Dynamite! (Ike & Tina Turner album)
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| Released | May 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1961-1962 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, rock 'n' roll, blues | |||
| 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 the duo Ike & Tina Turner on the Sue Records label in 1962.[2] The album contains their first Grammy nominated song and their second million-selling hit "It's Gonna Work Out Fine."[3]
Recording
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." The duo Mickey & Sylvia "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" on guitar and vocal.[4]
Release
The 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. Much like many rock 'n' roll/R&B albums at the time, most of the albums included a hit single or minor hit single and supported by more filler tracks.
Several charted singles came off the new sessions including the Grammy-nominated, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" which peaked at number 2 on the Hot R&B Sides and became their third charted pop single, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]
The follow-up singles all charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "Poor Fool" (Pop #38, R&B #4), "Tra La La La La" (Pop #50, R&B #9), and "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (Pop #89).
Track listing
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, Sylvia McKinney | 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" | 2:15 | |
| 3. | "Won't You Forgive Me" | 2:42 | |
| 4. | "The Way You Love Me" | 1:52 | |
| 5. | "I Dig You" | Steward Maynor, Joe Seneca | 2:22 |
| 6. | "Letter From Tina" | 2:34 |
References
- ^ "Dynamite! - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Sue Records Presents A New Picture". Billboard Music Week: 37. May 26, 1962.
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner". Recording Academy Grammy Awards.
- ^ Gulla, Bob (2007). Icons of R & B and Soul: An Encyclopedia of the Artists who Revolutionized Rhythm. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313340444.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. September 18, 1961.
- ^ "Billboard Hot R&B Sides" (PDF). Billboard. September 25, 1961.