Wildest Dreams (Tina Turner album)

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Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 1996
RecordedSummer 1995 – early 1996
Genre
Length58:05
Label
Producer
Tina Turner chronology
What's Love Got to Do with It (album)
(1993)
Wildest Dreams
(1996)
Twenty Four Seven
(1999)
Alternative cover
Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams (US).jpg
US cover art
Wildest Dreams track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do What You Do"4:23
2."Whatever You Want"4:52
3."Missing You"
4:36
4."On Silent Wings" (featuring Sting)
6:12
5."Thief of Hearts"
4:05
6."In Your Wildest Dreams" (featuring Antonio Banderas)5:33
7."GoldenEye" (single edit)3:27
8."Confidential"4:39
9."Something Beautiful Remains"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
4:20
10."All Kinds of People"4:43
11."Unfinished Sympathy"
4:30
12."Dancing in My Dreams"
6:45
Total length:58:05
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Love Is a Beautiful Thing" Seth Swirsky 3:45
Total length:61:50
Special tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White; single edit)
  • Chapman
  • Knight
3:48
2."Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
4:00
3."The Difference Between Us"4:32
4."River Deep – Mountain High" (live, Amsterdam 1996)3:59
5."We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (live, Amsterdam 1996)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
6:04
6."Private Dancer" (live, Amsterdam 1996) Mark Knopfler 9:01
7."Steamy Windows" (live, Amsterdam 1996) Tony Joe White 3:37
8."The Best" (live, Amsterdam 1996)
  • Chapman
  • Knight
7:13
9."On Silent Wings" (live, Amsterdam 1996)
  • Ralston
  • White
5:27
North American version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missing You" (alternate mix)
  • Leonard
  • Sandford
  • Waite
4:40
2."In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White)
  • Chapman
  • Knight
5:29
3."Whatever You Want" (alternate mix)
  • Baker
  • Dayne
  • Zarr
4:31
4."Do What You Do"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
  • Reeves
4:23
5."Thief of Hearts"
  • Friedman
  • Hattler
  • Krause
  • Rich
4:05
6."On Silent Wings" (featuring Sting)
  • Ralston
  • White
6:12
7."Something Beautiful Remains"
  • Britten
  • Lyle
4:20
8."Confidential"
  • Lowe
  • Tennant
4:39
9."The Difference Between Us"
  • Holand
  • Celli
  • Levan
4:32
10."All Kinds of People"
  • Crow
  • Gilbert
  • Presley
4:43
11."Unfinished Sympathy"
  • Del Naja
  • Marshall
  • Nelson
  • Sharp
  • Vowles
4:30
12."GoldenEye" (soundtrack version)
  • Bono
  • The Edge
4:46
13."Dancing in My Dreams"
  • Cawley
  • Fleming
  • Russell
6:45
14."Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit; hidden track)
  • Britten
  • Lyle
5:10
Total length:68:45

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Wildest Dreams
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [39] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [40] Platinum50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [41] Gold50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [42] Gold32,622 [42]
France (SNEP) [43] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [44] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [45] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [47] Gold25,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [48] Gold50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [49] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [50] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [51] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] 2× Platinum600,000^
United States475,000 [52]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [7] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide6,000,000 [53]

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

Release history

Release history and formats for Wildest Dreams
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
United KingdomApril 22, 1996 Parlophone CD724383768424
United StatesSeptember 3, 1996 Virgin
United KingdomNovember 1, 1996Parlophone2CD724385377129

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