Simply the Best (Tina Turner album)

Simply the Best

Greatest hits album by Tina Turner

Released

October 22, 1991

Recorded

1973–1991

Genre

Pop
rock

Label

Capitol

Tina Turner chronology

Foreign Affair
(1989)

Simply the Best
(1991)

What's Love Got to Do with It
(1993)

Singles from Simply the Best

"Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)"
Released: October 14, 1991
"Way of the World"
Released: November 1991
"Love Thing"
Released: 1992
"I Want You Near Me"
Released: 1992
"(Simply) The Best"
Released: 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]

Simply the Best is the first greatest hits compilation by Tina Turner and was released on October 22, 1991.

Overview

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 #13), "I Want You Near Me" (#22 UK), and "Way of the World" (UK Airplay #6 and UK #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 is one of the best selling albums of all time for sales in excess of 2.4 million copies.^[3] It was certified 8x platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide.^[4]

The compilation was released with a different track listing in the U.S. 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".

Track listing

Original version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best" (7" edit)	Chapman, Knight	4:10
2.	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Britten, Lyle	3:50
3.	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Bryant, Miller, Peebles	3:44
4.	"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Hammond, Lyle	4:18
5.	"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)	Turner	3:44
6.	"Let's Stay Together" (7" edit)	Green, Jackson, Mitchell	3:39
7.	"Private Dancer" (7" edit)	Knopfler	4:01
8.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit)	Britten, Lyle	4:14
9.	"Better Be Good to Me" (7" edit)	Chapman, Chinn, Knight	3:40
10.	"River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)	Barry, Greenwich, Spector	3:37
11.	"Steamy Windows"	White	4:02
12.	"Typical Male"	Britten, Lyle	4:14
13.	"It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart)	Moy, Stevenson	4:13
14.	"Addicted to Love" (Live in London, England, 1986)	Palmer	5:10
15.	"Be Tender with Me Baby"	David, Hammond	4:17
16.	"I Want You Near Me"	Britten, Lyle	3:53
17.	"Way of the World"	Hammond, Lyle	4:19
18.	"Love Thing"	Hammond, Knight	4:28

UK Double LP (ESTV 1-1 & 1-2) version^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best"	Chapman, Knight	4:08
2.	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Bryant, Miller, Peebles	3:42
3.	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Britten, Lyle	3:48
4.	"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Hammond, Lyle	4:18
5.	"Let's Stay Together"	Green, Jackson, Mitchell	3:37
6.	"Steamy Windows"	White	4:03
7.	"Typical Male"	Britten, Lyle	4:15
8.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"	Britten, Lyle	4:14
9.	"Private Dancer"	Knopfler	4:01
10.	"Better Be Good to Me"	Chapman, Chinn, Knight	3:38
11.	"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)	Turner	3:42
12.	"It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart)	Moy, Stevenson	4:13
13.	"River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)	Barry, Greenwich, Spector	3:38
14.	"Be Tender with Me Baby"	David, Hammond	4:16
15.	"Addicted to Love" (Live, London 1986)	Palmer	5:03
16.	"I Want You Near Me"	Britten, Lyle	3:52
17.	"Way of the World"	Hammond, Lyle	4:24
18.	"Love Thing"	Hammond, Knight	4:27

US version

Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best" (7" edit)	Chapman, Knight	4:10
2.	"Better Be Good to Me" (7" edit)	Chapman, Chinn, Knight	3:40
3.	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Bryant, Miller, Peebles	3:44
4.	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Britten, Lyle	3:50
5.	"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Hammond, Lyle	4:18
6.	"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)	Turner	3:44
7.	"What You Get Is What You See"	Britten, Lyle	4:28
8.	"Let's Stay Together" (7" edit)	Green, Jackson, Mitchell	3:39
9.	"River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)	Barry, Greenwich, Spector	3:37
10.	"Steamy Windows"	White	4:02
11.	"Typical Male"	Britten, Lyle	4:14
12.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit)	Britten, Lyle	4:14
13.	"Private Dancer" (7" edit)	Knopfler	4:01
14.	"Look Me in the Heart"	Kelly, Steinberg	3:41
15.	"It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart)	Moy, Stevenson	4:13
16.	"I Want You Near Me"	Britten, Lyle	3:53
17.	"Way of the World"	Hammond, Lyle	4:19
18.	"Love Thing"	Hammond, Knight	4:28

Australian version

Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best" (7" edit)	Chapman, Knight	4:10
2.	"Better Be Good to Me" (7" edit)	Chapman, Chinn, Knight	3:40
3.	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Bryant, Miller, Peebles	3:44
4.	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Britten, Lyle	3:50
5.	"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Hammond, Lyle	4:18
6.	"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)	Turner	3:44
7.	"What You Get Is What You See"	Britten, Lyle	4:28
8.	"Let's Stay Together" (7" edit)	Green, Jackson, Mitchell	3:39
9.	"Addicted to Love" (Live, London 1986) (Alternate version)	Palmer	5:05
10.	"River Deep – Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)	Barry, Greenwich, Spector	3:37
11.	"Steamy Windows"	White	4:02
12.	"Typical Male"	Britten, Lyle	4:14
13.	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (7" edit)	Britten, Lyle	4:14
14.	"Private Dancer" (7" edit)	Knopfler	4:01
15.	"Look Me in the Heart"	Kelly, Steinberg	3:41
16.	"It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart)	Moy, Stevenson	4:13
17.	"I Want You Near Me"	Britten, Lyle	3:53
18.	"Way of the World"	Hammond, Lyle	4:19
19.	"Love Thing"	Hammond, Knight	4:28

