Platinum Collection, Tina Turner [Import]

Tina Turner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B001KR4Q02
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,764 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. What's Love Got to Do with It

2. Nutbush City Limits

3. Let's Stay Together

4. The Acid Queen [1994 Digital Remaster]

5. River Deep, Mountain High

6. Private Dancer [Single Edit]

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Best

2. I Don't Wanna Lose You

3. We Don't Need Another Hero [Thunderdome]

4. One of the Living

5. Addicted to Love [Live]

6. Typical Male

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. I Don't Wanna Fight [Single Edit]

2. It Takes Two

3. Goldeneye

4. I Want You Near Me

5. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight [7'' Edit]

6. Whatever You Want

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Editorial Reviews

2009 three CD set, released to coincide with the eight-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee's long-awaited return to arenas throughout North America and Europe. The Platinum Collection features all of her career-spanning hits plus two new tracks co-written by Guy Chambers: 'It Would Be A Crime' and 'I'm Ready'. Includes the hits 'What's Love Got To Do With It,' 'Private Dancer,' 'Better Be Good To Me,' 'We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome),' 'Proud Mary', 'Nutbush City Limits,' and 'River Deep Mountain High'. Her sensual, soulful and powerful vocals have been part of music history for over four decades and this 48 track anthology is a testament to her great talents. EMI.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tina: The Definitive Collection?, April 25, 2010

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I think I should start off by saying that I have been a huge Tina fan since I was four, and I recently decided that I had to have every recording that this woman has ever done (minus the Ike and Tina stuff, I just can't get into it). As such, most of these songs I already had, sometimes on three or even four releases.

Of the six compilation albums that I can think of off the top of my head (and I'm sure there are more), only this one and 2004's All the Best could really be considered "definitive." And so for the Tina fan that already has All the Best, should they go ahead and get this one too, or give it a pass? The truth is, for a woman as talented as Tina is, neither album really does her justice. This is definitely a step in the right direction, but its sad that a truly definitive collection would actually be somewhere in between the two albums.


What this album does right:

-With three CDs and 42 songs all her hits are here, and its definitely better then All the Best's two CDs and 33 songs. Three CDs still might not be enough to really represent Turner's talents, but it will have to do. One of the great things about this album is that it has (aside from a few songs from All the Best) everything unique to all other of Tina's compilations. It even has all the Tina songs that you can only find on Simply the Best. This means that if you are an obsessive Tina collector like I am, then this and All the Best are the only two compilation albums that you have to buy.

-We FINALLY get "One of the Living" on a Tina release! This has been a fan favorite for years, and Tina even won a Grammy for it, but for some reason it has always been really hard to find. It's really great to see it here. Two other somewhat rare tracks are also here, "Acid Queen" and "Tearing Us Apart" with Eric Clapton, and its nice to see these as well.

-Its great to see some of the other fan favorites that didn't make All the Best, probably because of lack of space. "Break Every Rule" sounds really great here (I think its been remastered because it sounds better then the original album version). "Show Some Respect", and "Whatever You Want" are some other great ones (it should be noted that the versions of "Whatever You Want" and "Open Arms" sound slightly different from the originals found on Wildest Dreams and All the Best respectively. It took me a few listens to catch it, but it's there.)

-Two New songs! Ok, they're not exactly new; they were both released on 2008's Tina!, but because the album was just a rehash of old hits except for the two new songs, I had to give it a pass. Anyway I get them here, which rocks! "I'm Ready" has quickly become one of my new favorite Tina songs, and "It Would Be a Crime" is really great too.

Things that could be better:

-Remember how I mentioned that there were a few songs from All the Best that aren't here? "Great Spirits" can only be found there and on the Brother Bear soundtrack, and "Complicated Disaster" and "Something Special" nowhere else. While they might not be considered "Hits," they really should be here. Also, what happened to "Paradise Is Here?" It's one of my all-time favorite Tina songs, so why not include it here?

-I already mentioned that I'm not a fan of the Ike and Tina days, so the four recordings of "I Want To Take You Higher," two Beatles covers, "Get Back," and "Come Together," and an older version of "Proud Mary" are all new to me. They have all been remastered, and sound great. I actually wasn't sure if I would like them, but was pleasantly surprised to find myself rocking out to them on several occasions over the past few days. And yet, I can't help feeling that they are out of place; this is a TINA release after all, not an IKE and Tina release, and if we cut the first three it could make some room for some of the other Tina hits that didn't make the album. As for "Proud Mary," as much as I love this song, and as much of a "Tina" hit as it is, this version does sound somewhat dated. They could have used the 1993 version from What's Love Got To Do With It, or better yet, this song has always been better live; the version that should be on here is from Tina Turner Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour (they used live versions from Live in Amsterdam for two songs on Tina!, why not do the same thing here?).

-For some reason the songs are organized in (a somewhat) chronological order, which, at least for me, just doesn't work. One of the great things about All the Best is that the songs are organized in a way that works musically, which lends a sense of timelessness to the music - which is really something that Tina, who has been rocking out for 50 years, deserves.


In conclusion, this is a really great album and I will always love this woman. You can't really go wrong with either this or All the Best - although before you settle on either you should really check out the song "One of the Living" if you're not familiar with it. After you're done, go check out something live by Tina, maybe Tina Live [CD/DVD]. You have to see how much energy she gives off on stage in order to really experience this woman.

4.0 out of 5 stars Tina Review, October 19, 2011

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This a totally awesome and well done platinum collection, the selection of songs on all 3 disks are very good indeed, thought it must be said that there are some other tracks that should have been on here as well, all and all if your a Tina fan you won't be disappointed and must buy this collection.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tina Turner - Platinum Collection, December 12, 2010

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The best single studio collection of her solo hits. Top recommendation. But if I could only pick one, it would be one of her live collections with a companion DVD. Studio recordings just do not capture what makes her so special and the greatest live performer of the entire rock era.