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A new album – a new style

21 years ago today, Tina released her first ‘solo’ greatest hits album: Simply The Best. The album includes many of Tina’s biggest hits, including three new songs: Love Thing, Way Of The World and I Want You Near Me. It was Tina’s first sign of activity after her 1990 Foreign Affair tour, at that time billed as her ‘farewell’ tour. History learns that, luckily, two more farewell tours would follow. But maybe the biggest surprise of this 1991 comeback was Tina’s new hair style. Gone were the huge lion manes – the new look was short and classy. With this album, Tina proved to be ready for the 90′s! Continue reading for the press release that went out for the album. Thanks to Lars and Alan for the scans!

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Tina takes it nice and easy at Macy’s Passport

On September 18, 1997, Tina Turner sang at the Macy’s Passport  fund-raiser and fashion show  in San Francisco, CA. The show was aimed to raise funds and awareness for the AIDS virus. Tina performed a set of unplugged songs including “The Best”, “What’s love” &  ”Proud Mary”. Continue reading to listen to those songs and for a set of marvelous pictures of Tina’s performance!

If anybody has more footage (video & audio) concerning this event, please contact us! Thanks!

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She’s so Bold and Reckless!

Bold and Reckless is a song released on the 12″ and CD versions of Tina Turner’s 1989 hit single The Best. This rock song was written by Jeannette Obstoj and Rupert Hine – the same songwriters duo that was also responsible for 1984′s I Might Have Been Queen that appeared on Tina’s Private Dancer album. The single The Best was released in many formats, on the regular 7″ version of the single Undercover Agent For The Blues was featured as the b-side. Continue reading to listen to the song, read the lyrics, as well as for scans of the Swiss picture CD-single of The Best, on which Bold And Reckless was included.

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Tina Turner and Paul Schaffer on Friday Night Videos

Tina Turner is a guest VJ on Friday Night Videos back in 1989. She is joined by Paul Schaffer: musician, composer and probably most famous as band leader on David Letterman’s Late Night shows. Paul is a big fan of Phil Spector, so he takes the opportunity to ask some questions to Tina about recording River Deep, Mountain High in 1966: she shares some interesting anecdotes. Besides that, Tina talks a bit about recording her album Foreign Affair, and of course introduces some of her favourite videos.

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20 years ago today: Tina at the opening of Disneyland Paris

20 years ago today, Tina Turner performed at the Grand Opening of Disneyland Paris, Disney’s theme park just outside of Paris, France. Tina performed (lip-synching) her hit single The Best from 1989. The opening of EuroDisney on April 12, 1992, was a big event with many stars, and it was broadcast (live) in several European countries. In this video, Tina is introduced by German television host Thomas Gottschalk.

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Tina Turner – The Best promo CD remixes – 1989

On this 1989 promo CD issued by Capitol Records in the United States, three alternative mixes of Tina Turner’s smash hit The Best are featured. The CD was issued without a cover. Below you can find the three mixes: Single Muscle mix, Extended Mighty mix and the Extended Muscle mix. Enjoy!

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18 years ago today: Tina Turner performs in Lüneburg, Germany

Tina Turner - What's Love tour - 1993

18 years ago today, Tina performed in Lüneburg, Germany as part of her 1993 What’s Love? tour. Although this tour took place mainly in the United States and Australia, since she didn’t go there in 1990 on her similar Foreign Affair tour, Tina did perform a few shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as part of the Rock Over Germany festivals. Below you will find four songs, broadcast on the radio, performed during the concert in Lüneburg. Enjoy!

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