I Can't Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do) explained

Cover:Ike-tina-i-cant-believe-what-you-say.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Ike & Tina Turner
B-Side:My Baby Now
Released:September 1964
Recorded:1964
Length:2:00
Label:Kent Records
Producer:Ike Turner
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"I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by Ike & Tina Turner on Kent Records in 1964.

Release

"I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)" was written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released as a non-album track on Kent Records in September 1964. The single reached No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 33 on the Record World R&B chart.[1] It was the best-selling R&B record for Kent in 1965.[2] Tina Turner performed the song on Shindig! in August 1965.[3] A different version of the song appeared on Ike & Tina Turner's album Get It – Get It, which was remixed and reissued as Her Man…His Woman in 1971. Ike Turner released another version on the album The Edge in 1980.

Critical reception

The single was selected for Cash Box magazine's Pick of the Week.

Cash Box (October 10, 1964): "This Kent outing for Ike & Tina Turner is already stirring up a heap of attention. Tagged I Can’t Believe What You Say, it’s a high-speed handclapping twister that sports a host of ultra-commercial vocal and instrumental sounds. Watch it. Backing's a soul-filled shuflle-rock blueser that Tina wails with loads of feeling."[4]

Cover versions

Chart performance

!Chart (1964)!Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10095
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[5] 134
US Record World Top 40 R&B<ref>October 24, 1964. Top 40 R&B. Record World. 21. 33

References

  1. October 17, 1964. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 22.
  2. March 12, 1966. Best-Selling R&B Records for 1965. Record World. 64.
  3. Web site: "Shindig!" Episode #1.49 (TV Episode 1965). IMDb.
  4. October 10, 1964. Record Reviews. Cash Box. 12.
  5. October 24, 1964. Looking Ahead. Cash Box. 8.