also struggle with Tina’s rasp and content. Not the album for me.
3.25 this one was a tough rating. Tina Turner was a bit before my time and I grew up. Certainly knowing who she was and hearing her music everywhere. However, when it comes to listening to it now and reviewing it, I just don't know where it lands. It's certainly well produced, but I don't think it ages well at all. Comes off somewhere between soft rock and I don't know, noise? It's just all the mid tones of the '80s without anything really jumping out. Maybe a different day would yield a better rating.
Mixed bag, this one. Couple of big tunes, couple of utterly inexcusable covers - Let’s Stay Together is a crime.
I find the covers a bit weird. Classic 80s clean sound and jazzy sax, good vibes.
A groovy 80s pop album with some rock n roll infused in there. 80s music tends to have elements I don't like, but this was slightly better than the typical ones. I liked some of the instrumentals too. And of course Tina Turner has quite the powerhouse voice.
Spectacular!
Fun little 80s romp full of energy. The production is a bit dated and cheesy but very enjoyable in moderation. What's Love Got to Do with It is a highlight of course and Steel Claw was a surprise with more of a hard rock sound. Not sure I'd want to listen to this every day but I liked it a lot.
Man, I’ve been getting a ton of just absolute powerhouse female vocalists lately, and I’m not complaining about it at all. Even if this was just an hour of her singing into a microphone, I’d still probably give it a 4. Tina Turner has such an interesting, unique voice that just makes you want to listen to it at any given occasion. The voice being so prominent does unfortunately mean that a lot of the time I’m not paying much attention to the instruments. It’s very traditional 80’s coded Pop/Rock and isn’t doing anything special. You’re going to be listening to this album for Tina or not listening to the album at all. Hmmm. I might be talking this album into a 3 as I write this review, but even still the instruments are at least catchy, so it’s cool. My only big gripe with this album in general is probably on the record label who uploads these albums to Spotify’s fault. I’m so sick of these classic albums only being uploaded with a bunch of extra songs tacked on to them. If I want to listen to an anniversary, or an extended edition, I’ll do that. But listening to 2 hours of Tina Turner at a time makes it virtually impossible to judge the album Private Dancer as a whole. Which is why I’m going to lean into what I heard being worthy of 4 stars. I don’t even know if my 3 favorite songs on this album were on the album to begin with, and obviously that’s a pretty big issue. Anyway, my favorite songs this time were “Show Some Respect”, “Steel Claw”, and my favorite of the bunch, “Ball of Confusion (with B.E.F.)”. We’re quickly wrapping up a very solid, female centric week of singers who I would return to time and time again, and I wonder if I’m going to get another one tomorrow on Friday to finish off the week strong. Regardless, Tina Turner kicks ass and this album was really, really good. What a freaking badass. She seems like she would be really cool to talk to in person. Of all the artists who have multiple albums on this list, it’s lowkenuinely surprising that Tina only gets this one. I kinda wish she had more to be honest. But I’ll just be happy I got to listen to this one at all, give it a 4 and move on.
Favorite songs: What’s Love Got to Do with It, Private Dancer, Better Be Good to Me Stick to the hits
The reintroduction of Tina. I love that this woman crossed every musical, societal, and racial boundary she could. She was an incredible talent that comes along once in a lifetime. It says a lot that she settled in Europe as she found she, and all people of color, were more accepted and respected there. I love this album. There are a few that aren’t great - but I just love her voice. Better Be Good To Me is such a banger. Her version of Let’s Stay Together is so soulful. I can’t Stand The Rain is phenomenal. Let’s not forget What’s Love Got To Do with It and Private Dancer….the two songs that shot this album to the top and introduced her to an entirely new generation. I was fortunate to see her live in the mid-90’s (Cindy Lauper opened up!!). She never stopped moving and her voice was incredible.
What's Love Got to Do With It is an obvious 5/5 but I didn't love the rest.
The reviews I've read on this were mixed, and I can get why. Absolutely nothing wrong with Tina's singing, but some of the production choices feel so weird. Steel Claw should be an absolute banger, but that guitar solo is just baffling. Jeff Beck did that?? Still, Turner's got me with a couple good hits on this, like What's Love Got To Do With It, I Can't Stand The Rain, Show Some Respect, and her cover of Help.
Amazing album, songs are filled with heart and soul, it's vibrant, and well put together. Her talent is all displayed in this album, no complaints.
She's kind of awesome.
Bra! Gillar detts mycket. Hennes röst är så cool och passar så bra till denna musik. Private dancer är en fantastisk låt. What's Love Got to Do with It likaså. Resten av låtarna är bra de också. Tina Turner var verkligen en jättecool artist.
Another nostalgic one. What's Love Got to Do with It was my introduction to Tina Turner, and my main memory is that my mom didn't like her for some reason. The album is okay, a lot of songs I'm already familiar with.
Un clásico de la música pop americana.
She ruined “Help!”
