Workin' Together
Workin' Together | ||||
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Studio album by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
Released | November 9, 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Studio | Bolic Sound (Inglewood, CA) | |||
Length | 34:23 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Ike Turner | |||
Ike & Tina Turner chronology | ||||
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Singles from Workin' Together | ||||
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Workin' Together is a studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on Liberty Records on November 9, 1970.[1] This was their second album with Liberty and their most successful studio album. The album contains their Grammy Award-winning single "Proud Mary."[2]
Content and release
Much like their previous album, Come Together, the album features soul-infused covers of rock songs and renewed versions of previous Ike & Tina songs. The album featured the duo's biggest-selling hit, a funk rock cover of "Proud Mary." The B-side, "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter", was written by Tina's sister Alline Bullock and later covered by Nina Simone. Several of the songs were written by Ike (including two by "Eki Renrut", which is Ike Turner spelled backward),[3] including "The Way You Love Me", which the Turners had recorded for their debut album, The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, nearly a decade earlier.
Three singles were released from the album in the US. The title track, "Workin' Together," peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 105 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[4][5] The second single, a cover of "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, became the duo's biggest hit. It peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart and reached No. 5 on the R&B chart. It also earned Ike and Tina a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972.[2] The third single, a cover of "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" by Jessie Hill, peaked at No. 31 on the R&B chart and No. 60 on the Hot 100.[6][7] A fourth single, a cover of "Get Back" by the Beatles, was released in Germany.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [8] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[9] |
The album received positive reviews.[10][11] Thomas Popson wrote for the Chicago Tribune that Workin' Together is "another fine album from two thoroughly professional entertainers."[12]
Billboard (November 21, 1970):
Nobody works harder than Ike & Tina Turner and workin' together they take top material, rip it up, and resoul "Proud Mary," "Let It Be," "Get Back" and "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" their way. The duo gather a full head of funky, raucous steam, hitting only the heights of energy and excitement on the title romp, plus more of Ike's super rhythm workouts. Can't keep this kind of "up" music down.[1]
San Francisco Examiner (November 29, 1970): "Ike and Tina's latest album ... is a superb example of how they combine rock and soul elements. Probably the most musically balanced record of their career, and one of the best pop discs of the year."[13]
Awards
In 1971, Ike & Tina Turner won the Prix Otis Redding (best R&B album) from the Académie du Jazz for Workin' Together.[14]
Reissues
Workin' Together was digitally remastered and released by BGO records on the compilation CD Workin' Together/Let Me Touch Your Mind in 2011.[15] The album was reissued on vinyl in 2016.[16]
Track listing
All tracks written by Ike Turner, except where noted.[17] Tracks 1 and 6 were credited to "Eki Renrut" (Ike Turner backwards).
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Workin' Together" | 3:35 | |
2. | "(As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You" | George Jackson, Raymond Moore | 2:25 |
3. | "Get Back" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:05 |
4. | "The Way You Love Me" | 2:37 | |
5. | "You Can Have It" | 3:30 | |
6. | "Game of Love" | 2:46 | |
7. | "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" | Aillene Bullock | 2:35 |
8. | "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" | Jessie Hill | 3:36 |
9. | "Proud Mary" | John Fogerty | 4:57 |
10. | "Goodbye, So Long" | 1:57 | |
11. | "Let It Be" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:10 |
Total length: | 34:13 |
Personnel
- Tina Turner – lead vocals
- Ike Turner – vocals (intro of "Proud Mary"), all instrumentation
- The Ikettes – background vocals
- The Kings of Rhythm – all instrumentation
- Brent Maher – engineer
- Herb Kravitz – photography
- Ron Wolin – art direction
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ a b "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 47. November 21, 1970. p. 75.
- ^ a b "1971 Grammy Champions" (PDF). Billboard. March 25, 1972. p. 6.
- ^ Borawski, Walter (February 28, 1971). "'Workin' Together' Captures Tina's Voice And Ike's Skill". Poughkeepsie Journal. pp. 4C.
- ^ "Best Selling Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 12, 1970. p. 42.
- ^ "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. November 28, 1970. p. 40.
- ^ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. June 12, 1971. p. 64.
- ^ "Best Selling Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. June 26, 1971.
- ^ "Workin' Together - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Picks of the Week: Albums" (PDF). Record World: 1. November 21, 1970.
- ^ Wesy, Hollie I. (November 27, 1970). "Tina Turner Can Turn On Middle Americans As Well". The Herald-Sun. pp. 16C.
- ^ Popson, Thomas (December 27, 1970). "Ike and Tina: 'Workin' Together'". Chicago Tribune. pp. 4 - Section 5.
- ^ West, Hollie L. (November 29, 1970). "Tina Turner Oozes With Sex". San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle. p. 4.
- ^ "French Jazz Awards Named" (PDF). Billboard. April 17, 1971. p. 50.
- ^ "Workin' Together/Let Me Touch Your Mind". BGO Records.
- ^ "2 Ike & Tina Turner albums were just reissued on vinyl: "Workin' Together," which was their most successful album, and "River Deep – Mountain High," which includes tracks produced by both Phil Spector and Ike Turner. from Amoeba Music". #ShareGoodVibes. March 28, 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner - Workin' Together". Discogs. 1976.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM Weekly. April 10, 1971.
- ^ "Ike & Tina Turner - Workin' Together". Dutch Charts.
- ^ a b "Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1971. p. 64.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box: 39. April 24, 1971.
- ^ "The Album Chart" (PDF). Record World: 32. April 10, 1971.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1971. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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- Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002)
- His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004)
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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