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Gary Davies has the best 1980s music - hits, classics, album tracks, 12" singles and more.

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop

Gary Davies takes you back to the best decade in music, with a diverse mix of classic pop, dance, rock, hip-hop and alternative pop. Each week, celebs and listeners choose their favourite 80s tracks on My 80s, and a fresh Mastermix is served.

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies: Class of 84: Tina Turner – Private Dancer

Class of '84: Tina Turner – Private Dancer

Tina Turner – Private Dancer

Class of 84

BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies, Class of 84, Tina Turner – Private Dancer

Gary Davies celebrates Tina Turner's Private Dancer - the comeback album of the decade.

Gary Davies celebrates Tina Turner's Private Dancer -the album behind pop's biggest comeback. Featuring archive interview clips and new recollections from producer Martyn Ware.

Gary Davies looks back at the album behind pop's biggest comeback.

Released in May 1984, Private Dancer saw Tina Turner emerge from the shadow of former husband Ike - both personally and professionally. It remains Tina's biggest-selling album, with over 12 million copies sopld worldwide.

Featuring a lengthy cast of writers and producers - including Mark Knopfler, Joe Sample, Rupert Hine and Heaven 17's Martyn Ware - the album was nonetheless recorded in just a matter of weeks. It would go on to win three Grammys among countless other awards and included Tina's first and only US No.1 single, What's Love Got To Do With It - the song that also sealed the deal internationally.

Within a year, Tina swapped the nostalgia circuit for packed stadiums and the Queen Of Rock 'N' Roll was here to stay.

Featuring archive news and interview clips and the stories behind such key tracks as What's Love Got To Do With It, Better Be Good To Me and Private Dancer - plus, new recollections from producer Martyn Ware who, along with Greg Walsh, delivered Tina's masterful version of Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together'.

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies: Class of 84

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Celebrating classic albums by Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Sade and Prince.

Class of 84: Celebrating classic albums by Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Sade and Prince, all released in the early summer of 1984

Class of 84: Celebrating classic albums by Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Sade and Prince, all released in the early summer of 1984.

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