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Sweet Rhode Island Red

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Sweet Rhode Island Red
Studio album by
Ike & Tina Turner
ReleasedOctober 1974
RecordedFebruary – June 1974
StudioBolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre
LabelUnited Artists
Producer
Ike & Tina Turner chronology
The Gospel According to Ike & Tina
(1974) 		Sweet Rhode Island Red
(1974) 		Greatest Hits
(1976)
Singles from Sweet Rhode Island Red
  1. "Sweet Rhode Island Red"
    Released: February 1974
  2. "Sexy Ida"
    Released: August 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Sweet Rhode Island Red is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released on United Artist Records in 1974.[3] The album was created exclusively for the international market.[4] It was available in the US through the Columbia Record Club.[5][dubious – discuss] The album charted at No. 41 in Australia.[6]

Recording and content

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Sweet Rhode Island Red was recorded at the Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio. A majority of the songs from the album were written by Tina Turner, including the title track which was released as a single in February 1974. "Sweet Rhode Island Red" peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard R&B chart, No. 43 in Germany, No. 17 in Italy and No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart.[7][8]

The follow-up single "Sexy Ida" was released in two versions: the funk rhythmic A-side, "Sexy Ida (Part 1)", and the up-temp B-side, "Sexy Ida (Part 2)". "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" reached No. 29 on Billboard R&B chart and No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.[9] In Europe it peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 35 in Italy.[10] "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" features rock musician Marc Bolan on guitar.[11] It peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100 and No. 9 on the R&B chart.[12] Both songs were included on the album in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.[13][14][15]

Critical reception

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Sidney Nelson wrote for the Evening Post (November 8, 1974):

"Sweet Rhode Island Red" finds Ike and Tina Turner producing their high-octane rock-blues-soul combination with Tina breaking into her famous scream at regular, spine-chilling intervals. Strangely, however, it is when she purrs her way through Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City," holding the power back that she really scores on this album. The opener "Let Me Be There" is fine but for the rest, even Tina's dynamic delivery cannot raise mediocre material.[16]

Reissues

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Sweet Rhode Island Red was digitally remastered and released by BGO Records in 2012 on the compilation CD Sweet Rhode Island Red/The Gospel According To Ike & Tina.[17]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Be There"John Rostill3:22
2."Living for the City"Stevie Wonder3:40
3."I Know"Barbara George3:17
4."Mississippi Rolling Stone"Don Goodman, Troy Seals3:02
5."Sugar Hill"Tina Turner3:07
6."Sexy Ida (Part 1)" (Included in select countries)Tina Turner2:30
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Rhode Island Red"Tina Turner3:06
2."Ready for You Baby"Tina Turner3:11
3."Smooth Out the Wrinkles"Tina Turner3:45
4."Doozie"Tina Turner2:50
5."Higher Ground"Stevie Wonder3:40
6."Sexy Ida (Part 2)" (Included in select countries)Tina Turner3:03

Chart performance

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Chart performance for Sweet Rhode Island Red
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 41

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ike & Tina Turner: The Ike & Tina Turner Story". PopMatters. October 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Sweet Rhode Island Red/The Gospel According To Ike & Tina - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Tracks on Sweet Rhode Island Red - Ike and Tina Turner (October 1974) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  4. ^ "Ike and Tina Tour" (PDF). Cash Box: 29. September 14, 1974.
  5. ^ "Ike And Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Club Issue)". Discogs.
  6. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 314. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Sweet Rhode Island Red (song by Ike & Tina Turner) Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
  8. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner - Sweet Rhode Island Red". Dutch Charts.
  9. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner Chart History". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Sexy Ida (Part 1) (song by Ike & Tina Turner) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
  11. ^ Paytress, Mark. (5 November 2009). Bolan: The Rise and Fall of a 20th Century Superstar (Rev. ed.). London. ISBN 9780857120236. OCLC 954133096.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ "Hot 100/Hot Soul Singles - Sexy Ida (Part 2)" (PDF). Billboard. November 9, 1974.
  13. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Netherlands)". Discogs.
  14. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Germany)". Discogs.
  15. ^ "Ike And Tina Turner* – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Italy)". Discogs. 1974.
  16. ^ Nelson, Sidney (November 8, 1974). "Turn Table". Evening Post. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. p. 10.
  17. ^ "The Sweet Rhode Island Red/The Gospel According To Ike & Tina – Ike Turner, Ike & Tina Turner, Tina Turner | Releases". AllMusic.
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