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"Better Be Good to Me" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, recorded by singer Tina Turner for her solo studio album Private Dancer (1984) and released as a single in early September 1984. The song was originally recorded and released in 1981 by Spider, a band from New York City that featu
The Los Angeles Times wrote that Turner's voice "melts vinyl". [19] Debby Miller, in a July 1984 Rolling Stone review, felt that the album was a powerful comeback, with Turner's voice "rasping but strong", and a range of songs that were all good in a "modern rock setting" that was "neither detached nor very fussy". [8]
American-born Swiss singer Tina Turner released nine studio albums, three live albums, two soundtracks, and six compilation albums.Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", Turner had reportedly sold around 100 to 150 million records worldwide [1] [2] [3] (with claims as high as 200 million globally), [4] [5] making her one of the best-selling female artists in music history. [6]
It was followed up by “Better Be Good to Me” (No. 5) and “Private Dancer” (No. 7). The album peaked at No. 3, but clung to the chart for more than two years, selling more than 5 million ...
The compilation was released with a different track listing in the US with the songs "Addicted to Love (Live)" and "Be Tender with Me Baby" being replaced by "What You Get Is What You See" and "Look Me in the Heart". In Australia, a limited edition of the album was also released and features a five-track bonus disc.
The queen of rock and roll, Tina Turner, died at the age of 83 on Wednesday (May 24) at home in Switzerland. Born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee in 1939, she auditioned for Ike Turner’s band as a ...
"Better Be Good to Me" (1984) ... Legal restrictions prevented the original recording being used by Tina Turner, ... 1984 release — 250,000 [30] United ...
Private Dancer, released in May 1984, propelled Turner back into stardom after escaping her abusive marriage to musician Ike Turner in the Seventies left her penniless and living off food stamps.