The Soul of Ike & Tina is a compilation album by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner. Not to be confused by their 1961 debut album, The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, this album was released by Kent Records in 1966.
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1965 | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | Kent | |||
| Producer | Ike Turner | |||
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Content and release
editAfter four years with Sue Records, Ike & Tina Turner signed with Kent Records in 1964. Kent was the follow-up to the bankrupted Modern Records. On the Kent label they released their first live album, Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live, and a few singles.
Ike Turner wrote all of the songs on The Soul of Ike & Tina. The track "Good Bye, So Long" was released as single on the newly revived Modern Records. It reached No. 34 on the Billboard's R&B Singles chart and No. 107 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[1][2] The second single "I Don't Need," also released on Modern, reached No. 134 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[3] Tina Turner made a solo appearance on Shindig! to promote the single in August 1965. She also performed the B-side "Gonna Have Fun" on Hollywood A Go-Go the next month. A third single, "I Wish My Dream Would Come True", was released by Kent in 1967.
Reissues
editIn 2007, The Soul of Ike & Tina was reissued on CD by P-Vine Records with 13 additional tracks.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ike Turner
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Bye, So Long" | |
| 2. | "If I Can't Be First" | |
| 3. | "Chicken Shack" | |
| 4. | "I Don't Need" | |
| 5. | "I Wish My Dream Would Come True" | |
| 6. | "Hard Times" |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "It's Crazy Baby" | |
| 2. | "Gonna Have Fun" | |
| 3. | "Am I A Fool In Love" | |
| 4. | "Something Came Over Me" | |
| 5. | "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" | |
| 6. | "Don't You Blame It On Me" |
The Kent Years
edit| The Kent Years | ||||
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| Released | May 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1965 | |||
| Length | 62:47 | |||
| Label | Kent Soul | |||
| Producer | Ike Turner | |||
| Compiler | Peter Gibbon | |||
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The Kent Years is a compilation of recordings the Ike & Tina Turner recorded for Kent Records and Modern Records in 1964 and 1965. Released by Kent Soul in 2000, the album features most of the album The Soul of Ike & Tina with some additional tracks, including five previously unreleased songs.[5][6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can't Believe What You Say" | Ike Turner | |
| 2. | "My Baby Now" | Ike Turner | |
| 3. | "What Do You Think I Am" (Previously Unissued) | Ike Turner | |
| 4. | "Baby, Don't Do It" | Ike Turner | |
| 5. | "I Don't Need" | Ike Turner | |
| 6. | "Goodbye, So Long" | Ike Turner | |
| 7. | "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" | Ike Turner | |
| 8. | "Gonna Have Fun" | Ike Turner | |
| 9. | "You Can't Miss Nothing (That You Never Had)" | Ike Turner | |
| 10. | "All I Could Do Was Cry (aka Stop The Wedding)" (Previously unissued) | Roquel Davis / Gwen Fuqua / Berry Gordy Jr. | |
| 11. | "I Need A Man" | Ike Turner | |
| 12. | "You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too" (Previously unissued / Lead vocals by Ike Turner) | Ike Turner | |
| 13. | "Lose My Cool" | Ike Turner | |
| 14. | "He's The One" | Hank Ballard / James Brown | |
| 15. | "Chicken Shack" | Ike Turner | |
| 16. | "Five Long Years" (Previously unissued) | Eddie Boyd | |
| 17. | "Flee Flee Fla" | Ike Turner | |
| 18. | "I Wish My Dreams Would Come True" | Ike Turner | |
| 19. | "Over You" | Ike Turner | |
| 20. | "Makin' Plans Together" | Ike Turner | |
| 21. | "Shake It Baby" (Previously unissued) | ||
| 22. | "Don't You Blame It On Me" | Ike Turner | |
| 23. | "Hard Times" | Ike Turner | |
| 24. | "Give Me Your Love" | Ike Turner | |
| 25. | "It's Crazy Baby" | Ike Turner | |
| 26. | "Something Came Over Me" | Ike Turner |
References
edit- ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. June 26, 1965.
- ^ "Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 43. June 19, 1965.
- ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. August 7, 1965.
- ^ "The Kent Years - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 1164. ISBN 978-0-87930-653-3.
- ^ "The Kent Years". Ace Records.