You would never know it, but Tina Turner was at somewhat of a crossroads when she made this album, now considered the defining statement of her solo career. This was her first release following the long overdue divorce from Ike Turner, and Tina had never truly been out on her own and quite so openly vulnerable before. At 45, most had assumed her career highlights were all in the past. Little did they know, Ms. Turner (if you're nasty) had another 20 years or so left to give. As a musical document, this album is contemporary R&B to a fault. Full of the classic gated reverb sound and the instantly recognizable (and cringeworthy depending on who you ask) synth leads covering almost every track. Everything here has the cutting edge studio sheen on it in an attempt to bring Tina Turner, at the time considered an elder stateswoman with a peak in the 60s, into the modern age. Though hilariously dated by today's standards, this album did indeed give Tina Turner a second wind she so needed following the 15 prior years of turmoil she had experienced. Most of the racier songs here are also effective despite her being slightly out of the typical singers' demographic for such material (older means more experience people!) So this album is a lot of things, a mid to late career triumph that gave an icon decades of relevancy and an accurate document of the era's popular sound. It's proof no one was ever too old to make it, even for a second time, or to be considered beautiful, sexy, desirable, or whatever other superlative you'd like. Above all else, it's got some very subtle but poignant messaging related to Turner's mindset and the endless fortitude and resiliency she needed to reach this second career peak. Quite the impressive album even if not every song is completely perfect; Tina herself never was, from her lopsided, exaggerated fashion sense to her one of a kind voice. Key Tracks: What's Love Got to Do with It, I Can't Stand the Rain, Private Dancer, Let's Stay Together
Just a bit too much cheesy 80s vibes for me. Otherwise a classic with incredible singles.
Tina’s voice is amazing but the 80s production sounds like shit.
I have not listened to enough Tina Turner to have a favorite album. I do not think right now this one is that. She has a powerhouse voice, and has a lot of great singles. It's been that way throughout her career, even going back to working with Ike. This album is pure 80's.Many of the songs remind you of that time, and not always in the best way. Biggest Hit - What's Love Got To Do WIth It Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - 1984 Not So Hidden Gem - I Can't Stand The Rain
1980s pop fare in Tina Turner’s trademark voice/stylings.
Uneven
It's got hits, its got tunes. I found the shortest version I could but it was still a grind.
Holy shit “I can’t stand the rain” is a sample? What a weird song too. This is very 80s but I liked it anyway. It’s not stuff I would normally listen to but she has a quality of voice that makes things interesting, particularly with the songwriting help she got from a couple of legends here. I gotta say the title track is the worst of the Dire Straights 80s sound; it only confirms to me that Knopfler is incredible at writing and playing guitar parts but his style does not fill me with joy when it comes to songwriting.
pretty average. Top track: What's love got to do with it
These songs performed by anyone else wouldn't be so strong, but Tina Turner crushes them.
Great album. Big hits but the lesser known songs are where I really enjoyed it. Some real hidden gems. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Not my thing.
Good voice. Some good songs. The music is not that good.
Love Tina
Tina Turner Her voice is so cool. This a really good album - Every song is great and different. What’s Love Got to Do with it and Can’t Stand the Rain especially are favorites. I loved “I Might Have Been Queen Too.” Really interesting covers too. I could listen to this all the time.
This was awesome. Her voice is so cool and this was exciting all the way through. Loved whats love got to do with it and wrote a letter.
She’s such an icon. Maybe not the best album ever but def one of the best on this stupid list
Gloriously 80s!!!! "Show Some Respect" has this awesome wavy Yamaha lead, for example, "I Can't Stand the Rain" has this Genesis-esque sound throughout with super gaudy synthesizer and a leading drum machine playing off each other well. Then there's this cover of "Let's Stay Together" that sounds like it belongs in "To Live and Die in LA."
"Hey Alexa, I want to start a cover band but I've only got an 80's soundboard and a 50 year old chain smoker for vocals, what song should I do?" "Help?"
Instant Classic
80’s
Classic Tina Turner
Καλό δυναμικό αλλά με κούρασε Ίσως έφταιγε η βερσιόν του δίσκου
Tina puts everything into her performance only to be let down by 80s production that hasn't aged well.
2.5
This album is a time stamp early 1984 before the really really really big drums kicked in by years end. This is actually one of my sweet spots which is probably why I'm rating it this high... But the overall production is more than a bit generic for the time that most of the times it overshadows her genuinely great vocal performance. The two best songs on her are the title track, which may be the only song on here that doesn't quite sonically carbon dates itself, and "Better Be Good To Me" which not only works for the tropes, but is a damn fine song regardless. I also liked the openers "I Might Have Been Queen" and the scorned woman's anthem "What's Love Got to Do with It" (I understand why this is her biggest song, but "BBGTM" is quite frankly the killer powerhouse of the lp) The biggest thing that bogs this album down is the covers. I kind of like the direction that they were going for "Let's Stay Together", but the twerpy scent solo really comes off cheesy and there are a lot of '80s production tropes that just don't work with the song. I would have loved to hear that vocal performance in a more organic setting. "Help!" Probably could work as a gospel ballad but not with the '80s production that's on it it just absolutely ruin the song. And the decision to do "1984" had to be the producers idea of a fun cultural tie in but dang that was a bad idea. Especially since they closed the album with that. Other than that most of the other songs just kind of sound like generic '80s songs Big note on "Show Some Respect" which has 80s movie montage music written all over it. There are some great moments of this album that I think is keeping it pretty high and most of the rest isn't bad enough for me to market way down but some of those covers really drag this out oa full four (but barely close enough for the app) (7.75) ★★★½
Some nice hits, the rest is okay. 3 stars
This was a huge album in 1984, but outside of the hits, I think it's very dated and mediocre. "Better Be Good to Me" and the title track (written by Mark Knopfler) are the best things here, but the rest feels like a lot of filler plus a few covers that don't improve upon the originals. 3 stars.
