Romance isn't the first word associated with Tina Turner but there's little doubt that the soul singer knows her way around a love song, so compiling an 18-song collection of the best of those romantic tunes makes sense.
The 2014 compilation Love Songs, however, bends the rules of what qualifies as a love song, finding space for her arena rock anthem "The Best," "What's Love Got to Do with It?," the adult contemporary standard "I Don't Want to Fight," and Ike & Tina's "River Deep, Mountain High," which may be about love but is bombastic in the way none of the other 17 songs here are.
That quick list of songs reveals how many of her hits are here -- also included are "Let's Stay Together," "Missing You," "Private Dancer," and "When the Heartache Is Over," her second-to-last Top 40 Adult Contemporary single; missing are tougher songs like 'Typical Male," "One of the Living," "Better Be Good to Me," and "We Don't Need Another Hero" -- and this is why Love Songs is an imperfect but generally worthwhile comp; it has just enough big songs to warrant a purchase and, through a selection of album tracks from the '80s and '90s, it sustains its highly polished romantic mood fairly well.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BestMike Chapman, Roger Davies, Dan Hartman, Holly Knight | Tina Turner | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | I Don't Wanna Lose YouAlbert Hammond, Graham Lyle | Tina Turner | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Let's Stay TogetherAl Green, Al Jackson, Jr., William Mitchell | Tina Turner | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | What's Love Got to Do With ItTerry Britten, Graham Lyle | Tina Turner | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Missing YouMark Leonard, Charles Sanford, John Waite | Tina Turner | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Private DancerMark Knopfler | Tina Turner | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Two PeopleTerry Britten, Graham Lyle | Tina Turner | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Look Me in the HeartTom Kelly, Billy Steinberg | Tina Turner | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Way of the WorldAlbert Hammond, Graham Lyle | Tina Turner | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Why Must We Wait Until TonightRobert John "Mutt" Lange | Tina Turner | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | FallingSol Connell, Tim Fraser | Tina Turner | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | I Want You Near MeTerry Britten, Graham Lyle | Tina Turner | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Be Tender With Me BabyAlbert Hammond, Holly Knight | Tina Turner | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | Don't Leave Me This WayPaul Barry, Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor | Tina Turner | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | Whatever You NeedRussell Courtenay, Harriet Roberts | Tina Turner | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 16 | When the Heartache Is OverJohn Reid, Graham Stack | Tina Turner | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 17 | River Deep Mountain HighJeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | Tina Turner, Ike & Tina Turner | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 18 | I Don't Want To Fight | Tina Turner | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 74 mins | 171 MB | |||||
| 74 mins | 485 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Barry | Composer |
| 2 | Paul Barry | Composer |
| 3 | Terry Britten | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | John Carter | Producer |
| 5 | Mike Chapman | Composer |
| 6 | Sol Connell | Composer |
| 7 | Russell Courtenay | Composer |
| 8 | Roger Davies | Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Johnny Douglas | Producer |
| 10 | Steve DuBerry | Composer |
| 11 | Tim Fraser | Composer |
| 12 | Lulu Frieda | Composer |
| 13 | Al Green | Composer |
| 14 | Ellie Greenwich | Composer |
| 15 | Albert Hammond | Composer, Producer |
| 16 | Dan Hartman | Composer, Producer |
| 17 | Jeri Heiden | Art Direction, Design |
| 18 | John Heiden | Art Direction, Design |
| 19 | Trevor Horn | Producer |
| 20 | John Hudson | Engineer |
| 21 | Al Jackson, Jr. | Composer |
| 22 | Tom Kelly | Composer |
| 23 | Holly Knight | Composer |
| 24 | Mark Knopfler | Composer |
| 25 | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | Composer, Producer |
| 26 | Billy Lawrie | Composer |
| 27 | Mark Leonard | Composer |
| 28 | Peter Lindbergh | Photography |
| 29 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing, Producer |
| 30 | Graham Lyle | Composer, Producer |
| 31 | William Mitchell | Composer |
| 32 | Geoff Pesche | Mastering |
| 33 | Brian Rawling | Composer |
| 34 | Brian Rawlings | Producer |
| 35 | John Reid | Composer |
| 36 | Harriet Roberts | Composer |
| 37 | Charles Sanford | Composer |
| 38 | Phil Spector | Composer, Producer |
| 39 | Graham Stack | Composer |
| 40 | Billy Steinberg | Composer |
| 41 | Mark Taylor | Composer, Producer |
| 42 | Ike & Tina Turner | Primary Artist |
| 43 | Tina Turner | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 44 | John Waite | Composer |
| 45 | Martyn Ware | Arranger, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |