| Dynamite! | ||||
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| Released | May 1962 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1961-1962 | |||
| Label | Sue | |||
| Producer | Ike Turner, Juggy Murray | |||
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| Singles from Dynamite! | ||||
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Dynamite! is the second studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on the Sue Records label in 1962. [3] The album contains their first Grammy nominated song and their second million-selling hit "It's Gonna Work Out Fine." [4]
In the midst of their busy touring schedule on the Chitlin' Circuit and in between club residencies in their home base of St. Louis, Ike and Tina recorded new material. Several of the songs were culled from those 1961 and 1962 sessions. The album as features previously released hits from their debut album, The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner , such as "A Fool In Love" and "I Idolize You." Unlike earlier pressings, the track "Letter From Tina" is heard in its entirety on this album. Ike and Tina recorded a duet, the pop-soul ballad "Won't You Forgive Me." R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia contributed to the record "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" on guitar and vocal. [5]
Dynamite! was released on Sue Records in May 1962. [1] The album cover features Ike looking towards Tina who is posing with a mink coat posing in a suggestive way that was started to build within her stage act.
Several singles from the album were successful including the Grammy-nominated, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" which peaked at No. 2 on the Hot R&B Sides and became their third song to reach the pop chart, reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. [6] [7] The follow-up singles all charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "Poor Fool" (Pop No. 38, R&B No. 4), "Tra La La La La" (Pop No. 50, R&B No. 9), and "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (Pop No. 89). [8]
Chick Ober wrote for the Tampa Bay Times (May 18, 1962): "Ike & Tina Turner drift effectively from a quiet relaxed mood to one charged with driving excitement in this varied program. Highlights: You Should'a Treated Me Right, Sleepless, I Dig You, A Fool in Love." [9]
In 1994, the album was reissued on CD on Collectables Records. It was also included in the double CD compilation The Soul of Ike & Tina / Dynamite! released on Stateside Records in 2004. In 2014, Rumble Records released the album in its original format on vinyl. [10]
All songs written by Ike Turner, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Should'a Treated Me Right" | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" | Rose Marie McCoy (uncredited), Joe Seneca, James Lee | 3:03 |
| 3. | "A Fool in Love" | 2:52 | |
| 4. | "Poor Fool" | 2:33 | |
| 5. | "I Idolize You" | 2:51 | |
| 6. | "Tra La La La La" | 2:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sleepless" | 2:50 | |
| 2. | "I'm Jealous" | Ike Turner, Jane Bussong | 2:15 |
| 3. | "Won't You Forgive Me" | 2:42 | |
| 4. | "The Way You Love Me" | 1:52 | |
| 5. | "I Dig You" | Joe Seneca, Maynor Steward | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Letter From Tina" | 2:34 |
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"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 release with the stage name "Tina Turner" although she had been singing with Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm since 1956. 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 the American musical duo Ike & Tina Turner.
The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner is the debut album by Ike & Tina Turner. It was released on the Sue Records in February 1961. The album is noted for containing the duo's debut single "A Fool in Love" and their follow-up singles "I Idolize You" and "I'm Jealous."
Workin' Together is a studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on Liberty Records on November 9, 1970. This was their second album with Liberty and their most successful studio album. The album contains their Grammy Award-winning single "Proud Mary."
"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.
It's Gonna Work Out Fine is a studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in 1963. 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. The title track and "Poor Fool" were hit singles in 1961, and both released on the 1962 album Dynamite!. The record "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" earned Ike & Tina Turner their first Grammy nomination.
Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings of Rhythm Dance is an instrumental album by the Kings of Rhythm released on Sue Records in 1962.
The Hunter is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released on Blue Thumb Records in 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.
"Poor Fool" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in 1961.
"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.
Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin'On is a studio album by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner. It was released on Pompeii Records in 1969.
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.
"Sweet Rhode Island Red" is a song written by Tina Turner and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists in 1974. It is the lead single from the album Sweet Rhode Island Red.
"You Should'a Treated Me Right" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in June 1962
