"It's Only Love"
Single byBryan Adams withTina Turner
from the albumReckless
B-side	"The Only Love"
Released	October 25, 1985 (UK)[1] November 4, 1985 (US)[2]
Recorded	1984
Studio	Little Mountain Sound (Vancouver,British Columbia)[3]
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:15
Label	A&M
Songwriters	Bryan Adams Jim Vallance
Producers	Bob Clearmountain Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"One Night Love Affair" (1985) "It's Only Love" (1985) "Diana" (1985)
Tina Turner singles chronology
"One of the Living" (1985) "It's Only Love" (1985) "Typical Male" (1986)
Music video
"It's Only Love" onYouTube

"It's Only Love" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriterBryan Adams, featuring American singerTina Turner. Released as a single on October 25, 1985, the song was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the accompanying video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance.^[4] It was the sixth and final single from Adams' albumReckless (1984) and was included on Tina Turner's live albumTina Live in Europe (1988), as well as being added to both artists' greatest hits compilations: Adams'Anthology (2005) and Turner'sAll the Best (2004). It reached number 15 in January 1986 on theBillboard Hot 100^[5] in the United States and number 29 in the United Kingdom. The 12-inch single included the 1985 live version that would later appear on the albumTina Live in Europe (1988).

Adams told Songfacts that this was his most memorable collaboration of all the ones he has done. He explained: "Working with Tina Turner was amazing. I used to go to see her in the clubs when I was in my late teens/early 20s before she hit the big time. It was incredible to watch her." He added: "It was such a privilege to have sung with her, especially since I was only 24 at the time."^[6]

Co-writer, Jim Vallance, witnessed the recording session with Tina and spoke about how her first vocal attempt didn't work. The suggestion was made that she try the melody "up a third", essentially a harmony line, which ended up being successful.^[7]

The video is a live clip from Tina Turner's 1985Private Dancer Tour. It begins with Turner in her trademark black leather minidress andjean jacket, introducing Bryan Adams. He then joins her on stage for a live performance of the song. The video won Best Stage Performance in a Video at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.

It was the first music video ever to useSkycam.^[8]

• Bryan Adams – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Tina Turner – lead and backing vocals
• Tommy Mandel – keyboards
• Keith Scott – lead guitar
• Dave Taylor – bass
• Mickey Curry – drums

H.E.R. andKeith Urban performed the song at the 2021Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in honor ofTina Turner.^[25]

• 1985 songs
• 1986 singles
• Bryan Adams songs
• Tina Turner songs
• Songs written by Jim Vallance
• Songs written by Bryan Adams
• A&M Records singles
• Song recordings produced by Bob Clearmountain
• Male–female vocal duets

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