Two nice bangers in What’s Love Got To Do With It and Private Dancer and a nice pussy on the cover as well. 4 stars.
Iconic.
Classic 80s pop rock. Very mid.
Tina is very talented and an icon in the music world. That being said, I am NOT a fan and would never have listened to this album if it wasn't for this app. I knew a few songs. I listened to the expanded edition with extra tracks. Will probably never listen to this record again..... it's not bad, just not my thing.
Nice.
3.9
Yeah love Tina. No nonsense powerful vocals
j'aurai aime mettre 3,5 super ambiance ceci dit
This was enjoyable enough, but the amount of filler on this album stops it getting a 4/5
I just can't do this artist and style of music.
Thursday, 10 July, 2026 Tina! Nails it. What a performance. Great album. Solid hits, and some deep cuts. Can’t stand the rain is my favorite.
7/10 Tina Turner doing what she does best. Her vocal performance is great and I can immediately see why this was such a big hit. However, it does sound quite dated, and it doesn't help that most of the album is a bunch of singles taped together. But it's still a fun record though, and it's the biggest reason why Tina Turner will always be remembered as one of the 80s pop icons.
I heard like 4 songs and dipped. Not my vibe. Some of them were ok to listen to but I couldn't listen to and entire album Review - 4/10
Got to love a bit of Tina. Really strong album showcasing her unique vocals. She’s in form throughout and the songs are almost all really good.
Packed with recognisable tunes. I'm not a great fan of her sound but she can certainly deliver good rocky tunes.
Starts with a punch, loses a bit of steam then finishes with a brilliant Bowie cover. Fantastic album.
so much passion! Love love love
It’s a little bit hard to rate due to the music is so very 80’s generated, and I don’t think it holds up that good today. At the same time Tina Turner’s voice is great and the album is full of classic hits with good song writing. I enjoyed the listening experience, but I don’t blame them who don’t like the generic composition. Favourites: What’s Love Got To With It, I Can’t Stand The Rain, Let’s Stay Together Least favourite: Help
Listened Before? N Decent album from an American icon. Has a few of her biggest hits on it. Musically it's great, vocally it's an acquired taste. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: What's Love Got to Do with It
Show some respect, and few other songs, would bee great track if done at 60s or 70s. This 80s style and arrangement drops stars remarkably.
#430 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❌ I have heard this album way back when. The blend of pop music on it is not really my thing, I do however love her voice, especially on the soul stuff she has done. 2/5
i love the 80s, i love Tina, but this was just SOOOOOOOO 80s.
Good stuff
I get that this is a classic, but there is something about these big hitters of the 80s that sound so forced, to the point of being hard graft. Is it the production, is it the coke? Everything pushing hard to be the biggest gets pretty exhausting. I guess that's also the world's challenge with American culture in general.
Really didn't like this. It's been done SO much better by loads of other people before and since.
The album cover is bizarre but the music is great.
Synonymous with providing the backing to various boomer targeted TV advertising and Radio 2 playlist fodder. I'm just not going to bother; its not for me. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ❌️ nah Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆(4/10) Default Total reviewed : 369 Already owned : 79 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 267
Might have been a case of good album, wrong day, but this is sounding very dated to my ears. Add on top of that, I'm not huge on her voice (very sharp), and you got an album I'm just not enjoying. Let's Stay Together is not as good as the original either.
So so 80s
This honestly feels super dated and idk just overall not my kinda pop music. Too middle aged divorced mom core. Bring me back the Cyndi Lauper chaotic ass pop. I really liked the production on I can’t stand the rain, why does it keep going back to these basic ass super flat and dull beats bro. (Update steel claw goes crazy but that’s like basically rock at that point) This one dragged for me.
I mean what does love got to do with it seriously. It’s so 80s the synthesizer is out here in feel force and Tina has such a commanding voice. It’s so authentic and real in some Places and really boring in others. I think her comeback after her divorce was a strong outing and swings hard but many times I wished for more. I see the potential but the story of being held down and finally escaping and 6 years later you finally come back and make your biggest hit of course it’s a story. Pop rock was in full swing in 1984. Private dancer is a story of returning and the title track is just that a dancer who wants to work again and I think it worked. Her voice is the star here and every thing else kinda falls feels like the band doesn’t want to fully embrace her it just really feels off. I wish I liked more. The covers were fun though I wish help! was better but let’s stay together is really really good. All in all it’s just okay but I expected more from Tina
Mais do mesmo. Uma bela e poderosa voz, mas infelizmente a produção tosca dos anos 80 roubam a cena de certo modo. Os hits são bons, de resto, descartável. Longo demais, dói a cabeça. 3/5
2.75
Hard to argue about this album being in this list. Personally, not a big fan, but can't deny the strong personality in her singing, and a couple of well recognized hits. 6/10
There's a black cat on the album cover! This was so much fun!
Favorite track: Better Be Good To Me Perfect music for a sweaty summer day. Tons of energy. I had the feeling while listening that, like, Tina had my back. This rocks.
