Wildest Dreams | ||||
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Released | April 22, 1996 | |||
Recorded | Summer 1995 – early 1996 | |||
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Length | 58:05 | |||
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Tina Turner chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Wildest Dreams | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Daily Vault | B− [2] |
Music Week | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Wildest Dreams is the ninth solo studio album by Tina Turner,released on April 22,1996,by Parlophone internationally and Virgin Records in the US. Six singles were released from the album:the theme for the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye ,"GoldenEye";"Whatever You Want";"On Silent Wings" featuring Sting;"Missing You";"Something Beautiful Remains";and "In Your Wildest Dreams",a duet with Barry White. It has earned double platinum certifications in the United Kingdom and in Europe. [6] [7]
The album includes the song "GoldenEye",the theme to the James Bond film of the same name. It was written by Bono and The Edge of the Irish band U2 and was recorded and released as a single in 1995. The song "Confidential" was written and co-produced for Turner by the British group Pet Shop Boys. The band's singer and lyricist,Neil Tennant,sings backing vocals on the track. The original Pet Shop Boys demo (with Tennant on vocals) can be found on the 2001 2-disc re-release of their album Very . "Unfinished Sympathy" is a cover of the Massive Attack song. The track "All Kinds of People" was co-written by Sheryl Crow. "In Your Wildest Dreams" was later re-recorded as a duet with Barry White and released as a single,reaching No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart. The duet version is included on the US version of the album,which has a different track listing,released some six months after it was first issued in Europe and most other parts of the world,and features an alternate cover. The album also features guest vocals from Sting on the track "On Silent Wings" which peaked at No. 13 in the UK. Wildest Dreams includes a total of six European single releases;"GoldenEye","Whatever You Want"—co-written by Taylor Dayne,"On Silent Wings",Turner's cover version of John Waite's "Missing You","Something Beautiful Remains" and the title track "In Your Wildest Dreams".
In 1997 the album was released as a limited edition special pack in Europe with a bonus disc including remixes,non-album tracks and live recordings from Turner's concert in Amsterdam on the Wildest Dreams Tour. The two-disc edition was released with the same cover picture as the US album.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" |
| 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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" | Seth Swirsky | 3:45 |
Total length: | 61:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White; single edit) |
| 3:48 |
2. | "Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 7:13 |
9. | "On Silent Wings" (live, Amsterdam 1996) |
| 5:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Missing You" (alternate mix) |
| 4:40 |
2. | "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Barry White) |
| 5:29 |
3. | "Whatever You Want" (alternate mix) |
| 4:31 |
4. | "Do What You Do" |
| 4:23 |
5. | "Thief of Hearts" |
| 4:05 |
6. | "On Silent Wings" (featuring Sting) |
| 6:12 |
7. | "Something Beautiful Remains" |
| 4:20 |
8. | "Confidential" |
| 4:39 |
9. | "The Difference Between Us" |
| 4:32 |
10. | "All Kinds of People" |
| 4:43 |
11. | "Unfinished Sympathy" |
| 4:30 |
12. | "GoldenEye" (soundtrack version) |
| 4:46 |
13. | "Dancing in My Dreams" |
| 6:45 |
14. | "Something Beautiful Remains" (Joe Urban remix edit; hidden track) |
| 5:10 |
Total length: | 68:45 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [39] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [40] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [41] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [42] | Gold | 32,622 [42] |
France (SNEP) [43] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [44] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [45] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [47] | Gold | 25,000* |
Poland (ZPAV) [48] | Gold | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [49] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [50] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [51] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
United States | — | 475,000 [52] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 6,000,000 [53] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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United Kingdom | April 22, 1996 | Parlophone | CD | 724383768424 |
United States | September 3, 1996 | Virgin | ||
United Kingdom | November 1, 1996 | Parlophone | 2CD | 724385377129 |
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