

Turner entered the Guinness Book of World Records during her 'Break Every Rule' tour when she performed in front of the largest paying audience ever to see a single performer. Worldwide the album has been estimated having sold between 10-11 million copies, although some estimate closer to 20 million copies, making it Turner's most successful solo album. Private Dancer remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. Capitol issued the number-one hit 'What's Love Got to Do With It', which helped Turner win 'Record Of The Year', 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance' at the 1985 Grammy Awards. It charted a total of five top forty singles and three singles reached the top ten in the states. In 1984, Turner released her fifth solo album, Private Dancer which established Turner as a credible solo artist. This controlling (and often violent) atmosphere caused the musicians and backup singers to come and go frequently. While a fine musician and an early rock and roll influence, his temperament eventually led to their decline as his drug abuse worsened. Ike and Tina Turner recorded a string of hits in the 1960s, including the groundbreaking 'River Deep, Mountain High' with producer Phil Spector. Ike changed Bullock's name to Tina and his band's to The Ike & Tina Turner Revue. 'A Fool In Love' was a huge R&B hit reaching #2 crossing over to the top 30 of the US pop chart. In 1960, when a singer scheduled to record the song, 'A Fool In Love', didn't appear, Bullock stepped in and recorded the vocals instead. Ike was initially sceptical, but after much persistence on Bullock's part, Ike Turner eventually decided to let her perform for him. Louis, Tina met musician Ike Turner and later asked him if she could sing for him. She graduated from Sumner High School and became an assistant nurse at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Her grandmother died during high school, prompting her to move back to her mother in St.

She later attended Carver High School in Brownsville where she became a cheerleader and played on the basketball team. She attended Flagg Grove Elementary School and used to sing in a church choir. When she was still young, her mother left the family after years of abuse from Floyd, and when Floyd re-married she went to live with her grandmother Georgeanna. She later moved back with her parents who had moved to Knoxville. Her parents were Zelma Priscilla and Floyd Richard Bullock who worked alongside the sharecroppers on the farm where she was born.Īs a child, she lived with her religious grandparents Alex and Roxanna Bullock when her parents went to work during World War II. Tina Turner was born in Nutbush, Haywood County, Tennessee. In 2013, Celebrity Net Worth claimed that Tina Turner had a net worth of 200 million USD. To date, Turner has 7 Billboard top 10 singles and has 33 Top 40 hits in the UK and sold more concert tickets than any other solo performer ever. Tina Turner is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress known as one of the world's biggest-selling music artists of all time. UK double LP (ESTV 1-1 & 1-2) version No.Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock November 26, 1939) " Addicted to Love" (Live in London, England, 1986) " River Deep – Mountain High" ( Ike & Tina Turner) " We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit)

It includes a re-recording of "The Best" as a duet with Jimmy Barnes, which was retitled " (Simply) The Best" and was released as a single, as well as a fourth new song called "I'm a Lady", which was released in other regions as the B-side to "Love Thing". In Australia, a limited edition of the album was also released and features a five track bonus disc. 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".

The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide. It was certified 8× platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album is Turner's biggest seller in the UK where it sold 2.1 million copies. 13) as well as a re-recorded dance version of Turner's classic " Nutbush City Limits", all of which were also issued as singles in 19. 22 UK), and " Way of the World" (UK Airplay No. It also includes three new songs that were previously unreleased " Love Thing" (UK Airplay No. The album includes Turner's most popular hits since her comeback in the early-mid 1980s. 2.2 UK double LP (ESTV 1-1 & 1-2) version.
