David Bowie and Tina Turner Tonight - River Deep Mountain High (1988 Europe) estimated value € 5,00
Label: Capitol Records – 006-20 3179 7
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Recorded at: National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England, during Tina Turner's Private Dancer Tou
Recorded date: March 23, 1985
Released: December 1988 (Netherlands) / February 1989 (Europe)
Country: Europe
Tonight (Live) was the fourth single from the album Live In Europe, recorded at Tina’s Private Dancer Tour in Birmingham, England on March 23, 1985 with guest vocals from David Bowie. The single was first released in Holland, were it reached #1 on the charts and was then also released in other European countries, but not in England and America. The original studio version of the song, taken from David's Tonight album, was already a single in 1984.
Tracklist
Side A. – Tina Turner Duet With David Bowie Tonight (Live) 3:38
Vocals Tina Turner – David Bowie
Written-By – D. Bowie, I. Pop
Side. – Tina Turner River Deep, Mountain High (Live) 4:12
Written-By – Spector / Barry / Greenwich
Description
Media & Sleeve Condition
Media: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Ring wear: Yes
All three seams looking perfect: Yes
Picture sleeve looks near mint: No
Creases or folds: No
Stamps or writing: No
Charts: Netherlands: #1 / Germany: #39
Tina: „Actually this is a song that David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote a long time ago and David and I recorded it on his last David Bowie Tonight album. I want everybody… I want you to swing with me and we’re gonna singing together, tonight. Come on… We’re gonna do this together, tonight.
David: „I’d like to say that this was a privilege to be on the same stage as you tonight. It’s about the hottest place in the universe."
Producers
David Bowie
Hugh Padgham
Derek Bramble
Musicians
David Bowie: Vocals
Tina Turner: Vocals
Carlos Alomar: Guitar
Carmine Rojas: Bass Guitar
Omar Hakim: Drums
Guy St Onge: Marimba
Tina Turner and David Bowie performed the song live together during Tina Turner's concert at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 23 March 1985. This version was later included on the album Tina Live in Europe and released as a single in 1988, becoming a number-one hit in the Netherlands.
Key Details
Album: It is the title track of the album Tonight (1984).
Collaborator: The song is a high-profile duet with Tina Turner. Bowie invited her to record this version after helping to revitalise her career by introducing her to his label executives the previous year.
Origin: Originally co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for Iggy Pop’s album Lust for Life (1977). Bowie removed the spoken-word intro to give the 1984 version a more positive, reggae-inflected atmosphere.
Production: Co-produced by David Bowie, Hugh Padgham, and Derek Bramble.
Release: The single was released in November 1984.
Live Version: The Birmingham 1985 performance was later released as a single and became a major hit, reaching number one in the Netherlands.