Cussin’, Cryin’ & Carryin’ On contains mostly songs from previously released albums plus some songs from The Ikettes and instrumental tracks. Three tracks were released as singles, while Poor Little Fool (with lead vocals by Fontella Bass) was already a single in 1964. A remixed version of the title track is available on the EP A Fool In Love (Millennium Versions). The album is also part of the box set The Complete Pompeii Recordings from 2016 and was re-issued as a purple and gold vinyl edition with a foldout cover in 2021.
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: August 1969 (USA) / 1970 (Germany) / Various (Reissue)
Label: Pompeii (USA) / Bellaphon (Germany) / Various (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl / Cassette / Reel Tape / CD
Tracks
- Cussin’, Cryin’ & Carryin’ On 2:35
- Poor Little Fool 2:46
- So Blue Over You 2:30
- Nothing You Can Do Boy (To Change My Way) 2:26
- I’m Fed Up 2:17
- You Got What You Wanted 2:23
- Make 'Em Wait 2:18
- Beauty Is Just Skin Deep 2:11
- Thinking Black (Instrumental) 2:36
- Black Beauty (Instrumental) 2:24
- I Better Get Ta Steppin’ 2:43
Poor Little Fool
is a single from Fontella Bass and features backing vocals from Tina Turner on the melodical main part. It’s the only recording from the 1960s, where you can hear Tina Turner together with another female singer (apart from The Ikettes). Ike produced the single and played guitar. The song was first released in 1964 and was later included into the tracklist of this album.
Fontella Bass was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 3, 1940 as the daughter of the gospel singer Martha Bass. Her biggest success was the song „Rescue Me,“ which reached #4 in the US and #11 in the UK. Fontella died on December 26, 2012 at a St. Louis hospice from complications of a heart attack.
- Poor Little Fool 2:46
- This Would Make Me Happy 2:47
Writer: Oliver Sain
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: 1964 / 1970
Format: 7“ Vinyl
You Got What You Wanted
is the first single, while the b-side track was taken from the album So Fine. The duo promoted the song at the TV-Show Hollywood Palace in 1968, together with Sammy Davies. A remixed version of the title track is available on the digital album Reworked Versions. In France, the same tracks but in reverse order were released as part of the „Hit-Parade“ series.
- You Got What You Wanted 2:23
- Too Hot To Hold 2:10
Writer: Wayne Carson Thompson
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: November 1968 (USA) / 1969 (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl
Cussin’, Cryin’ & Carryin’ On
was released with different b-side tracks. Shake A Tail Feather from the American single was also a single in Europe in 1969. A remixed version can be found on the extended play single A Fool In Love (Millenium Versions).
- Cussin’, Cryin’ And Carryin’ On 2:35
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:15
- I’m Fed Up 2:13
- Betcha Can’t Kiss Me (Just One Time) 2:51
Writer: Wayne Carson Thompson
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: June 1969 (USA) / July 1969 (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl
Make 'Em Wait
features two wonderful tracks with lead vocals from The Ikettes. It sounds like it might be P.P. Arnold singing lead here before she left in 1966. The title track was as well a single in 1970 - this time with lead vocals from Tina Turner and taken from the album River Deep - Mountain High.
- Make Em Wait 2:18
- Beauty Is Just Skin Deep 2:11
Writer: Ike Turner
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: November 1968 / January 1969 (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl