Tina Turner is dead. Top 10 songs by the artist

The songs appearing on the BBC’s compilation chart the artist’s story, from her unhappy relationship with her first husband Ike, to her big comeback in the 1980s.

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In 1960, Tina and Ike achieved musical success. Record producer Phil Spector stood in the way of Turner, who offered her cooperation, thanks to which the song “River Deep – Mountain High” was released in 1966. Although the track was credited to the duo, Spector refused to allow Ike, who controlled Tina, to be in the studio.

After Credence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary” hit the charts in 1969, Tina and Ike transformed the slow country rock song into an explosive ode to freedom.

In this piece, Tina immortalized her hometown in Tennessee. The optimistic melody was a nostalgic memory of childhood, which the later star spent, among other things, picking cotton.

After separating from her husband, Tina had to start over, building herself as a solo artist. The decisive moment in her return – which resulted in even greater success than before – was meeting two members of the English group Heaven 17. Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory were looking for a singer to appear on their cover album.

Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” for the first time in a decade allowed Tina to reach the UK top 10.

With this track, Tina cemented her position as a solo star. Despite her initial reluctance, she agreed to perform the song on the condition that she could do it her way – “strongly, with seriousness and raw emotions”.

“Private Dancer,” the title track from the best-selling album that propelled Turner to the top of the charts, was first recorded by Dire Straits. The group’s frontman and songwriter Mark Knopfler, however, felt that the song did not suit male vocals.

The song, as well as Turner herself, appeared in the 1985 film “Mad Max Under Thunderdome”, in which the singer starred alongside Mel Gibson. The song was another hit, climbing to number two on the charts USA.

This piece was written for the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler and was released in 1988, but did not bring Tyler much success.

A year later, “The Best” was taken up by Turner, and the song became one of her flagship hits and the anthem of the decade – writes the BBC.

On the album “Foreign Affair”, from which “The Best” came, there was also the song “Steamy Windows”. Music Week magazine described it as a “delightfully spicy number” at the time.

The theme song of the film James Bond it’s a milestone for any artist. When in 1993 he appeared nominated for Oscar In 2007, in the feature film What’s Love Got To Do With It, based on Turner’s autobiography, the producers asked the artist to perform the song for Pierce Brosnan’s debut film as agent 007.