TINA TURNER Simply The Best (1991 UK issue 18-track CD album featuring a collection of her classic hits such as The Best Whats Love Got To Do With It Nutbush City Limits [The 90s Version] Private Dancer We Dont Need Another Hero RiverDeep - Mountain High It Takes Two [Duet with Rod Stewart] and a live version of Addicted To Love recorded at Londons Camden Palace [now known as KoKo]) Tina Turner's phenomenal reclamation of her stardom is perfectly chronicled on Simply the Best. With the exception of the Phil Spector epic "River Deep, Mountain High", everything included here comes from 1983 on. Turner's iconic voice and bluesy earnestness surface on a cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together"; she brings a moody sensuality to "I Can't Stand the Rain". Equally adept at rock, soul, gospel and R&B, Turner makes ordinary songs such as "Typical Male" and "Private Dancer" into extraordinary recordings. There are actually better Tina albums than Simply the Best but it stands as a useful compilation of her comeback hits. --Steve Gdula