Private Dancer is pretty fascinating. On one hand, Tina Turner’s voice is just incredible, you can really hear all the grit and soul she put into her comeback. When she nails classics like "What's Love Got to Do with It" or that title track, it’s easy to see why she’s a legend, she sounds so powerful and effortless at the same time. But man, that 80s production is rough. There’s so much cheesy synth, thin sounding drums, and those dated guitar solos that honestly hold her back. The covers of "Help!" and "1984" feel super overly produced and just don't fit. I’ve got nothing but respect for Tina and the massive success she had with this, but while her voice is totally timeless, the rest of the album sounds like a bit plastic.
An incredible album from a powerhouse of a woman. Banger after banger. I had only heard a few of these songs before, but loved the ones I wasn't familiar with just as much. Show Some Respect, Steel Claw, I Wrote A Letter and When I Was Young are all really powerful songs full of attitude. Help and Rock n Roll Widow are stunning ballads. Tina's voice lends itself so well to the rock tracks but she really can belt out a good ballad. This album is made all the more impressive by the fact it came from 4/5 years of having no record deal and being in 'last chance saloon in her 40s. What a voice, what a woman.
Some good moments but didnt do much for me
Excellent
Man this kicked ass!!! Tina Turner is one of the best rock vocalists of all time, but doesn’t often come into conversations about that bc of racism and misogyny, but listen to her absolutely WAILING on some of these songs!!! It’s incredible! It’s kind of an all hits, no miss album. She makes the covers distinctly her own, there’s even some diversions into Meatloaf/Steinman-style rock opera with “Steel Claw.” Just a real fucking fun album to listen to. And can I say something? I don’t usually listen to bonus tracks on Spotify, bc they’re usually boring or useless, but I dipped my toe in, and they rule! More rocking songs! A Bowie duet! A Prince cover! Tina Turner fucking RULED!
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I really like Tina Turner’s sound, and this is quintessential Tina. It’s pop music with an idiosyncratic 80s essence that only she could bring. It’s refreshing in a sea of British-fronted rock albums. Not a five for me, but solidly in the four camp. STAND-OUT SONG: “What’s Love Got To Do With It” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Private Dancer”, “Steel Claw”
Not as good as I expected it to be just from seeing it was a Tina Turner album - I guess the studio production and general 80s sound take away from the more soulful stuff she's most known for a bit. Still, very solid!
HMMM. While it’s not really my thing, and while her voice gets a little overpowering at times, I did appreciate how much effort she put into this album. I mean she put her whole soul into some of these songs. Some really cool instrumentals in here also.
This woman has an immense amount of swag. The cover of Al Green's Let's Stay Together with Heaven 17 production really shouldn't work as well as it does!! It's not quite an album I'd return to, but damn if she didn't have me jamming along the ride. Standouts: I Might Have Been Queen • Show Some Respect • Private Dancer • Let's Stay Together
STRONG 4. She has such a beautiful voice and I feel like she never goes too crazy or over the top here. I think the 80s accompaniment actually plays to her strengths. Other than what I feel are two ill advised covers, I enjoyed basically every part of this album. Shame I didn't know it sooner!
1.8 1x once was enough. not sure why i never really liked this music. i remember it being really popular as a kid
This is alright. I know the hits, but overall this is somewhat forgettable.
A solid album, though rather 80sesque. Mind blown to know Knopfler wrote Private Dancer.
Great voice. A little too poppy. But I did think it was really interesting that the help cover was so unique that I didn’t even realize until like over half way thru. Just zoned out I guess. I also liked the 1984 cover
NEED TO RETURN TO THIIS
On the weekend I wanted to listen to something and remembered about this lovely activity. 😊 And this album was this weekend's album, so it was a blast! Was vibing with it while making cold beetroot soup. 🥒🥚😁
Easy 5
Yesss!!! Would give this a 5 if it was a bit shorter. Other than that, great album.
One of Tina's best records with a nice mix of originals and covers. A few songs charted high on the single lists.
Even if this was just What’s Love Fot To Do With It and 9 other tracks of fart noises, it would still be a stone cold hit. And it ain’t. Great weird covers and all
What's Love Got To Do With It
Tina Turner
Was fine
The best album of Tina Turner's career. Just banger after banger. The album that really entered the public discourse about power dynamics and domestic violence in relationships. It really wasn't much of a discussion before this album. Favorites: "What's Love Got to Do with It", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "Private Dancer", "Better Be Good To Me" and the cover of David Bowie's "1984". The list finally got one of the 80s album selections right. Finally some proper 80s saxophone and synths.
Absolute dog shit with three of the worst covers ever. Want to hear Tina shout Let's Stay Together over triple the notes that were in the original? You've got it. Want to hear her turn Help into a slow shouty ballad? You've got that too. My personal favourite though is her thorough ruination of Bowie's 1984. Genuine audio offal. I'd rather listen to the Fast Food Rockers
Not much beats belting out WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?! Peak 80s production paired with some incredible vocal rizz. Corny but magical.
