Tina Turner song set to be released for the first time after lying undiscovered for 40 YEARS - 19 months after the iconic hitmaker's death
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An unheard track from Tina Turner is set to be released, 40 years after it was first recorded. The track, titled Hot For You Baby, will be played for the first time on BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show on Thursday, and will also feature in a 40th-Anniversary edition of the singer's breakthrough album Private Dancer.
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Tina died of natural causes in May 2023 at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnach near Zurich, sparking a sea of tributes from stars throughout the music industry. Hot For You, Baby, was originally cut at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and had been intended to be an album track.
![[Tina (pictured in 2009) died of natural causes in May 2023 at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnach near Zurich, sparking a sea tributes from stars throughout the music industry]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/01/94416741-14315567-Tina_pictured_in_2009_died_of_natural_causes_in_May_2023_at_the_-a-76_1737596815296.jpg)
The tape was recently rediscovered as the record label compiled the 40th anniversary re-release of Private Dancer. The original album, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1985 Grammy Awards, included hits What’s Love Got To Do With It and Better Be Good To Me.
![[The tape was recently rediscovered as the record label compiled the 40th anniversary re-release of Tina's album Private Dancer (pictured in 1985)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/01/94416737-14315567-image-a-28_1737595991842.jpg)
An unheard track by Tina Turner is set to be released, 40 years after it was first recorded (the singer is pictured in 2019). The track, Hot For You Baby, will be played for the first time on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday, and will also feature in a 40th-Anniversary edition of the singer's breakthrough album (pictured 1987).
Also set to feature on the anniversary reissue are unreleased tracks, live performances, and footage, including a 55-minute Private Dancer Tour show filmed over two nights at Birmingham's NEC in March 1985. The 5CD/Blu-ray package also features five enhanced music videos, with 'Private Dancer' fully restored to HD from its original 35mm film.
