Ike & Tina Turner - So Fine
Tina Turner - vocal [click here to see more vinyl featuring Tina Turner]
Ike Turner - guitar
Backing Vocals – The Iketts
Written by Ike Turner (A2, A5, B1, B4), Bonny Rice (A1, A3-4), Charles Harris (B1), André Williams (B2), Otha M. Hayes (B2), Verlie Rice (B2), Johnny Otis (B3), J. Northern (B4), Lance Finnie (B5), Willie Schofield (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Trading Places
Original label : Pompeii
Produced by Ike Turner
Album Design by Loring Eutemey
Liner Notes by Ken Dowe
Photography by Ray Ashman
Originally released in July 1968
Reissued in May 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Bet' Cha Can't Kiss Me (Just One Time)
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- It Sho Ain't Me
- Too Hot To Hold
- A Fool In Love
Side B:
- I Better Get Ta Steppin'
- Shake A Tail Feather
- So Fine
- We Need An Understanding
- You're So Fine
Reviews :
“In the late '60s, Ike & Tina Turner were churning out such a rapid succession of albums on various labels that it's hard even for dedicated fans to keep them straight. So Fine is typical of these LPs in that a certain minimum satisfying level of quality soul is guaranteed by virtue of the duo's talents. But at the same time, there's also the sense that they're grinding out recordings too quickly to consistently present the outstanding original material and interpretations of which they were capable at their best. Tina's vocals are reliably passionate, but the songs and arrangements are fairly average, at times even generic soul, mixing a few Ike Turner originals (including a remake of their early hit "A Fool in Love") with covers of well-known staples like "Shake a Tail Feather" and "So Fine." (Speaking of which, it was surely careless to cover "So Fine" and, just two tracks later, add a cover of the entirely different song "You're so Fine," which in this context sounded downright redundant.) The best cut here is "It Sho Ain't Me," which has a more slow-burning bluesy feel (and Stax-y feel, with its horn, organ, and churchy backup vocals) than much of its surroundings, but nothing here ranks among the pair's best work.” AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 3.98 / 5