The production couldn't be more 1984 if it tried. Gated reverb, processed drums, synths doing things that felt futuristic and now feel like a time capsule — Private Dancer is so aggressively of its moment that resisting it is almost beside the point. You either ride the flashback or you don't, and it turns out the answer here is yes, buckle in. What makes this a four rather than a three is Tina Turner's voice, which operates at a level the production doesn't always deserve. There's a consistent gap between what she's bringing and what the songs are asking of her, and instead of that mismatch being a problem it becomes the record's defining tension. She's so clearly operating above the material that the schmaltz gets burned off somewhere in the upper register. "What's Love Got to Do with It" is a five-star single in any era, any production context — the melody holds up completely independent of the 80s clothes it's wearing, which is the real test. "Better Be Good to Me" has the same quality. Strip the reverb out and put a Hammond and a horn section underneath that vocal and you'd have something Jimmy Smith would have recognized. The covers are a particular pleasure. Tina doesn't execute other people's songs — she inhabits them, which is a meaningful distinction in a decade that produced a lot of well-produced karaoke. A 4 that earns it through voice and nostalgia in roughly equal measure, with the record player test delivering the verdict cleanly: this is a record you cue up and tell people to buckle in for. That's not respect. That's enthusiasm.
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I can't stand the rain banger with the intermissions or whtvs u call em NGL it's not my type of rock, but I can appreciate the grandiose
This feels weirdly dated, as if it was out of fashion even at time of release. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe the stately piano, the fact that soul was petering out in the mid-80's, maybe the weirdly chunky production are the reasons why. That aside, it's a decent album. Lots of good songs with some capable musicians that is dragged down by an over the top and distracting set of arrangements. The several coats of unnecessary polish and in your face instrumentation really wears on me, and I find it tough to get through the album. Personally, the only song I enjoyed the whole way through was "I Can't Stand the Rain." But I recognize that this genre isn't my forte, especially when it's covered in three coats of 80s glam.
A well known name and several recognized hits. No doubt a good album, but not necessarily a personal favorite. Had never heard her rendition of The Beatles’ “Help” and didn’t love it, but could appreciate her cover of David Bowie’s “1984” (one of my favs) better.
Just fine. I get why Tina was so popular but everything other than her voice is not very good here.
Glad Proud Mary wasn’t on this!
I hated everything about this
She's great Tina! Love me some ike and tina turner more tho. Some tunes on here Let's stay together makes me think of marsellus Wallace who i admire a lot. Show me some respect, I cant stand the rain are good and obviously what's love got to do with it is an 80s classic. Always wanted Tina for legend slot at glasto she would smashed it....3.5 this!
Liked this more than Madonna. Got a way better voice, way more sass and class First 5 songs were good. Private Dancer is a cracking song. Bit long. And Lets Stay Together and Help were all over the place. In a bad way. Think theyve demoted it from 3 to a 2.5 you know.
I can see why people like Tina but not for me. She has some good songs but I don’t think I needed to hear a full album
Well put together and beautifully sung, but goodness gracious it's quite long.
Great voice, the production is typical 80's rnb pop mixing in the occasional influence from other genres. Does writing an album about having raised your standards in love after a bad marriage count as a concept album? Either way, a solid reference for its time.
Man the production is truly incredible for 1984. Wow. But I must say her vocals are just not good even in the big hit her voice is so shrill. If the production wasn’t top tier this would be a laughable album.
Very conflicted on this. Each “wow” moment is near a “yikes” moment. Loved some parts, hated others. I don’t know if it’s just her voice or bad production, but she sounds very shrill and dry and it’s grating at times. All the backing tracks and backup vocals are fantastic though. It’s also definitely far too long.
Didn’t like it much
great comeback album. lot of high energy songs in this record. Favorite track: what's love got to do with it other picks: private dancer, better be good to me
This is a really awesome, very over the top, kind of a hot mess kind of record. And all of those reasons make it wonderful. I love the covers (Help, I Can't Stand Rain) and I love that she just totally makes them her own. I love that she is Queen of Rock and Roll and just totally embraces 80s sludge. Its like Prince, Aerosmith and Poison all in one all under the guise of one of the greatest early rock stars of her generation. The guitars, the vocals, the lyrics. Its all fantastic. I had a blast with this.
i didnt like this much. Her voice is powerful, but lacks warmth, the 80's production and the number of questionable covers really brings this down. The obvious hits save this from being a 1
Tina's a queen and this isn't a bad album, just not good enough to get over 3.4
Private Dancer ist das fünfte Soloalbum von Tina Turner und entstand 1983/84 in mehreren Londoner Studios – darunter Farmyard, Mayfair, Wessex, Good Earth, Abbey Road und CBS Studios. Capitol Records veröffentlichte es im Mai 1984 als ihr erstes Album für das Label. Produziert von vier unabhängigen Teams um Rupert Hine sowie Martyn Ware und Ian Craig Marsh von Heaven 17, bewegt sich das Album zwischen Pop, Rock und R&B und markiert eine bewusste Abkehr vom Rhythm-and-Blues-Sound der Ike-&-Tina-Turner-Ära. Die Platte trägt deutlich die Handschrift ihrer Zeit: Synthesizer-Texturen, sauber produzierter Arena-Rock und eine Melodramatik, die in den frühen Achtzigern als modern galt. Das ist kein Makel – Turner macht aus jedem dieser Produktionsklischees etwas Eigenes. „What's Love Got to Do with It" wurde ihr erster Nummer-eins-Hit in den USA; „Better Be Good to Me" und das titelgebende „Private Dancer", geschrieben von Mark Knopfler, zeigen die Spannbreite zwischen hartem Rock und melancholischer Langsamkeit. „Let's Stay Together", die Al-Green-Coverversion, hatte das Album als Vorbote bereits angekündigt. Was Private Dancer über ein gut gelauntes Comeback-Album hinaushebt, ist die Kraft der Interpretin selbst. Turner war bei Veröffentlichung 44 Jahre alt – und wurde damit zur ältesten Solosängerin, die die US-amerikanischen Charts anführte. Dieses Album klingt nicht nach einem zweiten Anlauf; es klingt nach Ankunft. Dass hinter ihm ein langer, schwieriger Weg lag, macht es rückblickend nur schwerer zu schütteln. Private Dancer ist ein Album, das seine Entstehungszeit kaum verbergen kann und das trotzdem – oder genau deswegen – zum Maßstab wurde, an dem Tina Turner sich für den Rest ihrer Karriere messen lassen musste.
