Acid Queen

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Acid Queen
Tina Turner - Acid Queen.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1975
Recorded1975
Studio Bolic Sound, Inglewood, California
Genre
Length35:29
Label
Producer
Tina Turner chronology
Tina Turns the Country On!
(1974)
Acid Queen
(1975)
Rough
(1978)
Alternative covers
Tinaturneracidqueen.jpg
2005 re-release cover art
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under My Thumb"3:22
2."Let's Spend the Night Together"
  • Jagger
  • Richards
2:54
3."Acid Queen" Pete Townshend 3:01
4."I Can See for Miles"Townshend2:53
5."Whole Lotta Love"5:24
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Baby, Get It On" (Ike & Tina Turner)Ike Turner5:34
7."Bootsey Whitelaw"Turner5:06
8."Pick Me Tonight"Turner3:13
9."Rockin' and Rollin'"Turner4:02
1991 CD release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."I Know" (Ike & Tina Turner) Barbara George 3:22
11."Crazy 'Bout You Baby" (Ike & Tina Turner) Sonny Boy Williamson II 3:26
12."I've Been Loving You Too Long" (Ike & Tina Turner)3:55

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart performance for Acid Queen
Chart (1975)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [8] 75
US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes [5] 155
US Billboard Soul LPs [5] 39
US Cash Box Top Albums 101–200 [9] 119
US Record World Albums 101–150 [10] 139

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