In 1989, the album was ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s.

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I’m not claiming UK superiority here because the excellent Private Dancer was a top ten hit in America but didn’t even penetrate the UK top 20.The success of the singles does a great job of illustrating the difference in pop/rock sensibilities on either side of the Atlantic from both public and record companies alike. Let's Stay Together Backing Vocals – Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware Drum Programming [Lynn] – Martyn Ware Engineer – Greg Walsh, Walter Samuel Guitar – Ray Russell Percussion – Frank Riccotti* Piano, Synthesizer – Nick Plytas Producer, Arranged By – Greg Walsh, Martyn Ware Programmed By [Fairlight-c. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, where it was certified 3× platinum, remaining on the charts for 150 total weeks.

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The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart for ten consecutive weeks [24] and remained in the top ten for 39 weeks from August 1984 to May 1985. Hilburn, Robert; Hunt, Dennis; Cromelin, Richard; Feather, Leonard; Atkinson, Terry; Johnson, Connie; Pond, Steve; Damsker, Matt; Grein, Paul; Waller, Don; Willman, Chris; Gurza, Agustin; Matsumoto, Jon; Baker, Chris; Shapiro, Marc; Reeves, Jim (December 16, 1984).Will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. But lest we forget, I Can’t Stand The Rain was big in Germany, and even fifth-single-in-the-USA Show Some Respect snuck into the top 40.

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The glossy 16-page booklet does offer the US cover on the back, but of course because it’s a digipack and not in a jewel case you can’t flip the booklet over and slot it in and ‘pretend’ you have the US version. I have a club edition press from 1984, and while I love having that just for the nostalgia of having a 1984 from 1984 lol.

Also, unlike those other albums mentioned, Private Dancer isn’t really a work of art forged from the mind, body and soul of one person or group, it’s a manufactured product made by committee. As is often the way with these iconic albums, the singles just kept coming, with seven in total pulled from the record across all territories. It was released on May 29, 1984, through Capitol Records and was her first album released through the label. Robert Christgau of The Village Voice felt that she embraced the "middlebrow angst of contemporary professional songwriting".