Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album)

For other uses, see Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album) (disambiguation).

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Wildest Dreams is the ninth 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.

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 co-written by Sheryl Crow. 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 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.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do What You Do"	Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, Connor Reeves	4:23
2.	"Whatever You Want"	Arthur 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"	Jud Friedman, H Hattler, J Krause, Allan 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, Kevin Gilbert, Eric Pressley	4:43
11.	"Unfinished Sympathy"	Robert Del Naja, Daddy G, Shara Nelson, Jay Sharp, Andrew Vowles	4:30
12.	"Dancing in My Dreams"	M Cawley, K Fleming, Brenda Russell	6:45
13.	"Love is a Beautiful Thing" (Japanese bonus track)	Seth Swirsky	3:45

Special Tour Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Nicholas Holland, Camus Mare Celli, Andrés Levin	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

North American version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

B-sides

Title	Single(s)
"Do Something"	"On Silent Wings"
"The Difference Between Us"	"Missing You"

Personnel

• Tina Turner – lead vocals
• Sting – vocals
• Barry White – vocals (U.S. edition)
• Antonio Banderas – vocals
• Anne Dudley – orchestra arrangements
• Gavin Wright – orchestra leader
• C-n-A – guitar, keyboards
• Terry Britten – guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
• Trevor Rabin – guitar, background vocals
• Tim Pierce – guitar
• J.J. Belle – guitar
• Dominic Miller – guitar
• David Rainger – guitar
• Chris "Snake" Davis – horns
• John Thirkell – horns
• Andy Hamilton – horns
• Steve Hamilton – horns
• Peter Thoms – horns
• Andy Bush – horns
• Charles Olins – piano
• Neil Tennant – keyboards, background vocals
• Chris Lowe – keyboards
• Lol Creme – keyboards
• Toby Chapman – keyboards
• Garry Hughes – keyboards
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
• Richard Cottle – keyboards
• Reggie Hamilton – bass
• Andy Hess – bass
• Keith Le Blanc – drums
• Graham Broad – drums
• Eric Ansten – drums
• Richie Stevens – drums
• Mike Higham – drums
• Trevor Horn – background vocals
• Tessa Niles – background vocals
• Lisa Fischer – background vocals
• Miriam Stockley – background vocals
• Conner Reeves – background vocals
• The Durham Choir – choir

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

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
Italian 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 200	61
US Top R&B Albums	26

European single release

Year	Region	Single	Position
1996	France	"Unfinished Sympathy"	9

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	April 22, 1996	Parlophone	CD	724383768424
United States	September 3, 1996	Virgin Records
United Kingdom	November 1, 1996	Parlophone	2CD	724385377129