1993 Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It
What’s Love Got to Do with It is the eighth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Parlophone in 1993. It was the soundtrack album for the 1993 Tina Turner biographical film What’s Love Got to Do with It, which was released by Touchstone Pictures the same year.
Turner re-recorded many of her songs from the Ike and Tina Turner period for this album including their first hit single “A Fool in Love”. Three brand new tracks were also included, “I Don’t Wanna Fight” being a top 10 hit in both the US and UK The album also includes Turner’s version of The Trammps’ disco classic “Disco Inferno”, a song she had often performed live in concert during the late 1970s, but was never previously recorded in studio. Two tracks from her 1984 breakthrough solo album Private Dancer are included as well, the title track to the movie and “I Might Have Been Queen”. The album hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum in various countries including the US, the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand.
The US version of the album omits two tracks; “Shake a Tail Feather” and “Tina’s Wish”.
Tracks
1 I Don’t Wanna Fight (Steve DuBerry; Lulu; Billy Lawrie) 06:09
2 Rock Me Baby (B.B. King; Joe Josea) 03:59
3 Disco Inferno (Leroy Green; Ron Kersey) 04:05
4 Why Must We Wait Until Tonight (Bryan Adams; Robert John Lange) 05:55
5 Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner) 03:19
6 (Darlin’) You Know I Love You (B.B. King; Jules Taub) 04:29
7 Proud Mary (John Fogerty) 05:27
8 A Fool In Love (Ike Turner) 02:56
9 It’s Gonna Work Out Fine (Rose Marie McCoy; Sylvia McKinney) 02:50
10 Stay Awhile (Graham Lyle; Terry Britten) 04:51
11 I Might Have Been Queen (Jamie West-Oram; Jeannette-Thérèse Obstoj; Rupert Hine) 04:21
12 What’s Love Got To Do With It (Graham Lyle; Terry Britten) 03:49
Biography
Musicians
1 I Don’t Wanna Fight
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Drums (programming) | Steve DuBerry |
| Drums (programming) | CJ Vanston |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Keyboards | Steve DuBerry |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Tim Cappello |
| Background Vocals | Steve DuBerry |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
2 Rock Me Baby
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Jacquelyn Gouche |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
3 Disco Inferno
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | James Ralston |
| Background Vocals | Tim Cappello |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Jacquelyn Gouche |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
4 Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
| Guitar | Keith Scott |
| Hammond Organ | Robbie King |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Piano | David Paich |
| Trumpet | Rick Braun |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Adams |
| Background Vocals | Robert John Lange |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
5 Nutbush City Limits
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Jacquelyn Gouche |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
6 (Darlin’) You Know I Love You
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
7 Proud Mary
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Trombone | Lee Thornburg |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Background Vocals | Tim Cappello |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
8 A Fool In Love
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Sax | Tim Cappello |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Jacquelyn Gouche |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
9 It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
| Bass | Bob Feit |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Jacquelyn Gouche |
| Vocals | Tim Cappello |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
10 Stay Awhile
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Drums (programming) | CJ Vanston |
| Guitar (solo) | Tim Pierce |
| Guitar | James Ralston |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Background Vocals | Tim Cappello |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
11 I Might Have Been Queen
| Bass | Rupert Hine |
| Drums | Trevor Morais |
| Guitar | Jamie West-Oram |
| Keyboards | Rupert Hine |
| Percussion | Rupert Hine |
| Background Vocals | Cy Curnin |
| Background Vocals | Rupert Hine |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
12 What’s Love Got To Do With It
| Drums | Graham Jarvis |
| Guitar | Terry Britten |
| Keyboards | Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Keyboards | Billy Livsey |
| Percussion | Simon Morton |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Background Vocals | Terry Britten |
| Vocals | Tina Turner |
Liner Notes
Producer – Chris Lord-Alge, Roger Davies (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – Tina Turner (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Producer – Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange (Track 4)
Producer – CJ Mackintosh, Dave Dorrell (Track 5)
Producer – Phil Spector (Track 9)
Producer – Rupert Hine (Track 11)
Producer – Terry Britten (Track 12)
Producer (Additional) – Steve DuBerry (Track 1)
Producer (Executive) – Roger Davies, Tina Turner
Arranged By (Horns) – Tim Cappello
Arranged By (Strings) – Aaron Zigman (Track, 1, 5)
Engineer – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer – John Hudson (Track 13)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ben Wallach, Talley Sherwood (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Leonard (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – John Hudson (Track 13)
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Recorded By – Ron Obvious, Stevin McNamara (Track 4)
Remix – Chris Lord-Alge (Track 12)
Art Direction, Design – Norman Moore
Photography – Herb Ritts, Peter Lindbergh
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Image Recording Studios
Overdubbed At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Battery Studios, London
Recorded At The Warehouse Studio
Recorded At Farmyard Studios
Recorded At Mayfair Studios
Phonographic Copyright Touchstone Pictures
Copyright EMI Records Ltd