Me gusta mucho una canción de este disco: What's Love Got To Do With It?, sin embargo, el resto del álbum no me convenció del todo.
Right, nowhere near my musical interests, expected to not like this, by track two I was completely into it and it was a solid album! Not once was I seeing how long it had, just a fun listen and a good surprise. :)
Decent original songs, a great talent, but those covers are atrocious
Não esperava o cover de Help!
Tina Turner is a fantastic and iconic vocalist. This album has some great tracks but feels very much of its time, with occasionally cheesy production and lyrics and some weaker tracks (such as the Help cover, 1984 song, and David Bowie duet).
It's fine. Her voice is fine, but she sounds like an 80 year old smoker singimg about being my private dancer. No thanks, Grandma.
I listened to this all day. 5.
Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Я бы пошел в приват с Тиной Тернер
shocked by the number of covers on this, and while better be good to me is the clear star of this album, everything else was a little lacking.
Wow. I wasn’t into all of this (private dancer did not need to be 7 minutes long imo, some of the instrumentals don’t hold up for me, maybe that’s not the right way to word it they’re just very of their time to an extent that is almost distracting for me lol) but god damn Tina Turner is fucking incredible. Better Be Good To Me and Let’s Stay Together blew me away
thank the fucking lord. quite possibly the greatest comeback in all of western pop history? it's 80s shlock. cheese (barrett will eventually show up to mention the yamaha dx7) even. but sometimes that cheese is magareći sir. and the rest has tina fucking turner on it. what's love got to do with it indeed. 2.2-3.1. the good songs hit me in the parts that defend michael franks and sembello in the same breath. the rest makes me sudoku.
I have to confess that up until now I have never listened to a whole Tina Turner album. I know the hits, of course, but I can't really think of any time in my life when I would have thought 'what I really need now is an entire Tina Turner record'. I would imagine this is going to be ultimate 80s soft rock/pop in every way which is not a great thing... So yes, it is incredibly 80s in the most predictable way. Cheese oozing out of the speakers. It's also kind of boring. I mean she has a great voice, great passion in the songs. But they all just kind of fall flat for me. I mean I didn't expect to be changed into a Tina Turner superfan after one listen but I did expect a little more. Other than her voice, there isn't really anything that stands out on this album at all. It's all just kind of droning in the background. I suppose there are some good guitar parts here and there, albeit drenched in 80s cave reverb. Probably a one and done for me. Generous 3/5.
6/10 Best songs: Show Some Respect, 1984 I don't know why, but every single song feels 10 minutes long, even when they're nowhere close. Although none of the songs are bad, it gets a bit much. The album has that very 80s sound - at times verging on easy listening, which doesn't match well with Tina's voice - so it sounds quite dated. I dunno. Not bad, but I probably would've liked it better in the 80s.
A bit too "wooHOOhooooooOOOOOOHHHoooOOOHHHHHHHWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" for me
Ignore everything I’ve said about synth pop so far - Tina Turner supremacy forever
Great songs dotted throughout with such a unique voice, absolutely loving this! This album feels brimming with emotion and narrative.
While Tina's voice is undeniably incredible, on its own it wasn't enough to Turner me into a fan
Tina Turner was a power house. This album is surprisingly consistent. Like most pop that came out when I was a kid, I completely rejected Tina by the time I was a young teen. As kids, my brother and I thought her role in the Mad Max sequel was a highlight the way Bowie’s role in Never Ending Story was. And that was about as far Tina got with me. Bowie of course can’t be avoided, but that is a different story for a different time. Anyway, glad to hear this album. 4 Boolean:yes
Iconic, classic, energy, beauty, grace and just full on bops. If you like music there is no reason not to love this one
This is so 80's it hurts. There's even a song called 1984. Overall there's a good mix of songs. Her singing is soulful and strong but I didn't especially enjoy the covers (both good songs I just prefer the originals). Private Dancer is an interesting comment on strippers. She expresses the human sadness of it without being judgy about it. Better Be Good to Me stands out. It's my favorite song on this album. I feel like the first half of the album was better than the last.
This might not be perfect, but it’s pretty great, and I really love Tina. Better Be Good To Me is such an awesome song, and she does such interesting covers of Help and Let’s Stay Together. Help is almost unrecognizable on her version. I love the variety here too, and how her soul just exudes from her. Favorite new to me song was Show Some Respect. Love all the girl power here too!
VERYYY 80S.
