About The Song
“I Don’t Wanna Lose You” is a song by American-Swiss singer Tina Turner. It was written by Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle and produced along with Roger Davies for Turner’s seventh solo studio album, Foreign Affair (1989). It was released as the album’s second single in the UK on November 6, 1989, and as third single in the rest of Europe and in Australia in early 1990. It became a top-10 hit in Belgium and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart to become her fifth top-10 single there.
In a 2019 retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism stated that Turner “delivers some solid club tracks” on Foreign Affair, like “I Don’t Wanna Lose You”. Bil Carpenter from AllMusic complimented the song as “fine”. Upon the release, Rufer & Fell from the Gavin Report commented, “Nothing but the best from Ms. Turner”, describing it as “a declaration of possession sung by someone who’s experienced her share of “have-nots” in the past.” In a 2015 review, Pop Rescue declared it as a “great little track”, noting Gary Barnacle’s “well placed” blast of saxophone. William Shaw from Smash Hits said, “Actually this is quite good”, “a simple, plain, slow yet still sort of perky love song that ambles along in an unsurprising way but which is actually rather charming all the same.”
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Lyrics
Women of a certain age
They learn to rely, and judge all his responses
Having played the mating game
She doesn’t waste time ’cause all that she wants is
Really honest emotions
Ones he can’t help but show
Though I hardly know your name
I know about love and I know
I don’t wanna lose you
I don’t even wanna say goodbye, oh, no
I just wanna hold on
To this true love, true love
Women who have made mistakes
Are a little afraid, they don’t like taking chances
She will play the waiting game
She’s never impressed by those manly advances
I know I’ve only just met you
Maybe I should know better
But when you look at me that way
There’s something inside that’s so right
I don’t wanna lose you
And I don’t even wanna say goodbye, oh, no
I just wanna hold on
To this true love, true love
I don’t wanna lose you
And I always wanna feel this way, oh, yes
‘Cause every time I’m with you
I feel true love, true love, true love
Tell me you’re real
You’re not pretending
Let’s make a deal
‘Cause my heart’s depending on you, oh, baby
I don’t wanna lose you
I don’t even wanna say goodbye, oh, no
I just wanna hold on
To this true love, true love
I don’t wanna lose you
And I always wanna feel this way, oh, yeah
‘Cause every time I’m with you
I feel true love, true love, true love
I don’t wanna lose you
I don’t even wanna say goodbye, oh, no
I just wanna hold on
To this true love, true love
I don’t wanna lose you
And I always wanna feel this way
‘Cause every time I’m with you
I feel true love, true love, true love