| Cover: | Chuck-jackson-tell-him-im-not-home.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Chuck Jackson |
| Album: | Encore! |
| B-Side: | Lonely Am I |
| Released: | January 1963 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 2:45 |
| Label: | Wand Records |
| Producer: | Tony Bruno |
| Prev Title: | I'm Yours |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | I Will Never Turn My Back On You |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
"Tell Him I'm Not Home" is a song written by Tony Bruno, Brenda Bruno, and Sanford Bellini. The song is about a lover lamenting about a relationship that has lost its flame. It was first recorded by R&B singer Chuck Jackson, and released as a single from his album Encore! on Wand Records in 1963. The single reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. [1]
Cash Box (January 12, 1963):
Jackson who's currently cashing in "Gettin' ready For The Heartbreak" sends up another striking contender for dual-market chartdom. It's a pulsating, cha cha like romantic heartbreaker, tagged "Tell Him I'm Not Home," that Chuck wrings every once of emotion out of. Standout ork-choral backdrop (with exciting back-and-forth vocal play) conducted by Tony Bruno. The soulful undercut finds a tantalizing rock-a-waltz-like setting. [2]
| Tell Her I'm Not Home | |
| Cover: | Ike-tina-tell-her-im-not-home.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Ike & Tina Turner |
| B-Side: | I'm Thru With Love |
| Released: |
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| Genre: |
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| Length: | 3:20 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Bob Krasnow |
| Prev Title: | He's The One |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Somebody Needs You |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Ike & Tina Turner covered recorded a version of the song title "Tell Her I'm Not Home." It was produced by Bob Krasnow, head of Loma Records, and released as a non-album track on Loma in 1965. Tina Turner promoted the song on Shindig! in April 1965.[3] The single peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 108 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[4] [5]
After the success with "River Deep – Mountain High" in England, the song was released as a single by Loma's parent label, Warner Bros. Records, in the United Kingdom in 1966. It reached No. 48 on the UK Singles chart.[6] In 1975, the song was reissued as a single on Warner Bros. in Germany. It later appeared on the compilation albums Finger Poppin'…The Warner Brothers Years (Edsel Records, 1988) and (Time Life, 2007).
The single received positive reviews, including a 4-star rating from Billboard.[7] Cash Box (February 13, 1965): "Soulful blues sound follows a telephone talk opening. Could break big in the R&B areas, and spread to a wide range of record buyers. Bob Krasnow produced the tune, and might well see fine results."[8]
| Tell Him I'm Not Home | |
| Cover: | Normie-rowe-tell-him-im-not-home.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Normie Rowe |
| A-Side: | Call On Me |
| Released: | November 1965 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 2:14 |
| Label: | Sunshine Records |
| Producer: | Paul Aulton |
| Prev Title: | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | The Breaking Point |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
Australian singer Normie Rowe's cover of "Tell Him I'm Not Home" was released as a B-side single in November 1965. It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Singles chart and was a top 5 hit in most Australian mainland capitals, reaching No. 4 in Sydney, No. 2 in Melbourne, No. 2 in Adelaide and No. 1 in Melbourne.[9] The song was ranked the 13th biggest hit of 1965 on the Kent Music Report list of the Top 25 singles for 1965 in Australia.
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 47 | |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 48 | |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 33 | |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 108 | |
| US Cash Box Looking Ahead[10] | 135 | |
| US Record World Singles Coming Up[11] | 117 |
| Australia[12] | 3 |