Private Dancer ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️is the fifth solo studio album by singer Tina Turner. It was released on May 29, 1984, by Capitol Records and was her first album released by the label. After a challenging start to her solo career following her divorce from Ike Turner, Private Dancer propelled Turner into becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable crossover singers in the recording industry. It became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications, and remains her best-selling album in North America to date. In 2020, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Private Dancer❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Cover photography by Peter Ashworth
Studio album by Tina Turner
Released
May 29, 1984
Recorded
1983–1984
Studio
Farmyard, Mayfair, Wessex, Good Earth, Abbey Road, CBS (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Pop
Length
44:02
Label
Capitol
Producer
Terry BrittenCarterLeon "Ndugu" ChanclerWilton FelderRupert HineJoe SampleGreg WalshMartyn Ware
Tina Turner chronology
Love Explosion
(1979) Private Dancer
(1984) Break Every Rule
(1986)

US release
Original US release cover
Original US release cover
Singles from Private Dancer
"Let's Stay Together"
Released: November 7, 1983 (UK)
"Help!"
Released: February 13, 1984 (UK)
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
Released: May 1984
"Better Be Good to Me"
Released: September 1984
"Private Dancer"
Released: October 1984 (EU)
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
Released: February 1985 (UK)
"Show Some Respect"
Released: April 1985 (US)
Background and production
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A&R man John Carter of Capitol Records is credited with relaunching Turner's career in the 1980s.
In 1983, despite opposition from within Capitol, he signed her and managed her first album for the label, Private Dancer. Recording sessions were overseen by four different production teams, including Rupert Hine, and Martyn Ware of Heaven 17, and took place at several studios in England.
A radical departure from the rhythm and blues sound Turner performed with Ike, the tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, inspired by pop and rock genres; it also features elements of smooth jazz and contemporary R&B.

Carter produced "Private Dancer", ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️which was written by Mark Knopfler and has a guitar solo by Jeff Beck. "Let's Stay Together" was produced by Ware. Terry Britten produced the reggae-tinged "What's Love Got to Do with It". "Help!" was recorded with The Crusaders. Hine produced "Better Be Good to Me", which had been written by Holly Knight, Mike Chapman, and Nicky Chinn.