Ike Turner's first post-Tina Turner release, 1980's "The Edge", ironically featured recordings with Tina.
I have to think the Tina tracks (making up the first side of the LP) were left over from 1976 or thenabouts. Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom" and Sylvia Robinson's "Shame Shame Shame" are pure pop-disco, while Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed" expresses all of Tina's ragged sentimentality; there are also two Bill Withers tunes: "Use Me" and "Lean On Me." Like Tina's first solo efforts, Ike failed to find a hit and, by his own admission, his behavior had grown increasingly erratic. Unlike Tina, who was able to carry on her career as a successful live performer, Ike struggled with his own band with live performances as his cocaine use increased.
Track listing
01. Shame, Shame, Shame (Sylvia Robinson) - 3:03
02. Lean On Me (Bill Withers) - 3:36
03. Philadelphia
04. Use Me (Bill Withers) - 3:12
05. Only Woman Bleed (Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner) - 3:57
06. Party Vibes (Ike Turner) - 4:39
07. Lum Dum (Ike Turner) - 3:35
08. No Other Woman (Ike Turner) - 3:34
09. I Can't Believe (Ike Turner) - 3:35
10. I Don't Want Nobody (Ike Turner) - 3:45
Release: 1980
Label: Fantasy Records
Genre: Funk, Soul
Length: 37:04
Producer: Ike Turner
Personnel
Ike Turner - Vocals, Guitar
Tina Turner - Vocals
Grow Some Funk
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