| "Good Bye, So Long" | ||||
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| Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
| from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina | ||||
| B-side | "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" | |||
| Released | May 1965 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Modern | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ike Turner | |||
| Producer(s) | Ike Turner | |||
| Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard |  |
| Cash Box | B [2] |
"Good Bye, So Long" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.
"Good Bye, So Long" was released as a single on Modern Records in May 1965. It reached No. 31 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and No. 108 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100. [3] [4] Tina Turner promoted the record on Shindig! in August 1965. [5] The B-side "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" received a 4 star rating from Billboard. [1] Both songs appeared on the compilation album The Soul of Ike & Tina , released on Kent Record in 1966. After the success of "River Deep – Mountain High" overseas, Stateside Records licensed the record and released it as a single in the UK. [6]
A different version of "Good Bye, So Long" later appeared on Ike & Tina Turner's 1970 album Workin' Together. They performed a live version of the song in the 1971 film Taking Off. That year, it was released as a single on BYG Records in France with "It's Crazy Baby" as the B-side track.
Cash Box (May 22, 1965): "This hard driving rock-R&B number could burn up the charts. Ike and Tina Turner, no strangers to hitsville are already making noise with this one." [2]
All tracks are written by Ike Turner.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Bye, So Long" | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" | 2:37 |
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard R&B Singles [3] | 32 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [4] | 107 |
| US Cash Box Looking Ahead [7] | 120 |
| US Cash Box Top 50 R&B [8] | 31 |
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