IKE & TINA: Song

Nutbush City Limits

was written by Tina Turner, because the melody reminded her of her hometown Nutbush and is one of Ike & Tina's biggest hits, especially in Europe. The duo performed the song live at several TV-Shows and in their late concerts, but strangely enough no live version was released on any album. Tina recorded a dance version in 1991 for her greatest hits collection Simply The Best and a more original styled version for the What’s Love Got To Do With It soundtrack album in 1993. She performed it also live in nearly every solo concert, available on many home videos.

Writer: Tina Turner
Album: Nutbush City Limits (1973) / Live In Europe (1988) / Simply The Best (1991) / Acid Queen (Bootleg) (1992) / What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993) / TINA Live (2009) / The Early Years (2019) / Playing Rough (2019) / Do You Want Some Action? (2021) / From Rivers Deep To Mountain Highs (2023)
Single: Nutbush City Limits (1973) / I Can’t Stand The Rain (1985) / Nutbush City Limits (Live) (1988) / Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version) (1991)
Video: Nice ’N' Rough (1982) / Wild Lady of Rock (1984) / Do You Want Some Action? (1990) / What’s Love? Live (1994) / Live In Amsterdam (1996) / Celebrate! (1999) / One Last Time (2000) / TINA Live (2009)
Charts (1973): Germany: #2 / UK: #4 / USA: #22
Charts (1988): Germany: #45
Charts (1991): UK: #23 / Germany: #25 / Europe: #31 / Australia: #16

  1. Nutbush City Limits 2:57
    2. From the album 'Nutbush City Limits'
  2. Nutbush City Limits (Disco Version) 5:40
    3. From the 1973 single release
    Produced by Ike Turner / Recorded at Bolic Sound Studios, March 1973
  3. Nutbush City Limits (Reworked) 2:57
    4. From the sampler 'Those Were The Days'
  4. Nutbush City Limits (SannyX Remix) 4:53
    5. From the DMC Remix sampler
  5. Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version) 3:44
  6. Nutbush City Limits (Nutbush City '91) 6:07
  7. Nutbush City Limits ('91) 4:17
    8. From the album 'Simply The Best' and the 1991 single release
  8. Nutbush City Limits (Simply The Beats) 5:14
  9. Nutbush City Limits (A Little Bit O' Bush) 5:01
    10. From the 1991 promotional single
    Produced and Mixed by: C.J. Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell / Engineered by: Robin Hancock / Recorded at: Sarm and Larrabee Studios / Mixed at: Sarm West, London / Guitar: Phil Palmer / Keyboards: Richard Cottle / Trumpet: John Thirkell / Sax: Andy Hamilton / Horns: Steve Hamilton Percussion: Steve Sedelnick / Backing Vocals: Tessa Niles Programming and Additional Instrumentation by: C.J. Mackintosh
  10. Nutbush City Limits 3:20
    11. From the album 'What's Love Got To Do With It'
    Produced by Chris Lord-Alge, Tina Turner and Roger Davies / Engineered and Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge / Drums: Curt Bisquera / Bass Guitar: Bob Feit / Guitar: James Ralston/Gene Black / Keyboards: C.J. Vanston / Saxophones: Timmy Cappello / Trumpet/Trombone: Lee Thornberg / Background Vocals: Sharon Brown, Jean McClain, Jacquelyn Gouche / Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles / Assistant Engineer: Bill Leonard / Overdubs and Mixing: Image Recording, Los Angeles / Assistant Engineers: Talley Sherwood and Ben Wallach
  11. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 2:55
    12. From the album 'From Rivers Deep To Mountain Highs' with a performance at 'Soul Train' on January 19, 1975
  12. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 2:39
    13. From the album 'From Rivers Deep To Mountain Highs' with a performance at the 'Cher Show' on April 27, 1975
  13. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 6:16
    14. From the album 'Playing Rough' with a concert at the Theater Carré in Amsterdam on April 22, 1979
  14. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 2:54
    15. From the album 'The Early Years' with a concert at the Rockefeller Music Venue in Houston, Texas on April 25, 1983
  15. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 2:25
    16. From the bootleg 'Acid Queen' with a concert at Maaspoort in Den Bosch, Netherlands on February 17, 1984 / Kenny Moore: Pianist, Vocals / James Ralston: Lead Guitar / Jack Bruno: Drums / Bob Feit: Bass Guitar / Chuck O'Steen: Keyboards, Vocals / Lejeune Richardson: Vocals / Annie Behringer: Vocals
  16. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 3:06
    17. From the single 'I Can't Stand The Rain'
    Recorded live by Westwood One in Chicago / Remixed by Carter & Don Gehman / Live sound by Mark Woods
  17. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 3:28
    18. From the album 'Live In Europe' and the 1988 single release
    Produced and Mixed by John Hudson / Assisted by Mike Ging / Executive Producer: Roger Davies / Recorded in Europe
  18. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 4:18
    19. From the album 'Do You Want Some Action?' with a concert from Barcelona, Spain in 1990
    Ollie Marland: Keyboard, Vocals / Jack Bruno: Drums / Bob Feit: Guitar / Timmy Capello: Persussion, Keyboard, Saxophone, Vocals / James Ralston: Guitar, Vocals / Kenny Moore: Piano, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals
  19. Nutbush City Limits (Live) 7:34
    20. From the album 'TINA Live' with a concert at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Holland on March 21, 2009
    Warren McRae: Bass / Laurie Wisefield: Guitars, Vocals / Euge Groove: Saxophone, Percussion, Keyboards / Jack Bruno: Drums / Joel Campbell: Keyboards, Vocals / Ollie Marland: Musical Director, Keyboards, Vocals / John Miles: Guitar, Vocals / Stacy Campbell, Lisa Fisher: Backing Vocals

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