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The Best" is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her seventh studio album, Hide Your Heart (1988). It was written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight. Produced by Desmond Child, Tyler's version became a top-10 hit in Norway but was a minor hit elsewhere.
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Holly Knight and Mike Chapman wrote this for Paul Young of "Every Time You Go Away" fame, but he passed on it. In America, "The Best" peaked at #15, but it endured thanks to a constant run of placements and because Turner kept it in her setlist for the rest of her career.
May 30, 2023 · Tina Turner had many songs that could be considered her signature tune. But there was one that summed her up more than any other: 'The Best'. The late '80s power ballad became a sporting anthem that is played around the world as much as Queen's 'We Are the Champions' or Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline'.
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Jun 26, 2020 · “The Best” was written by two noted songwriters, Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. Interesting to note is that this is the same pair who co-wrote Tina Turner’s 1984 hit “ Better Be Good to Me ”.
Sep 2, 2021 · Tina Turner’s signature hit, The Best has taken on a life of its own. ‘It’s like the song of a generation’, says co-writer Holly Knight.
Tina released her cover of “The Best” as the lead single off her seventh studio album, “Foreign Affair” (1989). The saxophone solo is played by Edgar Winter. The song was… Read More
