Foreign Affair

Foreign Affair
Studio album by Tina Turner
Publication (s)	September 13, 1989
Label (s)	Capitol Records
Format (s)	CD, record , music cassette
Genre (s)	Rock , Pop , R&B
Title (number)	12
running time	52:16
production	Dan Hartman
chronology Break Every Rule (1986) Foreign Affair Simply the Best (1991)

Foreign Affair is Tina Turner's seventh studio album . It was released on Capitol Records in September 1989 . The album reached number 1 in Germany , Austria , Great Britain and Switzerland and number 31 in the USA .

history

Foreign Affair was produced by Dan Hartman and, although not quite able to build on the successes of Private Dancer and Break Every Rule , it reached the top of the charts and multiple platinum status in important European countries. It has been sold over six million times.

Of the twelve rock-pop songs, The Best developed into an international hit, but the other singles such as Steamy Windows , I Don't Wanna Lose You and the title track also made it into the charts.

criticism

On the Allmusic.com website , the reviewer gave it 3 out of 5 stars. In addition to the "mature" songs, Undercover Agent of the Blues is one of the most interesting pieces, it is "one of the finest pop-blues performances since BB King 's The Thrill Is Gone. "

Track list

1. " Steamy Windows " ( Tony Joe White ) - 4:03
2. " The Best " ( Mike Chapman , Holly Knight ) - 5:28
3. "You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)" (White) - 3:45
4. "Undercover Agent For The Blues" (White, White) - 5:20
5. "Look Me In The Heart" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) - 3:42
6. "Be Tender With Me Baby" (David, Albert Hammond ) - 4:18
7. "You Can't Stop Me Loving You" (David, Hammond) - 4:00
8. "Ask Me How I Feel" (Hammond, Knight) - 4:46
9. "Falling Like Rain" (David Munday, Sandy Stewart) - 4:03
10. " I Don't Wanna Lose You " (Hammond, Graham Lyle ) - 4:20
11. "Not Enough Romance" (Hammond, Lyle) - 4:04
12. "Foreign Affair" (White) - 4:27

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	86,895
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	1,500,000
All in all	4 × gold 20 × platinum	4,114,395

Main article: Tina Turner / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Tina+Turner&title=Foreign+Affair&cat=a&country=de
2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/foreign-affair-mw0000654037/awards
3. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DD163EF934A35757C0A962958260
4. ^ Proof in Allmusic.com