Terry Britten

Songs Written by Terry BrittenTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Terence Ernest Britten (born 17 July 1947) is a British-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along with co-writer Graham Lyle) won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1985 for "What's Love Got to Do with It". == Career == Born on 17 July 1947 in Manchester, England, Britten began writing for the Adelaide, Australia band The Twilights, a... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: What's Love Got to Do with It - #2: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) - #3: Typical Male - #4: Devil Woman - #5: What's Love Got to Do with It
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  Cliff Richard
1.
05/1976

#4  Devil Woman
Cliff Richard

from I'm Nearly Famous   I'm Nearly Famous
208 pts
6
US
30
AC








9
UK
[Rocket 40574]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Christine Holmes
  B. A. Robertson
Bang Bang
2.
07/1979

Bang Bang
B. A. Robertson

from Initial Success   
170 pts












2
UK
written by Brian Alexander Robertson & Terry Britten greentick
3.
10/1979

Knocked It Off
B. A. Robertson

from Initial Success   
91 pts












8
UK
written by Brian Alexander Robertson & Terry Britten greentick
  Cliff Richard
Hot Shot
4.
11/1979

Hot Shot
Cliff Richard

from Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile   
16 pts












46
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & B. A. Robertson
Carrie
5.
02/1980

Carrie
Cliff Richard

from Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile   
163 pts
34
US










4
UK
[EMI America 8035]
written by Terry Britten greentick & B. A. Robertson
  B. A. Robertson
6.
03/1980

Kool in the Kaftan
B. A. Robertson

from Initial Success   
55 pts












17
UK
written by Brian Alexander Robertson & Terry Britten greentick
7.
05/1980

To Be or Not to Be
B. A. Robertson

from Initial Success   
86 pts












9
UK
written by Brian Alexander Robertson & Terry Britten greentick
  Debra DeJean
8.
05/1981

Goosebumps
Debra DeJean

from Debra DeJean   
8 pts






17
dance






written by Brian Robertson & Terry Britten greentick
  Larry Lee
9.
05/1982

Don't Talk
Larry Lee

from Marooned   
15 pts
81
US
19
AC










[Columbia 02740]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Sue Shifrin
  Christopher Atkins
10.
08/1982

How Can I Live Without Her
Christopher Atkins

from The Pirate Movie: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   The Pirate Movie: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
10 pts
71
US












[Polydor 2210]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Sue Shifrin
  Cliff Richard
Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)
11.
09/1983

Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)
Cliff Richard

from Silver   Silver
72 pts
73
US
23
AC








15
UK
[EMI America 8180]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Sue Shifrin
  Melissa Manchester
No One Can Love You More Than Me
12.
10/1983

No One Can Love You More Than Me
Melissa Manchester

from Emergency   Emergency
11 pts
78
US
34
AC










[Arista 1-9087]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Billy Livsey
  Musical Youth
13.
12/1983

She's Trouble
Musical Youth

from Different Style   
22 pts
65
US






25
R&B


87
UK
[MCA 52312]
written by Sue Shifrin, Terry Britten greentick & Billy Livsey
  Tina Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It
14.
05/1984

#1  What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner

from Private Dancer   Private Dancer
370 pts
1
US
8
AC


21
dance
2
R&B
51
rock
3
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1985 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1985 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #309]
[Capitol 5354]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Bucks Fizz
15.
10/1984

Golden Days
Bucks Fizz

from I Hear Talk   I Hear Talk
17 pts












42
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Sue Shifrin
  Cliff Richard
16.
02/1985

Heart User
Cliff Richard

from Cliff and the Shadows   
16 pts












46
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Susan Shifrin
  Alvin Stardust
17.
03/1985

Got a Little Heartache
Alvin Stardust

13 pts












55
UK
written by Graham Lyle & Terry Britten greentick
  Tina Turner
Show Some Respect
18.
04/1985

Show Some Respect
Tina Turner

from Private Dancer   Private Dancer
24 pts
37
US






50
R&B




[Capitol 5461]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Sue Shifrin
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
19.
07/1985

#2  We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Tina Turner

from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
362 pts
2
US
3
AC


23
dance
3
R&B
29
rock
3
UK
[Capitol 5491]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  The Weather Girls
No One Can Love You More Than Me
20.
12/1985

No One Can Love You More Than Me
The Weather Girls

from Big Girls Don't Cry   
5 pts






26
dance






[Columbia 05636]
written by Billy Livsey & Terry Britten greentick
  Patti Austin
21.
07/1986

Gettin' Away with Murder
Patti Austin

from Gettin' Away with Murder   Gettin' Away with Murder
1 pts








72
R&B




[Qwest 28659]
written by Sue Shifrin & Terry Britten greentick
  Tina Turner
Typical Male
22.
08/1986

#3  Typical Male
Tina Turner

from Break Every Rule   Break Every Rule
242 pts
2
US
23
AC


11
dance
3
R&B


33
UK
charted as Typical Male / Don't Turn Around in US dance charts
[Capitol 5615]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
23.
11/1986

Two People
Tina Turner

from Break Every Rule   Break Every Rule
66 pts
30
US
12
AC




18
R&B


43
UK
[Capitol 5644]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Crystal Gayle
24.
11/1986

Straight to the Heart
Crystal Gayle

from Straight to the Heart   
22 pts




1
ctry








[Warner 28518]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Tina Turner
What You Get Is What You See
25.
02/1987

What You Get Is What You See
Tina Turner

from Break Every Rule   Break Every Rule
91 pts
13
US










30
UK
[Capitol 5668]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Michael Jackson
26.
10/1987

Bad (all cuts)
Michael Jackson

from Bad   Bad
6 pts






22
dance






written by Michael Jackson, Terry Britten greentick, Graham Lyle, Siedah Garrett & Glen Ballard
  Tina Turner
Afterglow
27.
10/1987

Afterglow
Tina Turner

from Break Every Rule   Break Every Rule
16 pts






5
dance






written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Anita Baker
Soul Inspiration
28.
09/1990

Soul Inspiration
Anita Baker

from Compositions   Compositions
28 pts
72
US
11
AC




16
R&B




[Elektra 64935]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Kym Mazelle
No One Can Love You More Than Me
29.
05/1991

No One Can Love You More Than Me
Kym Mazelle

12 pts












62
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Billy Livsey
  Cathy Dennis
Everybody Move
30.
12/1991

Everybody Move
Cathy Dennis

from Move to This   Move to This
48 pts
90
US




41
dance




25
UK

[Polydor 867988]
written by Terry Britten greentick, Cathy Dennis & Mick Leeson
  Tina Turner
I Want You Near Me
31.
06/1992

I Want You Near Me
Tina Turner

from Simply the Best   Simply the Best
46 pts












22
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Cathy Dennis
32.
05/1993

Moments of Love
Cathy Dennis

from Into the Skyline   Into the Skyline
14 pts


8
AC










[Polydor 859054]
written by Terry Britten greentick
  Lenny Kravitz
Heaven Help
33.
08/1993

Heaven Help
Lenny Kravitz

from Are You Gonna Go My Way   Are You Gonna Go My Way
58 pts
92
US






92
R&B


20
UK
[Virgin 38412]
written by Gerry DeVeaux & Terry Britten greentick
  Pauline Henry
34.
01/1994

Can't Take Your Love
Pauline Henry

from Pauline   
32 pts












30
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Pauline Henry
  Lenny Kravitz
35.
03/1994

Heaven Help/Spinning Around Over You
Lenny Kravitz

from Are You Gonna Go My Way   Are You Gonna Go My Way
9 pts
80
US












[Virgin 38412]
written by Gerry DeVeaux, Terry Britten greentick, Lenny Kravitz & Craig Ross
  Bonnie Raitt
36.
11/1994

Storm Warning
Bonnie Raitt

from Longing in Their Hearts   Longing in Their Hearts
3 pts


38
AC










[Capitol LP Cut]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Lea Maalfrid
  Lenny Kravitz
Circus
37.
12/1995

Circus
Lenny Kravitz

from Circus   Circus
14 pts












54
UK
written by Gerry DeVeaux & Terry Britten greentick
  Warren G
What's Love Got to Do with It
38.
09/1996

#5  What's Love Got to Do with It
Warren G

from Supercop: Music from and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture   Supercop: Music from and Inspired by the Dimension Motion Picture
205 pts
32
US






36
R&B


2
UK
featuring Adina Howard
[Interscope 97008]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Tina Turner
Something Beautiful Remains
39.
10/1996

Something Beautiful Remains
Tina Turner

from Wildest Dreams   Wildest Dreams
38 pts








34
R&B


27
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  MN8
Dreaming
40.
10/1996

Dreaming
MN8

from Freaky   
45 pts












21
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick, Graham Lyle & Conner Reeves
  Hannah Jones
No One Can Love You More Than Me
41.
11/1996

No One Can Love You More Than Me
Hannah Jones

from Rise!   Rise!
29 pts






1
dance






written by Terry Britten greentick & William Livsey
  Wet Wet Wet
If I Never See You Again
42.
03/1997

If I Never See You Again
Wet Wet Wet

from 10   
145 pts












3
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick, Graeme Clark, Graham Lyle & Marti Pellow
  Conner Reeves
43.
04/1998

Read My Mind / Nobody but You
Conner Reeves

from Earthbound   Earthbound
53 pts












19
UK
written by Conner Reeves, Wayne Cohen, Graham Lyle & Terry Britten greentick
  Wyclef Jean
44.
08/1998

What's Clef
Wyclef Jean

15 pts
61
US






48
R&B




[Ruffhouse 78993]
written by Nelust Jean, Graham Lyle, Salaam Remi & Terry Britten greentick
  Mo Solid Gold
45.
04/2001

Personal Saviour
Mo Solid Gold

from Brand New Testament   Brand New Testament
7 pts












86
UK
written by K [Mo Solid Gold], Alexander Boa, Julian Hewind, Rob Hague, Craig Warnock & Terry Britten greentick
  Status Quo
Jam Side Down
46.
08/2002

Jam Side Down
Status Quo

from Heavy Traffic   Heavy Traffic
57 pts












17
UK
written by Terry Britten greentick & Charlie Dore
  Tina Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It
47.
03/2009

What's Love Got to Do with It
Tina Turner

from Tina!   
2 pts












200
UK
R
written by Terry Britten greentick & Graham Lyle
  Kygo & Tina Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It
48.
07/2020

What's Love Got to Do with It
Kygo & Tina Turner

38 pts
101
US
20
AC








31
UK
[Kygo AS]
written by Terry Britten greentick, Graham Lyle & Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll

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