Be Tender with Me Baby

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"Be Tender with Me Baby"
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Single by Tina Turner
from the album Foreign Affair
ReleasedOctober 13, 1990
Recorded1989
GenreRock
Length4:18
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dan Hartman
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Foreign Affair"
(1990) 		"Be Tender with Me Baby"
(1990) 		"It Takes Two"
(1990)

"Be Tender with Me Baby" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner. Written by Albert Hammond and Holly Knight and produced by Dan Hartman, it was released as a single from Turner's 1989 Foreign Affair album in 1990. Released as a single in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Continental Europe only, it reached number 18 in Ireland, number 28 in the United Kingdom and number 35 in the Netherlands. The accompanying music video depicts Turner performing the track at a 1990 concert at Woburn Abbey during her Foreign Affair Tour as an encore, and the seven-minute live version was also included on the single.

Critical reception[]

Pop Rescue stated that the song "gives Tina a bit of a rock ballad to play with", adding that she "gets plenty of time and space to show off her vocals, which she really does – from a softer vocal near the start, to winning the battle with the soaring strings and electric guitar." They also noted the "heartfelt ending".[1]

Track listing[]

  • UK 7" and cassette single
  1. "Be Tender with Me Baby" (LP Version) – 4:18
  2. "Be Tender with Me Baby" (Live Edit) – 4:03
  • UK CD and 12" single
  1. "Be Tender with Me Baby" (LP Version) – 4:18
  2. "You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)" – 3:45
  3. "Be Tender with Me Baby" (Live) – 7:04

Charts[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[2] 75
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 35
Portugal (AFP)[5] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 28

References[]

  1. ^ "REVIEW: "FOREIGN AFFAIR" BY TINA TURNER (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. September 30, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 3, 1990. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Be Tender with Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tina Turner – Be Tender with Me Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 9. March 2, 1991. p. 25. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

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