In 1983, Tina Turner hadn’t had a hit for 12 years. In 1984, she was back at number one

Tina Turner went from being seen as a legacy act with little recent chart success to a major pop star in the 1980s, as the album *Private Dancer* brought her back to the top of the charts. Its success mattered because it gave Turner a new level of fame in mid-career, after years of professional uncertainty and a difficult separation from Ike Turner.

Turner’s earlier hits included ‘A Fool in Love’, ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Nutbush City Limits’, but her late-1970s albums failed to make an impact. A 1983 cover of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’, produced by Martyn Ware, helped persuade Capitol Records to sign her. *Private Dancer* followed, selling 15 million copies in pure sales and spawning seven singles, including the number-one hit ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’.