Queen of Rock 'n' Roll (album)

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Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)
Recorded1975–2023
Length235:29
Label Parlophone
Tina Turner chronology
Love Songs
(2014)
Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
(2023)

Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is a posthumous compilation album by American singer Tina Turner, released on November 24, 2023, through Parlophone. It contains Turner's 55 singles from 1975 to 2020 in chronological order, including a new version of Turner's 1996 song "Something Beautiful Remains" by Terry Britten titled "Something Beautiful". While the full version will be released physically across 5 LPs and 3 CDs, it will also be released in a 12-track vinyl edition. [1] The physical versions contain a foreword by Turner's collaborator and friend Bryan Adams. [2] It is Turner's first music project released following her death on May 24, 2023.

Contents

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Whole Lotta Love" (single edit)4:45
2."Acid Queen"3:50
3."Root, Toot Undisputable Rock 'n' Roller"4:31
4."Viva La Money"3:17
5."Sometimes When We Touch"3:59
6."Music Keeps Me Dancin'"3:56
7."Let's Stay Together" (single edit)3:41
8."Help" (single edit)4:32
9."What's Love Got to Do with It"3:52
10."Better Be Good to Me" (single edit)3:42
11."Private Dancer" (single edit)4:02
12."I Can't Stand the Rain"3:45
13."Show Some Respect"3:21
14."We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"4:16
15."One of the Living"4:13
16."It's Only Love" (with Bryan Adams)3:17
17."Typical Male"4:19
18."Two People"4:13
19."What You Get Is What You See" (single edit)3:57
20."Girls"5:00
Total length:82:01
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Break Every Rule" (single mix)4:03
2."Paradise Is Here" (radio edit)5:37
3."Afterglow" (7" mix)4:16
4."Tearing Us Apart" (with Eric Clapton)4:19
5."Addicted to Love" (live at Camden Palace, London)5:06
6."A Change Is Gonna Come" (live in Europe)6:46
7."Tonight" (with David Bowie; live at NEC, Birmingham)4:06
8."River Deep, Mountain High" (live in Europe)4:13
9."The Best" (single edit)4:15
10."Steamy Windows"4:05
11."I Don't Wanna Lose You"4:22
12."Look Me in the Heart"3:44
13."Foreign Affair" (single edit)3:46
14."Be Tender with Me Baby"4:24
15."It Takes Two" (with Rod Stewart)4:15
16."Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)"3:46
17."Love Thing"4:30
18."Way of the World"4:27
Total length:80:00
Disc three
No.TitleLength
1."I Want You Near Me"3:55
2."I Don't Wanna Fight" (single edit)4:27
3."Disco Inferno"4:06
4."Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" (7" single mix)4:29
5."Proud Mary" (single edit)4:10
6."GoldenEye"4:45
7."Whatever You Want" (alternative mix)4:40
8."On Silent Wings" (single edit)4:21
9."Missing You" (single edit)4:04
10."In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White; radio edit)3:49
11."Cose della vita" (with Eros Ramazzotti)4:50
12."When the Heartache Is Over"3:45
13."Whatever You Need"4:48
14."Open Arms"4:00
15."Teach Me Again" (with Elisa)4:35
16."What's Love Got to Do with It" (Kygo remix)3:28
17."Something Beautiful" (2023 version)5:16
Total length:73:28

24 of the 55 tracks are also marked as remasters ranging from 1994 to 2023. [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 31
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [6] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 82
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 62
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 15
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [10] 96
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [11] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 16

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