Break Every Rule

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Break Every Rule
Tina Turner - Break Every Rule (album).png
Studio album by
Tina Turner
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1986 [1]
Recorded1986
Genre
Length50:13
Label Capitol
Producer
Tina Turner chronology
Private Dancer
(1985)		Break Every Rule
(1986)		 Tina Live in Europe
(1988)
Singles from Break Every Rule
  1. "Typical Male"
    Released: August 1986 [2]
  2. "Two People"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "What You Get Is What You See"
    Released: February 1987
  4. "Girls"
    Released: February 1987 (EU)
  5. "Break Every Rule"
    Released: April 1987
  6. "Back Where You Started"
    Released: 1987 (Can)
  7. "Paradise Is Here"
    Released: September 1987 (EU)
  8. "Afterglow"
    Released: October 1987 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B+ [4]

Break Every Rule is the sixth solo studio album by Tina Turner. It was released on September 5, 1986, through Capitol Records in the US. It was the follow-up to Turner's globally successful comeback album, Private Dancer , released two years earlier. Turner nearly scored her second Billboard Hot 100 number one with the lead single "Typical Male", peaking at number two for three consecutive weeks in October 1986, while "Two People" and "What You Get Is What You See" reached the top 20. "Back Where You Started" earned Turner her third consecutive Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1987.

Contents

Composition

The original A-side of the vinyl album was entirely produced by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, the team behind Turner's 1984 single "What's Love Got to Do with It", while side B included tracks produced by Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountain, Mark Knopfler and Rupert Hine. Out of the album's eleven tracks, eight were released as singles, either in Europe or the United States or both; "Typical Male" (U.S. No. 2) featuring Phil Collins on drums, "What You Get Is What You See" (U.S. No. 13), "Two People" (Spain No. 1, U.S. R&B No. 18), David Bowie's "Girls" (Poland No. 11), "Back Where You Started" (U.S. Rock No. 18) co-written and produced by Bryan Adams, "Afterglow" (U.S. Dance No. 2) featuring Steve Winwood on keyboards, "Break Every Rule" (Poland No. 15) co-written and produced by Rupert Hine and "Paradise Is Here" (Ireland No. 24).

Most of the 12-inch singles that were released from the album included extended or alternate mixes, live versions and/or non-album tracks, many of which would not see a release on compact disc until the Deluxe Edition box set of Break Every Rule in 2022. Turner also recorded other tracks during the sessions for the album with Steve Lillywhite and Bryan Adams; "Don't Turn Around", produced by Adams, was released as a B-side, but the others remain unreleased.

Following the release of the Break Every Rule album Turner recorded the duet "Tearing Us Apart" with Eric Clapton, included on his Phil Collins-produced 1986 album August and also issued as a single in early 1987.

Commercial performance

The album's predecessor, Private Dancer , set high commercial standards, yet Break Every Rule sold very well worldwide. It reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 in Switzerland, and also Germany (for 12 weeks). The album sold over 5 million copies worldwide within its first year of release. [5] The RIAA certified Break Every Rule platinum, [6] denoting 1 million shipments in the United States. It was also certified 2× platinum in countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Canada.

Tour

Turner undertook a huge world tour to promote the album, including a record-breaking date in Rio de Janeiro in which she played to 180,000 people. The concert was filmed and released on home video. Further dates from the European leg of her world tour were recorded and released as the live album Tina Live in Europe in 1988, which won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Typical Male"
Britten4:18
2."What You Get Is What You See"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten4:31
3."Two People"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten4:11
4."Till the Right Man Comes Along"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten4:11
5."Afterglow"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten4:30
6."Girls"
Britten4:56
7."Back Where You Started"
4:27
8."Break Every Rule"
Hine4:02
9."Overnight Sensation" Mark Knopfler
4:40
10."Paradise Is Here" Paul Brady
  • Knopfler
  • Dorfsman
5:35
11."I'll Be Thunder"
  • Hine
  • Obstoj
Hine5:21
2022 expanded edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Don't Turn Around"
  • Adams
  • Clearmountain
4:16
2."Havin' a Party" Sam Cooke Martyn Ware 3:57
3."Take Me to the River"
Ware4:03
4."Typical Male" (12" Dance Mix)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten7:07
5."Two People" (Dance Mix)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten8:24
6."What You Get Is What You See" (Extended Dance Mix)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
Britten6:28
7."The Tina Turner Montage Mix"Various Les 'The Mixdoctor' Adams 8:54
8."Break Every Rule" (Extended Dance Mix)
  • Hine
  • Obstoj
Hine8:45
9."Afterglow" (Vocal Dance Mix)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
  • Britten
  • Murray Elias
  • Justin Strauss
7:09
10."Paradise Is Here" (Live Full Length Version)John Hudson
  • Knopfler
  • Dorfsman
7:25
2022 deluxe edition third bonus disc (Tina Live in Rio '88 CD)
No.TitleLength
2022 deluxe edition fourth bonus disc (Tina Live in Rio '88 DVD)
No.TitleLength
2022 deluxe edition fifth bonus disc (Camden Palace, London '86 and Promo Videos DVD)
No.TitleLength

B-sides

TitleSingle(s)
"Don't Turn Around""Typical Male"
"Havin' a Party""Two People"
"Take Me to the River""Girls" and "What You Get Is What You See"
"In the Midnight Hour" (live)"Paradise Is Here"

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Break Every Rule
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [48] 2× Platinum100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] 2× Gold200,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [50] 2× Platinum200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [51] Gold30,773 [51]
France (SNEP) [52] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [53] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [54] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [55] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [19] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [56] 2× Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA) [58] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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