Girls (Tina Turner song)
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"Girls" is a single released by American Grammy Award
-winning rock/R&B singer Tina Turner
, from her 1986 album Break Every Rule
. This song was written by David Bowie
and Erdal Kizilcay
and produced by Terry Britten
. Phil Collins
plays drums on the recording. The song, however, did not crack the US Top 40.
Bowie later recorded two different versions of the song himself during the Never Let Me Down
sessions, one with vocals in English and another with vocals in Japanese
. Both versions appeared as B-sides for different formats of the "Time Will Crawl
" single in 1987.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning rock/R&B singer Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, from her 1986 album Break Every Rule
Break Every Rule
Break Every Rule is the sixth solo album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1986.-Overview:The album's predecessor, Private Dancer, set high commercial standards, yet Break Every Rule sold very well worldwide. It reached #4 on the Billboard 200, #2 on the UK albums chart and #1 in...
. This song was written by David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and Erdal Kizilcay
Erdal Kizilcay
Erdal Kizilcay is a multi-instrumental musician of Turkish birth who has worked with, among others, David Bowie. He lives in Aegerten, Switzerland.-With David Bowie:*Never Let Me Down...
and produced by Terry Britten
Terry Britten
Terry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...
. Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
plays drums on the recording. The song, however, did not crack the US Top 40.
Bowie later recorded two different versions of the song himself during the Never Let Me Down
Never Let Me Down
Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released in April 1987. Written over a 3-month period and recorded in Switzerland, Bowie regarded the album at the time as a "move back to rock 'n roll music...
sessions, one with vocals in English and another with vocals in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. Both versions appeared as B-sides for different formats of the "Time Will Crawl
Time Will Crawl
"Time Will Crawl" is the second track on David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down and was issued as the second single from the album.The lyric is themed around the pollution and destruction of the planet by industry , and is often praised by critics for its restrained production compared to...
" single in 1987.
Other releases
- A live version by Tina Turner was released on the album Tina Live in EuropeTina Live in EuropeTina Live in Europe is the first live album by Tina Turner and was released in 1988.-Overview:This album is compiled of live performances made between the years 1985 and 1987, the majority of which are from Turner's Break Every Rule Tour but also from the 1985 Private Dancer Tour, as well as the...
in 1988. - An "extended edit" of Bowie's English-language version appeared as a bonus track on the 1995 Virgin RecordsVirgin RecordsVirgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
reissue of Never Let Me Down.
Cover versions
- Kill the Audience – The Dark Side of David Bowie: A Tribute to David Bowie (1997)
Chart performance (Tina Turner version)
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 16 |