Two Is a Couple
"Two Is a Couple" | ||||
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Single by Ike Turner | ||||
Released | October 1965 | |||
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Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Sue Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ike Turner | |||
Producer(s) | Ike Turner | |||
Ike Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Two Is A Couple" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.
Background and release
After three years with Sue Records, Ike & Tina Turner began recording on Ike Turner's Sonja label in 1963.[1] They released numerous singles on various labels between 1964 and 1965 before re-signing to Sue in 1965.[2] Their first record under the new contract was "Two Is A Couple," released as a non-album track in October 1965. It was written and produced by Ike Turner.[2] The single peaked at No. 15 on the Cash Box R&B chart.[3] Tina Turner performed the song on the TV program Where the Action Is. A different version of "Two Is A Couple" appeared on the album Airwaves (United Artists, 1978). The song later appeared on the compilation album The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (Time Life, 2007).
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Record World | [4] |
The single was chosen as Cash Box's Pick of the Week.[5]
Cash Box (October 16, 1965): "Ike and Tina Turner return to the home of their original hits with this power-packed Sue release dubbed 'Two Is A Couple.' The side is a rollicking, fast-moving pop-r&b handclapper about a somewhat jealous lass who doesn't want any other female messing around with her fella. 'Tin Top House' is a lyrical, lush-sounding blues weeper with a nostalgic years-back sound."[5]
Record World (October 16, 1965): "Couple will escort 'Couple' far and Sue folk must be happy to have them back aboard."[4]
Billboard (October 23, 1965): "A blockbuster that rocks from start to finish. Hot chart item that will hit with great impact."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ike Turner
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Two Is A Couple" | 2:30 |
2. | "Tin Top House" | 2:15 |
Chart performance
Chart | Peak position |
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US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[3] | 15 |
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[7] | 113 |
US Record World Top 40 R&B[8] | 26 |
US Record World Singles Coming Up[9] | 112 |
References
- ^ "Ike Turner Forms Label" (PDF). Billboard. November 9, 1963. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Sue Re-Signs Ike & Tina Turner" (PDF). Cash Box. October 2, 1965. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Top 50 In R&B Locations" (PDF). Cash Box. November 20, 1965. p. 36.
- ^ a b "Singles Reviews: Four Star Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 16, 1965. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Record Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. October 16, 1965. p. 10.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles: R&B Spotlights: Top 10" (PDF). Billboard. October 23, 1965. p. 16.
- ^ "Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box. November 13, 1965. p. 16.
- ^ "Top 40 R&B" (PDF). Record World. November 20, 1965. p. 26.
- ^ "Singles Coming Up" (PDF). Record World. November 27, 1965. p. 29.
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- The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner (1961)
- Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962)
- Dynamite! (1962)
- Don't Play Me Cheap (1963)
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine (1963)
- Get It – Get It (ca. 1966)
- River Deep – Mountain High (1966)
- So Fine (1968)
- Outta Season (1969)
- Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On (1969)
- The Hunter (1969)
- Come Together (1970)
- Workin' Together (1970)
- Her Man . . . His Woman (1971)
- 'Nuff Said (1971)
- Feel Good (1972)
- Let Me Touch Your Mind (1973)
- Nutbush City Limits (1973)
- The Gospel According to Ike & Tina (1974)
- Sweet Rhode Island Red (1974)
- Delilah's Power (1977)
- Airwaves (1978)
- The Edge (1980)
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live (1964)
- Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (1965)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2 (1967)
- In Person (1969)
- Ike & Tina Turner's Festival of Live Performances (1970)
- What You Hear Is What You Get (1971)
- Live in Paris – Olympia 1971 (1971)
- Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973)
- The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner (1965)
- The Soul of Ike & Tina (1966)
- Souled Out (1970)
- Greatest Hits (1976)
- Get Back (1985)
- Golden Empire (1985)
- Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991)
- Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002)
- His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004)
- The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (2007)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from the Tonight Show (1974)
- "A Fool in Love" (1960)
- "I Idolize You" (1960)
- "I'm Jealous" (1961)
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1961)
- "Poor Fool" (1961)
- "Tra La La La La" (1962)
- "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (1962)
- "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" (1964)
- "A Fool for a Fool" (1964)
- "I Can't Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do)" (1964)
- "Please, Please, Please" (1964)
- "He's the One" (1964)
- "Tell Her I'm Not Home" (1965)
- "Somebody Needs You" (1965)
- "Good Bye, So Long" (1965)
- "I Don't Need" (1965)
- "Two Is a Couple" (1965)
- "Can't Chance a Break Up" (1965)
- "Something's Got a Hold of Me" (1966)
- "Dust My Broom" (1966)
- "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966)
- "I'll Never Need More Than This" (1967)
- "A Love Like Yours" (1967)
- "So Fine" (1968)
- "I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)" (1969)
- "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (1969)
- "I Wish It Would Rain" (1969)
- "The Hunter" (1969)
- "I Know" (1969)
- "Bold Soul Sister" (1969)
- "Come Together" (1969)
- "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970)
- "Respect" (1970)
- "Workin' Together"
- "Proud Mary" (1971)
- "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (1971)
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (1971)
- "You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)" (1971)
- "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)" (1971)
- "Get Back" (1972)
- "Up in Heah" (1972)
- "Feel Good" (1972)
- "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (1972)
- "Let Me Touch Your Mind" (1972)
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" (1973)
- "Early One Morning" (1973)
- "Nutbush City Limits" (1973)
- "Sweet Rhode Island Red" (1974)
- "Sexy Ida" (1974)
- "Baby, Get It On" (1975)
- "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1982)
- "Living for the City" (1985)
- "Shake a Hand" (1986)
- "Raise Your Hand (U Got To)" (2005)
- The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)
- Gimme Shelter (1970)
- It's Your Thing (1970)
- Taking Off (1971)
- Good Vibrations From Central Park (1971)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
- Ike & Tina On The Road: 1971–72 (2012)
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Other performances |
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- Discography
- Club Imperial
- Club Manhattan
- "Boxtop"
- Bolic Sound
- Prann Records
- Sony Records
- Teena Records
- Sonja Records
- Innis Records
- What's Love Got to Do with It