Get Back | ||||
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Released | March 1985 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
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Get Back is a compilation album of Ike & Tina Turner's hits songs released by Liberty Records in March 1985. [1]
The album features songs the duo released as singles with the exception of "Let's Spend the Night Together" by the Rolling Stones which was released on Tina Turner's 1975 solo album Acid Queen .
Get Back was released nearly a year after Tina's critically acclaimed Private Dancer album. It reached at number 189 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [2]
Cash Box (April 6, 1985):
In the wake of Tina Turner's massive comeback success, this reissue of the duo's greatest hits should do well. Includes "Proud Mary," "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Nutbush City Limits." [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Proud Mary" | John Fogerty | 4:57 |
2. | "I Want To Take You Higher" (Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes) | Sly Stone | 3:45 |
3. | "Nutbush City Limits" | Tina Turner | 2:55 |
4. | "A Fool In Love" | Ike Turner | 2:51 |
5. | "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Tina Turner) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 2:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 4:02 |
2. | "Honky Tonk Women" (Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:10 |
3. | "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" | Jessie Hill | 2:48 |
4. | "Baby, Get It On" | Ike Turner | 3:14 |
5. | "Get Back" | Lennon–McCartney | 3:05 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top Pop Albums [2] | 189 |
Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists called the Ikettes. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was regarded as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit."
"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released as the title track to their 1966 studio album on Philles Records. Produced by Phil Spector and written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Rolling Stone ranked "River Deep – Mountain High" No. 33 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. NME ranked it No. 37 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
"Proud Mary" is a song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, Bayou Country, which was issued by the same record company and is generally considered to have been released in early January 1969, although one source states that it came out just before Christmas 1968. The song became a major hit in the United States, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1969, the first of five singles to peak at No. 2 for the group.
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding's finest performances and a soul classic, it is a slow, emotional piece with Redding's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section.
"A Fool in Love" is the debut single by Ike & Tina Turner. It was released on Sue Records in 1960. The song is Tina Turner's first professional release although she had been recording with Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm since 1958. It was the first national hit record for bandleader Ike Turner since the number-one R&B hit "Rocket 88" in 1951, for which he did not receive proper credit.
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This article contains information about albums and singles released by Ike & Tina Turner.
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"I Idolize You" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1960 as the second single from their debut album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner.
"Sexy Ida" is a single released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in August 1974. It features two versions, the A-side "Sexy Ida " and the B-side "Sexy Ida ."
"Bold Soul Sister" is a song written by musician Ike Turner and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on their album The Hunter. The song features electric blues guitarist Albert Collins. It was released as the B-side to the single "I Know" in October 1969.
Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show is a live album by Ike & Tina Turner released on Warner Bros. Records in 1965. In 1967, The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2, consisting of different recordings from the same shows was released on Loma Records.
"Tra La La La La" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released as a single by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in 1962.
"Baby, Get It On" is song written by Ike Turner, and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artist Records in 1975. The song was the lead single from Tina Turner's solo album Acid Queen. It is noted for being the last chart entry for Ike & Tina Turner before their separation.
"Tell Him I'm Not Home" is a song written by Tony Bruno, Brenda Bruno, and Sanford Bellini. The song is about a lover lamenting about a relationship that has lost its flame. It was first recorded by R&B singer Chuck Jackson, and released as a single from his album Encore! on Wand Records in 1963. The single reached No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.
"Workin' Together" is a song written by Ike Turner and released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1970 as the lead single from their most successful studio album Workin' Together.
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"I'm Yours " is a song written by Philip Reese and Calvin Lane. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in 1971.
"Two Is A Couple" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.