Simply the Best is the first greatest hits compilation by Tina Turner, released on October 22, 1991, by Capitol Records.
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Released | October 22, 1991 |
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Recorded | 1973–1991 |
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Length | 73:33 |
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Label | Capitol |
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The album includes Turner's most popular hits since her comeback in the early mid-1980s. It also includes three new songs that were previously unreleased: "Love Thing" (UK Airplay No. 13), "I Want You Near Me" (No. 22 UK), and "Way of the World" (UK Airplay No. 6 and UK No. 13) as well as a re-recorded dance version of Turner's classic "Nutbush City Limits", all of which were also issued as singles in 1991 and 1992. The album is Turner's biggest seller in the UK where it sold 2.1 million copies.[6] It was certified 8× platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide.[7]
The compilation was released with a different track listing in the US with the songs "Addicted to Love (Live)" and "Be Tender with Me Baby" being replaced by "What You Get Is What You See" and "Look Me in the Heart". In Australia, a limited edition of the album was also released and features a five-track bonus disc. It includes a re-recording of "The Best" as a duet with Jimmy Barnes, which was retitled "(Simply) The Best" and was released as a single, as well as a fourth new song called "I'm a Lady", which was released in other regions as the B-side to "Love Thing".
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UK double LP (ESTV 1-1 & 1-2) version[8]
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1. | "The Best" (7" edit) | | 4:08 |
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2. | "Better Be Good to Me" (7" edit) | | 3:38 |
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3. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | | 3:42 |
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4. | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | | 3:48 |
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5. | "I Don't Wanna Lose You" | | 4:18 |
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6. | "Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version) | Turner | 3:42 |
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7. | "What You Get Is What You See" | | 4:26 |
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8. | "Let's Stay Together" (7" edit) | | 3:37 |
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9. | "River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner) | | 3:37 |
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10. | "Steamy Windows" | White | 4:03 |
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11. | "Typical Male" | | 4:15 |
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12. | "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit) | | 4:14 |
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13. | "Private Dancer" (7" edit) | Knopfler | 4:00 |
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14. | "Look Me in the Heart" | | 3:39 |
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15. | "It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart) | | 4:11 |
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16. | "I Want You Near Me" | | 3:52 |
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17. | "Way of the World" | | 4:24 |
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18. | "Love Thing" | | 4:27 |
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1. | "The Best" (7" edit) | | 4:10 |
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2. | "Better Be Good to Me" (7" edit) | | 3:40 |
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3. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | | 3:44 |
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4. | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | | 3:50 |
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5. | "I Don't Wanna Lose You" | | 4:18 |
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6. | "Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version) | Turner | 3:44 |
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7. | "What You Get Is What You See" | | 4:28 |
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8. | "Let's Stay Together" (7" edit) | | 3:39 |
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9. | "Addicted to Love" (Live, London 1986) (Alternate version) | Palmer | 5:05 |
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10. | "River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner) | Barry, Greenwich, Spector | 3:37 |
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11. | "Steamy Windows" | White | 4:02 |
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12. | "Typical Male" | | 4:14 |
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13. | "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit) | | 4:14 |
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14. | "Private Dancer" (7" edit) | Knopfler | 4:01 |
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15. | "Look Me in the Heart" | | 3:41 |
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16. | "It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart) | | 4:13 |
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17. | "I Want You Near Me" | | 3:53 |
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18. | "Way of the World" | | 4:19 |
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19. | "Love Thing" | | 4:28 |
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"Nutbush City Limits" ('91) |
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"I'm a Lady" |
"Love Thing" and "(Simply) The Best" |
"Let's Dance" (Live) |
"I Want You Near Me" |
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Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.