Let Me Touch Your Mind (song)

"Let Me Touch Your Mind"
	German picture sleeve
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
from the album Let Me Touch Your Mind
B-side	"Chopper"
Released	September 1972
Recorded	June 1972
Studio	Bolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre	R&B
Length	3:59
Label	United Artists Records
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Sain
Producer(s)	I & TT Productions
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology

Last updated December 30, 2020

"Let Me Touch Your Mind" is a song written by Oliver Sain. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in 1972.

Recording and release

"Let Me Touch Your Mind" was written by St. Louis musician Oliver Sain, who occasionally performed with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm. The song is a ballad about a plea to get a lover to let down their guard and be open with their feelings. Ike & Tina Turner recorded the track at their studio, Bolic Sound, in June 1972. The record was released in September 1972 as the lead single from their album Let Me Touch Your Mind . They promoted the song on The Dick Cavett Show in October 1972. It reached No. 30 on Record World's R&B chart.^[1] A live version was released on the album Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973).

The B-side "Chopper" is a non-album track written by Tina Turner. It later appeared on the compilation album Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002).

Critical reception

Cash Box (September 23, 1972): "Little Anthony intro segues into dynamic blues outing that is certain to grab top 40 attention. Tina Turner is absolutely incredible as she'll make a believer out of anyone."^[2]

Chart performance


Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Cash Box R&B Top 60^[3]	60
US Record World R&B Singles^[1]	30
US Record World Singles 101–150^[4]	118

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References

1 2 "The R&B Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World: 34. November 18, 1972.
↑ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. September 23, 1972.
↑ "R&B Top 60" (PDF). Cash Box: 30. November 25, 1972.
↑ "The Singles Chart 101–150" (PDF). Record World: 30. November 11, 1972.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "The R&B Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World: 34. November 18, 1972.

[2] "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 18. September 23, 1972.

[3] "R&B Top 60" (PDF). Cash Box: 30. November 25, 1972.

[4] "The Singles Chart 101–150" (PDF). Record World: 30. November 11, 1972.

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