| Wildest Dreams |
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| Studio album by Tina Turner |
| Released |
April 22, 1996
(see release history) |
| Recorded |
Summer 1995–Early 1996 |
| Genre |
Pop, R&B, soul, rock, pop rock, soft rock |
| Label |
Parlophone |
| Producer |
Trevor Horn, Terry Britten |
| Tina Turner chronology |
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| Alternative cover |
U.S. cover art
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| Singles from Wildest Dreams |
- "GoldenEye"
Released: November 18, 1995
- "Whatever You Want"
Released: March 23, 1996
- "On Silent Wings"
Released: June 8, 1996
- "Missing You"
Released: July 27, 1996
- "Something Beautiful Remains"
Released: October 19, 1996
- "In Your Wildest Dreams"
Released: December 21, 1996
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Wildest Dreams is the eighth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Parlophone/Virgin in 1996. It went double platinum in the UK, France, Germany, and on the European charts.
[edit] Overview
The song "GoldenEye", recorded and released in 1995, was the theme of the James Bond film of the same name. It was written by Bono and The Edge of the Irish band U2. The song "Confidential" was written and co-produced for Turner by the British group the Pet Shop Boys. The band's singer and lyricist, Neil Tennant, sings backing vocals on the track. The original Pet Shop Boys demo (with Tennant on vocals) can be found on the 2001 2-disc rerelease of their album Very. "Unfinished Sympathy" is a cover of the Massive Attack song. The track "All Kinds of People" was written by Sheryl Crow and features the singer on backing vocals. Tina Turner also released a duet with Barry White called "In Your Wildest Dreams" which reached #32 in the UK, the duet version was included on the U.S. version of the album which had a different track list, released some six months after it was first issued in Europe and most other parts of the world, and then also with an alternate cover. The album also featured guest vocals from Sting on the track "On Silent Wings" which peaked at #13 in the UK. Wildest Dreams included a total of six European single releases; "GoldenEye", "Whatever You Want"—co-written and originally recorded by Taylor Dayne, "On Silent Wings", Turner's cover version of John Waite's "Missing You", "Something Beautiful Remains" and the title track "In Your Wildest Dreams".
In 1997 the album was released as a limited edition special pack in Europe with a bonus disc including remixes, non-album tracks and live recordings from Turner's concert in Amsterdam on the Wildest Dreams Tour. The two-disc edition was released with the same cover picture as the U.S. album.
[edit] Track listings
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Do What You Do" |
Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, Connor Reeves |
4:23 |
| 2. |
"Whatever You Want" |
Andrew Baker, Taylor Dayne, Fred Zarr |
4:52 |
| 3. |
"Missing You" |
Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford, John Waite |
4:36 |
| 4. |
"On Silent Wings" (featuring Sting) |
James Ralston, Tony Joe White |
6:12 |
| 5. |
"Thief of Hearts" |
Friedman, Hattler, Krause, Rich |
4:05 |
| 6. |
"In Your Wildest Dreams" (featuring Antonio Banderas) |
Mike Chapman, Holly Knight |
5:33 |
| 7. |
"GoldenEye" (Single edit) |
Bono, The Edge |
3:27 |
| 8. |
"Confidential" |
Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant |
4:39 |
| 9. |
"Something Beautiful Remains" |
Britten, Lyle |
4:20 |
| 10. |
"All Kinds of People" |
Sheryl Crow, Gilbert, Presley |
4:43 |
| 11. |
"Unfinished Sympathy" |
Robert Del Naja, Daddy G, Shara Nelson, Jay Sharp, Andrew Vowles |
4:30 |
| 12. |
"Dancing in My Dreams" |
Cawley, Fleming, Russell |
6:45 |
| 13. |
"Love is a Beautiful Thing" (Japanese bonus track) |
Seth Swirsky |
3:45 |
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White) (Single edit) |
Chapman, Knight |
3:48 |
| 2. |
"Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit) |
Britten, Lyle |
4:00 |
| 3. |
"The Difference Between Us" |
Holand, Celli, Levan |
4:32 |
| 4. |
"River Deep – Mountain High" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Britten, Lyle |
6:04 |
| 6. |
"Private Dancer" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Mark Knopfler |
9:01 |
| 7. |
"Steamy Windows" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Tony Joe White |
3:37 |
| 8. |
"The Best" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Chapman, Knight |
7:13 |
| 9. |
"On Silent Wings" (Live, Amsterdam 1996) |
Ralston, White |
5:27 |
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Missing You" (Alternate mix) |
Leonard, Sandford, Waite |
4:40 |
| 2. |
"In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White) |
Chapman, Knight |
5:29 |
| 3. |
"Whatever You Want" (Alternate mix) |
Baker, Dayne, Zarr |
4:31 |
| 4. |
"Do What You Do" |
Britten, Lyle, Reeves |
4:23 |
| 5. |
"Thief of Hearts" |
Friedman, Hattler, Krause, Rich |
4:05 |
| 6. |
"On Silent Wings" (featuring Sting) |
Ralston, White |
6:12 |
| 7. |
"Something Beautiful Remains" |
Britten, Lyle |
4:20 |
| 8. |
"Confidential" |
Lowe, Tennant |
4:39 |
| 9. |
"The Difference Between Us" |
Holand, Celli, Levan |
4:32 |
| 10. |
"All Kinds of People" |
Crow, Gilbert, Presley |
4:43 |
| 11. |
"Unfinished Sympathy" |
Del Naja, Marshall, Nelson, Sharp, Vowles |
4:30 |
| 12. |
"GoldenEye" (Soundtrack version) |
Bono, The Edge |
4:46 |
| 13. |
"Dancing in My Dreams" |
Cawley, Fleming, Russell |
6:45 |
| 14. |
"Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit) (Hidden track) |
Britten, Lyle |
4:00 |
[edit] B-sides
| Title |
Single(s) |
| "Do Something" |
"On Silent Wings" |
| "The Difference Between Us" |
"Missing You" |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Production
- Terry Britten – record producer, tracks 1 and 9
- Trevor Horn – producer, tracks 2 to 6, 10, 12
- Bono – executive producer, track 7
- The Edge – executive producer, track 7
- Nellee Hooper – producer, track 7
- Chris Porter – producer, track 8
- Pet Shop Boys (Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant) – producers, track 8
- Garry Hughes – producer, track 11
- Andres Levan and Camus Celli – producers on "The Difference Between Us" from an original production by Trevor Horn
- Tim Weidner – sound engineer
- Brian Tench – sound engineer
- Chris Porter – sound engineer
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1996) |
Peak
position |
| Australian Albums Chart |
14 |
| Austrian Albums Chart |
2 |
| Belgium, Flanders Albums Chart |
3 |
| Belgium, Wallonia Albums Chart |
7 |
| Canadian Albums Chart |
29 |
| Dutch Albums Chart |
4 |
| Finnish Albums Chart |
3 |
| French Albums Chart |
14 |
| German Albums Chart |
2 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart |
1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart |
6 |
| Spanish Albums Chart |
13 |
| Swedish Albums Chart |
5 |
| Swiss Albums Chart |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart |
4 |
| US Billboard Albums Chart |
61 |
| US R&B Albums Chart |
26 |
European single release
| Year |
Region |
Single |
Position |
| 1996 |
France |
"Unfinished Sympathy" |
9 |
[edit] Release history
| Region |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalogue |
| United Kingdom |
April 22, 1996 |
Parlophone |
CD |
724383768424 |
| United States |
September 3, 1996 |
Virgin Records |
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| United Kingdom |
November 1, 1996 |
Parlophone |
2CD |
724385377129 |
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