Limited edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(Simply) The Best" (with Jimmy Barnes)	Chapman, Knight	4:11
2.	"I'm a Lady"	Britten, Lyle	3:24
3.	"I Can't Stand the Rain" (Extended 12" remix)	Bryant, Miller, Peebles	5:43
4.	"Be Tender with Me Baby"	David, Hammond	4:17
5.	"Show Some Respect"	Britten, Shifrin	3:17

B-sides

Title	Single(s)
"Nutbush City Limits" ('91)	"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)
"I'm a Lady"	"Love Thing" and "(Simply) The Best"
"Let's Dance" (Live)	"I Want You Near Me"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	8
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[8]	40
Dutch Albums (Stichting Nederlandse)^[9]	3
European Albums (Top 100)^[10]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[13]	6
Italian Albums (Hit Parade Italia)^[14]	5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	2
US Billboard 200^[21]	113
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[22]	99
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[23]	23
French Compilations (SNEP)^[24]	16
Chart (2000)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[25]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[26]	58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	86
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)^[14]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[28]	27
Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista)^[29]	10
UK Albums (OCC)^[30]	4
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[31]	56
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[32]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[33]	29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[34]	7
Norwegian Winter Period Albums (VG-lista)^[35]	11
UK Albums (OCC)^[36]	23
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[31]	88
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[37]	58
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[38]	21
Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[39]	98
Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[40]	130
Chart (2000)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[41]	83

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[42]	Platinum	60,000^*
Australia (ARIA)^[31]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[43]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[44]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[45]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[46]	Platinum	58,539^[46]
France (SNEP)^[47]	Gold	139,900^[48]
Germany (BVMI)^[49]	3× Gold	750,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[50]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[51]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[52]	Gold	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[53]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[54]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[55]	2× Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[56]	8× Platinum	2,170,000^[57]
United States (RIAA)^[58]	Platinum	1,733,000^[59]
Summaries
Worldwide		10,000,000^[4]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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Tina Turner

Studio albums	Tina Turns the Country On! Acid Queen Rough Love Explosion Private Dancer Break Every Rule Foreign Affair Wildest Dreams Twenty Four Seven

Live albums	Tina Live in Europe VH1 Divas Live '99 Tina Live

Soundtracks	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome What's Love Got to Do with It

Compilations	Simply the Best The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties All the Best Tina! Love Songs

Videography	Tina Turner Live: Nice 'N' Rough Tina Live: Private Dancer Tour One Last Time Live in Concert All the Best – The Live Collection Tina Live

Tours	Private Dancer Tour Break Every Rule World Tour Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour What's Love? Tour Wildest Dreams Tour Twenty Four Seven Tour Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour

Related articles	Discography Awards Ike & Tina Turner I, Tina What's Love Got to Do with It

Book:Tina Turner

Tina Turner singles

Acid Queen	"Baby Get It On" "Whole Lotta Love" "Acid Queen"

Rough	"Viva La Money" "Root, Toot Undisputable Rock 'n Roller" "Sometimes When We Touch" "Night Time Is the Right Time"

Love Explosion	"Love Explosion" "Back Stabbers" "Music Keeps Me Dancin'"

Private Dancer	"Let's Stay Together" "Help!" "What's Love Got to Do With It" "Better Be Good to Me" "Private Dancer" "I Can't Stand the Rain" "Show Some Respect"

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" "One of the Living"

Break Every Rule	"Typical Male" "Back Where You Started" "Two People" "Girls" "What You Get Is What You See" "Break Every Rule" "Paradise Is Here" "Afterglow"

Tina Live in Europe	"Nutbush City Limits" "Addicted to Love" "Tonight" "A Change Is Gonna Come" "634-5789"

Foreign Affair	"The Best" "I Don't Wanna Lose You" "Steamy Windows" "Look Me in the Heart" "Foreign Affair" "Be Tender with Me Baby"

Simply the Best	"Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)" "Way of the World" "Love Thing" "I Want You Near Me" "(Simply) The Best"

What's Love Got to Do with It	"I Don't Wanna Fight" "Disco Inferno" "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" "Proud Mary"

Wildest Dreams	"GoldenEye" "Whatever You Want" "On Silent Wings" "Missing You" "Something Beautiful Remains" "In Your Wildest Dreams"

Twenty Four Seven	"When the Heartache Is Over" "Whatever You Need" "Don't Leave Me This Way"

All the Best	"Open Arms" "Complicated Disaster"

Guest singles	"Ball of Confusion" "Tonight" "It's Only Love" "Tearing Us Apart" "It Takes Two" "Cose della vita - Can't Stop Thinking of You" "Teach Me Again"

Book:Tina Turner

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