Let Me Touch Your Mind (song) explained

Cover:Ike-Tina-Turner-Let-Me-Touch-Your-Mind.jpg
Caption:German picture sleeve
Type:Single
Artist:Ike & Tina Turner
Album:Let Me Touch Your Mind
B-Side:Chopper
Released:September 1972
Recorded:June 1972
Studio:Bolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre:R&B
Length:3:59
Label:United Artists Records
Producer:I & TT Productions
Prev Title:Feel Good
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Early One Morning
Next Year:1973

"Let Me Touch Your Mind" is a song written by Oliver Sain. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in 1972.

Recording and release

"Let Me Touch Your Mind" was written by St. Louis musician Oliver Sain, who occasionally performed with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm. The song is a ballad about a plea to get a lover to let down their guard and be open with their feelings. Ike & Tina Turner recorded the track at their studio, Bolic Sound, in June 1972. The record was released in September 1972 as the lead single from their album Let Me Touch Your Mind. They promoted the song on The Tonight Show and The Dick Cavett Show in October 1972. It reached No. 30 on Record World's R&B chart. A live version was released on the album Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973).

The B-side "Chopper," written by Tina Turner, is from their previous album, Feel Good. It later appeared on the compilation album Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002).

Critical reception

The single received positive reviews.[1]

Record World (September 23, 1972) "Electrifying act slows down for this powerful blues ballad along the lines of 'I've Been Loving You Too Long.' Tina gives another magnificently erotic performance."[2]

Cash Box (September 23, 1972): "Little Anthony intro segues into dynamic blues outing that is certain to grab top 40 attention. Tina Turner is absolutely incredible as she'll make a believer out of anyone."[3]

Chart performance

!Chart (1972)!Peak
position
US Cash Box R&B Top 60[4] 60
US Record World R&B Singles[5] 30
US Record World Singles 101–150[6] 118

References

  1. News: October 27, 1972 . Budget Bumper Bundle . 50 . Kensington News and Post.
  2. September 23, 1972 . Single Picks . Record World . 10.
  3. September 23, 1972. Singles Reviews. Cash Box. 18.
  4. November 25, 1972. R&B Top 60. Cash Box. 30.
  5. November 18, 1972. The R&B Singles Chart. Record World. 34.
  6. November 11, 1972. The Singles Chart 101–150. Record World. 30.