Tina Live in Europe is the first live album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records on March 21, 1988.
Composition The album is compiled of live performances made between 1985 and 1987, the majority of which are from Turner's Break Every Rule World Tour but also from the 1985 Private Dancer Tour, as well as the 1986 Tina Turner: Break Every Rule HBO special recorded in London at the Camden Palace (now Koko), masquerading as Le Club Zero in Paris, also released on video.
The double CD version of Tina Live in Europe includes four bonus songs not featured on the original double vinyl album. Certain limited editions of the double LP included a bonus one-sided 7" single or CD single featuring an exclusive "Tender Remix" of "Two People", mixed by Ben Liebrand.
Critical reception In 1989 the album won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Single releases Five singles were released from Tina Live In Europe; "Nutbush City Limits", a cover of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love, "Tonight" with David Bowie, "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "634–5789" with Robert Cray, the most successful being "Addicted to Love" which became a mainstay in Turner's live repertoire and was later included on the European editions of her 1991 hits compilation Simply the Best.
Track listing Disc 1
Disc 2
B-sides Title Single(s)"Legs""Nutbush City Limits" and "Addicted to Love"
Personnel Tina Turner – vocals
The Tina Turner Band Jamie Ralston – guitar, vocals Laurie Wisefield – guitar Bob Feit – bass guitar, vocals Jack Bruno – drums Stevie Scales – percussion John Miles – guitar, vocals Ollie Marland – keyboards, vocals Deric Dyer – saxophone, keyboards
Other musicians Jamie West-Oram – guitar, backing vocals Don Snow – keyboards, vocals Tim Cappello – keyboards, saxophone Alan Clark – keyboards Kenny Moore – keyboards Gary Barnacle – saxophone
Production John Hudson – producer, mixing (tracks 1.01, 1.02, 1.04–1.07, 1.09, 1.11, 1.12, 2.01–2.04, 2.06, 2.07, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14) Mike Ging – assistant Terry Britten – producer (tracks 1.03, 1.08, 1.10, 1.13, 1.14, 2.05, 2.08–2.10, 2.12) Roger Davies – executive producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1988) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (Kent Music Report)37Canadian Albums (RPM)34Dutch Albums (Stichting Nederlandse)2European Albums (Top 100)4Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)15French Albums (SNEP)21German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)4Japanese Albums (Oricon)87 US Cash Box Top Pop Albums 70
Year-end charts Chart (1988) PeakpositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)15Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)67French Albums (SNEP)69German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)34 Chart (1989) PeakpositionDutch Albums (MegaCharts)33
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