En 1984 se anunció el regreso triunfal de Tina Turner en solitario, y ésto que sonaba a publidad, resultó ser una predicción de total acierto.
Private Dancer, publicado en 1984, elevó a Tina al olimpo del pop/rock en cada uno de los singles que lo componían, con él llegó un gira de rotundo éxito y también los premios y reconocimientos, entre ellos cuatro grammys.
De nuevo un descarte sonríe a Tina: Private Dancer, el tema que da título al album, fue compuesto por Mark Knopfler a principios de los 80 y rechazado por éste para formar parte de Love Over Gold.
Como ocurriera con Whas's love got to do with it -rechazado por Sir Cliff Richard-, Tina llena de sí misma y de su interpretación sentida y desgarrada la canción... y triunfa.
All the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names
You don't think of them as human
You don't think of them at all
You keep your mind on the money
Keeping your eyes on the wall
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
And any old music will do
I want to make a million dollars
I wanna live out by the sea
Have a husband and some children
Yeah, I guess I want a family
All the men come in these places
And the men are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money
And any old music will do
Deutch marks or dollars
American Express will do nicely, thank you
Let me loosen up your collar
Tell me, do you wanna see me do the shimmy again?