It's Gonna Work Out Fine (album)

Last updated

It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Ike-Tina-Its-Gonna-Work-Out-Fine.jpg
Studio album by
Ike & Tina Turner
ReleasedJune 1963
Recorded1961–1962
Genre R&B [1] [2]
Label Sue
Producer Juggy Murray
Ike & Tina Turner chronology
Don't Play Me Cheap
(1963)		It's Gonna Work Out Fine
(1963)		 Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live
(1964)
Singles from It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  1. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
    Released: June 1961
  2. "Poor Fool"
    Released: November 1961

It's Gonna Work Out Fine is a studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in June 1963. [3]

Contents

Content and release

It is their fourth album on the Sue label and the fifth associated with Ike and Tina, including the instrumental album Dance with Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm . [3] Ike Turner played guitar and piano on the album, which was produced by Juggy Murray. [4]

The title track and "Poor Fool" were hit singles in 1961, and both were released on the 1962 album Dynamite!. The record "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" earned Ike & Tina Turner their first Grammy nomination. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

The album received positive reviews. [6]

Cash Box (August 3, 1963):

Ike & Tina Turner tag this new LP romp on Sue after a while-back hit called, 'It's Gonna Work Out Fine', and include eleven other r&b biggies of recent vintage. Most of the tunes here are up-tempo and the duo belts them out with unabashed good spirits. Jumping off with 'Gonna Find Me a Substitute', "the pair also includes 'Poor Fool' and 'I'm Gonna Cut You Loose'. The package looms as a moneymaker in the r&b markets. [2]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "This period of their discography is marked by burning early R&B fused with the same fireball energy of the also quickly developing rock & roll culture. Things slow down only slightly with the soulful title track and the swanky 'Why Should I', but the energy is on ten for most of the set." [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Ike Turner, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Find Me a Substitute" 2:41
2."Mojo Queen" 2:06
3."Kinda Strange" 2:44
4."Why Should I" 1:29
5."Tinaroo" 2:27
6."It's Gonna Work Out Fine"Sylvia McKinney, Rose Marie McCoy (uncredited)3:02
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Cut You Loose"2:35
2."Poor Fool"2:33
3."I'm Fallin' in Love"2:22
4."Foolish"3:47
5."This Man's Crazy"1:49
6."Good Good Lovin'"2:17

References

  1. 1 2 3 "It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike Turner". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 3, 1963. p. 22.
  3. 1 2 "Sue Smashes Summer Slump...Again!" (PDF). Billboard. June 15, 1963. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Ike & Tina Turner Waxes Dynamic LP On Sue Label". The Louisville Defender. July 3, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ike & Tina Turner". Recording Academy Grammy Awards.
  6. ↑ Ober, Chick (September 9, 1963). "Record Roundup: Roy Hamilton Styles Return Via New Album". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 12–D.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.