24 January 2025
A song written by Australian producers and songwriters George Young and Harry Vanda, and recorded by Tina Turner for her classic album Private Dancer, has been found – 40 years after it was thought lost.
The song Hot For You, Baby was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and originally intended to be a track on the album. But it was ditched in favour of What’s Love Got To Do With It, Better Be Good To Me and the album’s title track.
A master tape of Hot For You, Baby was discovered as Capitol Records was working on a 40th anniversary re-release of Private Dancer. The 1984 recording was produced by John Grant, the record executive who masterminded Tina’s mid-career comeback.
The Vanda-Young song had already been recorded by Australia’s John Paul Young. However, his version largely flew under the radar when it was released in 1979.
More about the 40th Anniversary Edition of Private Dancer below.
Hot For You, Baby by Tina Turner:
Hot For You, Baby by John Paul Young:
The 40th Anniversary Edition of Private Dancer will be available in a number of ways: a 5-CD/Blu-ray set, 2-CD, a 1-LP Pearl vinyl, and a 1-LP picture disc.
The 5-CD/Blu-ray set will feature live performances in Birmingham where David Bowie and Bryan Adams performed with Tina, and five upgraded Private Dancer music videos. Other exclusive content will be available in other formats.
The re-release of Private Dancer on 21 March, including Hot For You, Baby, will come nearly two years after Turner’s death at the age of 83.
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