| Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live | ||||
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| Released | November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Venue | Club Imperial (St. Louis, MO), Harlem Club (St. Louis, MO) | |||
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| Label | Kent Records | |||
| Producer | Ike Turner | |||
| Ike & Tina Turner chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live | ||||
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Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live is the first live album by Ike & Tina Turner released on Kent Records in 1964. [3]
The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was formed in 1960 in St. Louis by songwriter, musician, and bandleader Ike Turner. By 1964, Ike Turner and his wife Tina Turner, lead singer of his band, had a string of hit singles but no charting albums. After four years with Sue Records, they signed with Kent Records. The Revue had already built a reputation as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit," [4] so for their first, and the only Kent album release while signed to the label, they recorded a live album.
Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live was recorded at Club Imperial and the Harlem Club in St. Louis. The album features lead vocals from Tina and other vocalists within the Ike & Tina Turner Revue including Ikettes Venetta Fields and Robbie Montgomery. Released in November 1964, the album became their first charting album. It peaked at No. 90 on Cash Box's albums chart. [5]
A studio version of "I Can't Believe What You Say" was released as a single in September 1964 and reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their cover of James Brown's "Please, Please, Please" was released as a single in November 1964. The B-side was a previously unreleased song, "Am I A Fool in Love." [6] Ike & Tina Turner performed "Please, Please, Please" on The Big T.N.T. Show in 1965.
In 1973, Seabird Records released Ike & Tina Turner's cover of Maxine Brown's "All In My Mind" as a single in France. [7]
Record World (October 24, 1964): "Nothing stops Tina Turner when she starts in. And does she start in on this disk! Her 'Please, Please, Please' is a highly charged blueser-cum-speech which goes on and on and has the crowd screaming like Beatle fans. The other acts match her fervor." [8]
Cash Box (October 24, 1964):
"Soul" singing runs rampant and rhythm and blues were never more potent than on this "live" cut performance by Ike & Tina Turner and their revue which spotlights Stacy Johnson, Vernon Guy, Venetta Fields, Jimmy Thomas, Bobby John, Robbie Robinson [ sic ], and the Kings of Rhythm. "Please Please Please," "The Love Of My Man," and "Drown In My Own Tears" could make this one an instant best-seller on the r&b market. [1]
Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live was reissued by Kent as Please, Please Please 1970. [9] The album was released by Kent on CD with nine additional tracks in 1996. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Please, Please, Please" (Tina Turner) | James Brown, Johnny Terry | 6:54 |
| 2. | "Feel So Good" (Jimmy Thomas) | Junior Parker | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Love of My Man" (Venetta Fields) | Ed Townsend | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Think" (Bobby John) | Lowman Pauling | 2:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drown in My Own Tears" (Stacy Johnson) | Henry Glover | 7:31 |
| 2. | "I Love the Way You Love" (Robbie Montgomery) | Al Abrams, John Odenwald, Stanley Ossman, Berry Gordy | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Your Precious Love" (Vernon Guy) | Richard Brooks, Arthur Brooks, Jerry Butler | 2:30 |
| 4. | "All In My Mind" (Tina Turner) | Maxine Brown, Kirkland, Johnson | 3:30 |
| 5. | "I Can't Believe What You Say" (Tina Turner) | Ike Turner | 1:59 |
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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| US Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 90 |
| US Record World LP's Coming Up [11] | 129 |
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."
Venetta Lee Fields is an American-born singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan, Bob Seger, and the Rolling Stones. After emigrating to Australia in 1982, she became an Australian citizen. She recorded or toured as a backing singer for Australian artists Richard Clapton, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, James Morrison and John Farnham.
"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.
The Ikettes, originally The Artettes, were a trio of female backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Despite their origins, the Ikettes became successful artists in their own right. In the 1960s they had hits such as "I'm Blue " and "Peaches 'N' Cream." In 2017, Billboard ranked "I'm Blue " No. 63 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
"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.
"It's Gonna Work Out Fine" is a song written by Rose Marie McCoy and Joe Seneca. It was originally released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1961 as a single from their album Dynamite! (1962). The record is noted for being their first Grammy nominated song and their second million-selling single after "A Fool In Love".
This article contains information about albums and singles released by Ike & Tina Turner.
Robbie Montgomery is an American singer and restaurateur. She is noted for being one of the original Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1960s. After her tenure as an Ikette, she was a member of the Mirettes, and then became a "Night Tripper" for Dr. John. In the 1970s, Montgomery was a backing vocalist for acts such as Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, the Rolling Stones, and Joe Cocker. She later created the Sweetie Pie's franchise, and starred in the award-winning reality series Welcome to Sweetie Pie's.
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.
The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965 is a collection of singles produced by musician Ike Turner. The album was released by Night Train International in 2004.
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.
Soul The Hits is the debut album by American girl group the Ikettes, released on Modern Records in 1966.
"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" is a song written by Ike Turner and released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1964.
"Good Bye, So Long" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.
The Mirettes were a female vocal trio composed of former members of the Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
Stacy Johnson was an American R&B singer and songwriter best known as a vocalist in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Johnson also released solo records and sang in the St. Louis based group the Sharpees led by Benny Sharp.
Jessie Smith was an American R&B vocalist. She began her career singing with musician Benny Sharp, recording as Little Miss Jessie, and became best known as one of the original Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She later sang backing vocals for various artists, including Dr. John, Paul Williams, Al Kooper, José Feliciano, and Leon Ware.
"Peaches 'N' Cream" is a song written by Steve Venet and Tommy Boyce, originally released by The Ikettes on Modern Records in 1965. It became the first Billboard Top 40 single for The Ikettes since their debut "I'm Blue " in 1961.
"I Can't Believe What You Say " is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by Ike & Tina Turner on Kent Records in 1964.
"A Fool For A Fool" is a song written by Ike Turner, and released by Ike & Tina Turner in 1964.