

Right there, on the spot, she came up with a completely different approach to the melody. She paused for a minute, then she said, "Let me try something a little different". There was a moment during the recording session when I didn't think her vocal was going to work (we wrote the song for Bryan's vocal range, and it was the wrong key for Tina). She has the energy of a hurricane, yet she's focused and professional. It was also a real treat watching Tina sing in the studio.
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To her credit, she honoured all of the small engagements before turning her full attention to the "big time". As everyone now knows, the album was an enormous success - in fact, success came so quickly that Tina found herself caught between two very different worlds: "top dollar" requests were arriving daily for stadium concerts in support of her hit single "What's Love Got To Do With It", while at the same time she had agree to perform at a McDonald's Restaurant Manager's convention, booked several months before. Roger took Tina under his wing and helped her record the "Private Dancer" album. and she was amazing!!Īround the same time as the Tom Jones appearance Tina met a young Australian manager, Roger Davies.

When I was playing drums for Tom Jones in 1980, Tina appeared on Tom's television show as a guest. She was half-a-million dollars in debt, and at one point she had to resort to food stamps to feed her family! Her single "What's Love Got To Do With It" had just started taking off at radio, and she was finally emerging from years of obscurity! If Bryan had approached her even a few weeks later, chances are Tina would have been too busy to participate.Īfter splitting with her husband (and band-leader) Ike Turner in 1976, Tina spent several years playing night-clubs, corporate conventions, and whatever other work she could find to support her four children. The song was included on the soundtrack to the film "Footloose"."It's Only Love" would have been a solo Bryan Adams performance were it not for Bryan's persistence in pursuing Tina Turner. Colin died from the injuries sustained from road traffic collision at the intensive care unit of Cork University Hospital on 26 January 2016.Ĭharts 1984 Deniece Williams went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with " Let's Hear It for the Boy". In 1987, he reached the top ten with " Wonderful Life", the single from his debut album of the same name. Released as a single on October 21, 1985, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the accompanying video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. He is best known as the lead singer of The Mission, and the guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy (1983–1985), and pop band Dead Or Alive (1981-1984).ġ962 English singer-songwriter Black (Colin Vearncombe) was born. 'It's Only Love' is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams, featuring American singer Tina Turner.

In the 80's she had four top ten solo singles in the United States: " Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (with Tom Petty, 1981), "Leather and Lace" (with Don Henley, 1981), " Stand Back" (1983), and " Talk to Me" (1985).ġ959 English musician Wayne Hussey was born. She is best known as a songwriter and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac. This Day In 80’s Music Birthday 1948 American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks was born. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It.Tina Turner – We Don’t Need Another Hero.Bryan Adams & Tina Turner – It’s Only Love.Search Search 1980s Music Videos 1980s Music Videos Bryan Adams, Tina Turner