J'ai du mal avec la musique solo de Tina, qui tend plus vers la variété. Cependant c'est toujours un plaisir d'écouter You Better Be Good To Me, What's Love Got To Do et Private Dancer. Mention special pour Steel Claw. J'adore l'intro de Let's Be Together.
Absolutely hated that cover of Help
Album #165 Tina Turner: Private Dancer The album was a lot more rock than I expected and her voice more harsh than I expected. That being said there are some obvious hits on here, but other than those not too much to return to. Just a solid 80s pop record, pretty much exactly what you’d expect from the mainstream stars of that era. Best Songs: Private Dancer, What’s Love Got to Do with It, I Can’t Stand the Rain Worst Song: 1984 Score out of 10: 5.5
THIS ALBUM SLAPS I LOVE TINA
Fucking phenomenal
Pretty mediocre honestly mostly just covers I like the title track but that's about it 4/10 Favourite: Private Dancer Least Favourite: 1984
Genuinely so good, her voice amazes me
The musics not really for me but I'll give her 2 because I like her
My dad’s favourite.
Ugh.
Veldig mye bra. 3-4
LIVE FOR THIS
When people say “that sounds like the ‘80s”, that covers a wide range of quality from bad to good. To me this album sounds like the ‘80s in a very good way. Although this album has a couple of meh songs. It took me longer than I care to admit for me to realize that is a cat on the album cover and not boots or shoes. How have I not heard this Beatles cover before? About 20 years ago I went through a phase of Beatles covers and I would have gobbled this one up if I knew about it.
Another great one, sometimes the production sounds a little dated and cheesyz’
Tina was a well deserved legend who went through a lot in her life. I’m very happy that people find enjoyment in her music. I’m just not one of those people. I could not finish this album. Just not my personal taste. Side note: years ago, at a music festival, some friends and I walked away when Ike’s set started. Because …you know.
Instrument in what's love got to do also banger song Holy fucking songs tho
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 🗣🗣🗣
Favorite Track: What's Love Got to Do with It
An album of its time… didn’t really age well
I instantly knew this was going to be a good one as soon as I started the first song, no worries of this being a single hit album with "what's love got to do with it?". She's got such a powerful voice and the 80's poppy funk is such a great vibe.
my first time listening to tina turner and i loved it. damn whatever they put in the music back then needs to makes its way back to now
känns som hon driver?
An incredible story and a few good hits, but no much more.
Mmmmm I remember her around the time of this album, and then I discovered all her stuff with Ike - which is very good, this album was rather boring
80s compressed production and dated synth sounds. Too many covers. Even Tina's voice couldn't save this.
she’s great i just didn’t like this all that much
Love Tina's comeback story and she is certainly talented just a little too "pop" for my taste. Some nice tunes though
A hefty slab of 80s rock n' soul! Slightly dated sound, but who doesn't love a bit of Tina?!
No esta nada mal.
What a powerhouse!
very 80s. "show some respect" bangs. i was excited to hear her cover of "help!" but cmonnn the point of that song is that the lyrics contrast with the upbeat feeling of the music. you can't just make it sad. overall not my cup of tea.
A couple good songs, but overall I didn't vibe with the album.
Tina Turner obviously belongs on a list like this, and *Private Dancer* is her most important album. Alongside the title track, “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is the standout track—even my autocorrect seems to know this song. It’s not exactly my cup of tea, but it’s definitely a must-have.
Not my type
Tina Turner is classic. This album is well worth your time.
Tina's voice is iconic, and massively shines in this album. While the lyrics of the music talk to a broken heart, the power and soul captured here is amazing. It's not a perfect album, but it is still amazing.
Te amo Tina Turner estuvo super divertido
So stuck in the 80s that I took off my headphones and my hair was feathered - dripping with velvety sax, corny synth, and tinny electric drums. Still, I was picking up what it was putting down and taking it as something from 1984 (rather than like, a ~timeless album~ woOOooo) it's a solid, consistent piece. Ike really did a number on her, though, and it shows here. Whatever, she's a star with a unique voice. My 3 year old gave this one a thumbs up, but also insisted on repeatedly asking (ever more incredulously each time I answered) "is this a boy or a girl singing?" Is the riff from "Better Be Good To Me" the same as the Pretenders' "Tattooed Love Boys?"
Some decent enough songs utterly undermined by some unbelievably 80s production choices. Also the covers are terrible.
Oui elle a une belle voix… mais bon… 1h50 quoi. C’est très très vite chiant
A great blend of rock and r&b. Powerhouse.
What can I say, I find 80's music production charming.
Great solo debut from Tina. Side A is stacked, all songs good, a few got radio play. Side B not as strong, but holds up OK and is carried by Private Dancer which got heavy play through the 80s and 90s. The album also got some heavy play during (and brought back some memories of) the Haverhill years. L = (4.3*s) Love me some Tina. J = (4.2*s) Private Dancer was the launch pad for Tina’s solo career. I didn’t realize until recently that she has Mark Knopfler to thank for that.
