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Ike & Tina Turner
Sing The Blues
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. I've Been Loving You Too Long
2. Mean Old World
3. Three O'clock In The Morning Blues
4. Five Long Years
5. Dust My Broom
6. Grumbling
7. I Am A Motherless Child
8. Crazy About You Baby
9. Reconsider Baby
10. Honest I Do
11. Rock Me Baby
12. The Hunter
13. You Got Me Running
14. Bold Soul Sister
15. I Smell Trouble
16. Early In The Morning
17. You're Still My Baby
18. I Know

As husband and wife, Ike & Tina Turner headed up one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit during the '60s and early '70s. Guitarist and bandleader Ike kept his ensemble tight and well-drilled while throw... more »ing in his own distinctively twangy plucking; lead vocalist Tina was a ferocious whirlwind of power and energy, a raw sexual

dynamo who was impossible to contain when she hit the stage, leading some critics to call her the first female singer to embody the true spirit of rock & roll. In their prime, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue

specialized in a hard-driving, funked-up hybrid of soul and rock that, in its best moments, rose to a visceral frenzy that few R&B acts of any era

could hope to match. Effusively praised by white rock luminaries like the Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin, Tina was unquestionably the star of

the show, with a hugely powerful, raspy voice that ranks among the all-time soul greats. However, the synergy of their respective prowess

combined is not to be underestimated - the work of Ike Turner has been increasingly appreciated since his death in December 2007,

and this is a fine example of his all-round talent.

Highly regarded UK label Acrobat Music is launching its US operations with this as well as other re-issues that offer high quality and excellent value on October 21st 2008. All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in deluxe packages with unique, consistent packaging, which include o-cards, extensive liner notes and either a large number of tracks or lengthy play time. Acrobat will be establishing its presence as the premier independent re-issue label

in the US through its distribution deal with TVT Distribution.

Sings The Blues reissues 18 selections from two Blue Thumb Records releases, The Hunter and Outta Season, including among others, the hits Bold Soul Sister and I've Been Loving You Too Long. Ike accompanies Tina's terrific vocals with his blistering blues guitar across a selection of songs associated with such blues greats as Jimmy Reed, Lowell Fulson, B.B.King, Albert King and

Junior Parker. Sings The Blues includes extensive liner notes which quote from Ike's

biography Takin' My Name Back, plus images of the dynamite duo.

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CD Details

All Artists: Ike & Tina Turner
Title: Sing The Blues
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Acrobat Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 10/21/2008
Album Type: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B
Styles: Classic R&B, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 884607000010

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Product Description

As husband and wife, Ike & Tina Turner headed up one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit during the '60s and early '70s. Guitarist and bandleader Ike kept his ensemble tight and well-drilled while throwing in his own distinctively twangy plucking; lead vocalist Tina was a ferocious whirlwind of power and energy, a raw sexual
dynamo who was impossible to contain when she hit the stage, leading some critics to call her the first female singer to embody the true spirit of rock & roll. In their prime, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
specialized in a hard-driving, funked-up hybrid of soul and rock that, in its best moments, rose to a visceral frenzy that few R&B acts of any era
could hope to match. Effusively praised by white rock luminaries like the Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin, Tina was unquestionably the star of
the show, with a hugely powerful, raspy voice that ranks among the all-time soul greats. However, the synergy of their respective prowess
combined is not to be underestimated - the work of Ike Turner has been increasingly appreciated since his death in December 2007,
and this is a fine example of his all-round talent.

Highly regarded UK label Acrobat Music is launching its US operations with this as well as other re-issues that offer high quality and excellent value on October 21st 2008. All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in deluxe packages with unique, consistent packaging, which include o-cards, extensive liner notes and either a large number of tracks or lengthy play time. Acrobat will be establishing its presence as the premier independent re-issue label
in the US through its distribution deal with TVT Distribution.

Sings The Blues reissues 18 selections from two Blue Thumb Records releases, The Hunter and Outta Season, including among others, the hits Bold Soul Sister and I've Been Loving You Too Long. Ike accompanies Tina's terrific vocals with his blistering blues guitar across a selection of songs associated with such blues greats as Jimmy Reed, Lowell Fulson, B.B.King, Albert King and
Junior Parker. Sings The Blues includes extensive liner notes which quote from Ike's
biography Takin' My Name Back, plus images of the dynamite duo.

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CD Reviews

Late `60s blues sides from soul dynamos

hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 10/25/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A year before climbing into the top-40 with "I Want to Take You Higher," and two-years before attaining rock immortality with their 1971 cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary," Ike Turner produced a pair of albums, "Outta Season" and "The Hunter," that he leased to Bob Krasnow's recently founded Blue Thumb records. Turner had been self-producing sessions throughout his career, fanning out the results to a variety of labels, including several of his own imprints, in an effort to keep fresh material in the stores as he toured with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. For this pair of releases he reached back to his beginnings as a blues musician, selecting titles from T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, Robert Johnson and Jimmy Reed, and adding just a few originals. Sung by Tina Turner in a bluesy wail that's sadly familiar with love gone very, very wrong, many of the tracks are arranged without the backing singers or horns of the Revue, but decorated generously with Ike Turner's twangy guitar riffs and leads.

The sparse settings show off both Turners in a stark light that their frenetic hits with the Revue rarely captured. Ike Turner is offered here primarily as a lead and rhythm guitarist, and Tina Turner creates emotionally informed first-person vocals from standard blues progressions. Highlights include a chillingly distraught rendition of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," the bedspring guitar twang on "Five Long Years" and the original instrumental "Grumbling," the Motown vibe given Sonny Boy Williamson's "Crazy About You Baby," Tina Turner's sassy holler on Lowell Fulson's "Reconsider Baby," her strutting, self-assured reading of "The Hunter," and a terrifically convincing take on Don Robey's "I Smell Trouble." The albums' biggest commercial success was the funky soul workout "Bold Soul Sister," which reached #22 on the soul charts and crossed over to #69 pop. Both Turners show a deep connection to the blues, both as the roots of their soul sides with the Revue, and particularly in Tina Turner's case, a very personal expression of her life's troubles.

Acrobat's anthology cherry-picks 18 of the combined albums' 22 tracks, replicating most of the selections on the out-of-print Bold Soul Sister, but falling short of Blue Moon's import two-fer (which, to be fair, is twice the price of this set for only four more tracks). Blame U.S. royalty rules for the disparity in track counts. More notably absent is the Grammy-winning album cover of Outta Season, which famously depicts the Turners in whiteface eating watermelon - a visual complaint about white musicians cashing in on the blues while many of the genre's originators struggled for recognition. The audio quality of these masters is excellent, with plenty of presence in the vocals and detail in the instruments. New liner notes provide a concise history of Ike & Tina Turner's musical career and brief context for these specific recordings. This isn't the place to start an Ike & Tina collection, but it's a great place for fans to stretch out their appreciation of the Turner's talents. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]"

I love it, Honest I do

Damian P. Gadal | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 11/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A solid collection of blues with the Ike and Tina soul. The couple take us trough a musical journey of stunning interpretations of standard blues numbers going back to Ike's roots.

Ike and Tina's later work would eclipse these recordings, but they really shouldn't be overlooked. This may well be the best material either one of them ever recorded.

If you're a blues fan you'll appreciate this collection."

Correction

Canzone | California | 12/07/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just a note: although Amazon itself doesn't stock the Blue Moon release, it lists other sellers who do - and at nothing like twice the price of this CD (as mentioned by another reviewer). And you get the original LP covers of the classic LPs."