Private Dancer
Tina Turner

Surely Turner, a dazzling, distinctive vocalist and an artist of pedigree and influence, deserves better material than this awkward, artificial recording? Cobbled together by the A&R man at Capitol, a few covers here, some originals there, the album never feels organic or artist led. Clearly this tapped into something, though, as it was such a huge hit and revived Turner's career. Private Dancer is the highlight - a seriously subversive mainstream chart release - and What's Love... shows what Tina can do; and whilst she doesn't top Ann Peebles on I Can't Stand the Rain, she comes pretty close. But you hope for something more.

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