Went with the international release of Private Dancer (since the list author is British) which includes the extra cover track of "Help." Should have left it off...brings the rating down. An Al Green cover on this as well, which I don't prefer from an album purest standpoint but it's better than the Lennon cover. The record is still loaded with top Tina tracks. Even though she hated "What's Love," it's her best song. "1984" is the most poppy, synth track and sounds like it borrowed a bit from "No Time" by The Guess Who. Amazing to find out the title track was written by Mark Knopfler and features a guitar solo by Jeff Beck. The covers and "Steel Claw" are weakest links and bring it down but overall, a great debut for Turner's solo start. This was a staple on the CD shuffle for openmindz and it's worthy of the vinyl pickup. Six out of 10 tracks are strong enough to get this one a 3.86 star rating.
Pretty strong album from Tina Turner. A handful of songs remain timeless hits, lead by What's Love Got To Do With It. I didn't realize that so many songs on this album are covers, nor that Mark Knopfler was the writer of the title track. Overall it's a great mix pop, soul and R&B from Tina. 3.22 stars
I didn't like the 80's vibe to some of the music. I did, however, love her voice. The woman could sing. Private Dancer, Better Be Good To Me and What's love Got To Do With it are all worth a listen.
A couple of good songs and an amazing voice but horrible music. Sounds like it was made on an Atari 2600.
This is something only Tina Turner can deliver. It's very very 80's in songwriting and production, but definitely her. Going from the title track into a version of "Let's Stay Together?" Pretty good.
Tina has a powerful voice and I love a lot of her '70s output, but this is near unlistenable. The '80s production on this is beyond awful. So much synth, canned drums, overly-affected guitars and bass, everything compressed so hard there are no dynamics; this is the worst of everything the '80s pushed in pop. I don't know who thought making the Beatles Help! into a ballad (with a VERY '80s sax solo I might add) was a good idea, but I hope they lost their job. How THIS is what propelled her to superstardom, I will never understand.
Best Song: Steel Claw This was part of the Tina Turner resurgance and was a HUGE deal in 1984. A 9-year-old me remembers people loving this album. I'm not gonna yuck anyone's yum, but this didn't do anything for me. It was ok but not my thing and I was too young to enjoy any nostalgia that may come with it. 3/5.
not something i would choose to listen to again, but funky and easy to listen to
It was okay
Tina is never a 3. Except she is. Not because any song is a 3 but because they are either a 1 or a 5. I love some of it and I loath some of it. If we had decimals, I'd probably go 2.75. Round it up, because she is a bleeping legend. 3.0
cool ya des classiques mais c'est long
Maybe not my cup of tea, but you have to acknowledge the power of an undeniable rock star.
You know who’s awesome? Tina Turner.
This wasn't my thing. I've never listened to a Tina Turner album, I know her hits, and yes there's one on here but as a whole, it just didn't do it for me. I found the title track lacking.
This stays pretty strong until the last couple of tracks. Good stuff.
80's pop, powerful voice
Tina Turner is a legend in my country, largely in part to a dance associated with nutbush city limits, and the use of “The Best” to promote rugby league in the 90’s. This album bought back memories of being a kid and my mum blasting this every Saturday morning while doing housework. She’s got one hell of a voice and the songs are catchy, maybe in part to the way each song builds tension and hits the crescendo at the chorus. Although formulaic, I’d take this style of pop music any day compared to the absolute dog shit pop music created these days. Despite the above, it’s not my style of music but I can appreciate it, and respect Tina’s legacy
Not really my style but I obviously love "What's love got to do with it" 💃💃💃
Good album, classic song from a classic lady
Catchy on the singles, corny 80s production
Over cooked and over produced. Love Tina, but this feels like her talent being somewhat exploited like a lot of the other early 80s pop. and 1960s/70s artist reboots. 3
A lot of hits on this record for sure Pleasantly pleasantly surprised for this album definitely will return and shocking enough. I really liked a long song private dancer, the title track seven minutes long and I enjoyed it.
Private Dancer and What’s Love Got To Do With It are the best songs. Tina’s voice is amazing, and if you like 1980s production (which I get is polarizing, but I lived through it and have nostalgia for) then this is a banger. 4⭐️
Interesante y lleno de visa
classic 80s pop. really good
One good song, a lot of screeching, and some absurd covers.
Rock, 1984 -> 4
The songwriting here is decent and Turner's gritty and committed vocal performance coupled with the mechanical sheen of the mostly synthetic backing tracks make for an effective combination. Not an exceptional or groundbreaking album but a solid one nonetheless.
It was fine, nothing I'd write home about
She's a queen.
Highlights: I Might Have Been Queen, What's Love Got to Do with It, Show Some Respect, I Can't Stand the Rain, Let's Stay Together, 1984
Another classic hits the shelves, if your definition of classic is late career tripe from overblown, mainstream acts. Unfortunately, that isn't my definition of classic, and now I sit here enduring the herculean task of enduring every song on this record. Some have theorized that records end up on this list because of one song, and if that is the case for the shabbily sung and misery-inducing "What's Love Got to Do with It" we have truly extended ourselves beyond the pale. This song is atrocious, and as it was over immediately, the rest of the album fulfils the prophecy set forth by the black cat skulking beneath the D-list pop diva. Run, don't walk - under 13 ladders if you have to - away from this 80's schlock. Don't worry about smashing those precariously placed mirrors, our new custodian will be in to clean that up. I finally had to get rid of that triskaidekaphobic janitor. 1 HIGHLIGHTS: She daaaaances for money. Excellent insight, Tina.