Tina Turner Simply The Best ( Live 1990)

The Best is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler on her 1988 release Hide Your Heart. The single reached number 10 in Norway and number 95 in the United Kingdom. The single was released on a CD in 1988 along with two rare tracks that Tyler recorded, The Fire Below and Under Suspicion. The song was later covered by Tina Turner, and released as a highly successful single in 1989. It was included on her hit album Foreign Affair. The saxophone solo on Turner s version is played by Edgar Winter. Holly Knight told Songfacts: Simply the Best is one of those rare gems that s a positive song, and it s not cheesy. But the hard part is to write something in a positive mode that really is sincere that s a tall order.