Nutbush City Limits (album) explained

Nutbush City Limits
Type:studio
Artist:Ike & Tina Turner
Cover:IkeTina Nutbush album.jpg
Released:November 1973
Recorded:June – September 1973
Studio:Bolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre:
Length:32:37
Label:United Artists
Producer:Ike Turner
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Nutbush City Limits is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released on United Artists Records in 1973. The album is noted for the hit single "Nutbush City Limits", which became a staple in their live shows.

Recording and release

Nutbush City Limits was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio between June and September 1973. Five of the ten tracks on the album were written by Tina Turner, including "Nutbush City Limits", which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles, No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] [2] [3] She wrote the song "Club Manhattan" as an ode to the Manhattan Club, the nightclub where she met Ike Turner in East St. Louis, Illinois.[4]

The album includes a different version of their classic song "River Deep – Mountain High", which was released as a single in France. The song "Make Me Over" was re-recorded by Tina and re-titled "Tina's Wish" for the 1993 soundtrack album What's Love Got to Do with It.

The album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Soul LP chart and No. 163 on the Top LPs.

Critical reception

The album received positive critical reception. Billboard reviewed it as "simply the best thought-out Ike & Tina album in many moons."[5] Cash Box noted that "this album is one of the best dance LPs of the year and features Tina's singing at its best as well as lke's capable leadership."[6]

Record World (December 1, 1973): "The title cut is a big single for the torrid Turners and they have filled out their new album with plenty of red hot rock and soul on songs like 'River Deep, Mountain High,' 'Drift Away,' 'Club Manhattan' and 'Make Me Over.' Ike's production is so hot you'll need an asbestos needle."[7]

Reissues

The album was reissued by Raven Records on the compilation CD Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good in 2006.[8] [9]

Chart performance

Chart (1974–1975)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 4
Germany (GfK Entertainment charts)21
US Billboard Top LP's[12] 163
US Billboard Soul LP's[13] 21
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums 101–175[14] 134
US Record World R&B LP[15] 26

Notes and References

  1. November 17, 1973. Hot 100. Billboard. 32.
  2. November 3, 1973. Hot Soul Singles. Billboard. 30.
  3. Web site: Ike & Tina Turner. Official Charts.
  4. Book: Turner, Ike.. Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Virgin. Cawthorne, Nigel. 1999. 1-85227-850-1. London. 43321298.
  5. November 24, 1973. Top Album Picks - Pop. Billboard. 42.
  6. November 24, 1973. Album Reviews - Pop Pics. Cash Box. 35.
  7. December 1, 1973. Album Picks. Record World. 12.
  8. Web site: Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good - Ike & Tina Turner Releases. AllMusic. en-us.
  9. Web site: Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good. Discogs. 2006 . en.
  10. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. St Ives, N.S.W.. 314.
  11. Web site: Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits. Dutch Charts.
  12. January 19, 1974. Top Lp's. Billboard.
  13. February 16, 1974. Soul LP's. Billboard.
  14. February 2, 1974. Top 100 Albums 101 To 175. Cash Box. 28.
  15. February 9, 1974. The R&B LP Chart. Record World. 38.

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