So Fine was the first album on the Pompeii label and contains no less than 4 singles, including one from The Ikettes. It features also a different version of Ike & Tina’s debut single A Fool In Love from 1960. The album was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from July 13, 1968. In 2021, it was released as a purple vinyl edition with a gatefold cover.
Producer: Ike Turner
Photographer: Ray Ashman
Release: June 1968
Label: Pompeii (6000) / London (379 007)
Format: Vinyl / CD
Singles: Betcha Can’t Kiss Me (1967) / So Fine (1968) / I Better Get Ta Steppin’ (1968) / We Need An Understanding (1968) / Shake A Tail Feather (1969)
- Bet’cha Can’t Kiss Me (Just One Time) 2:51
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business 2:09
- It Sho Ain’t Me 3:07
- Too Hot To Hold 2:08
- A Fool In Love (Different Version) 2:50
- I Better Get Ta Steppin’ 2:43
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:19
- So Fine 2:44
- We Need An Understanding 2:45
- You’re So Fine 2:29
The album was released with many different cover pictures, depending on the country. In America, it was reissued as Too Hot To Hold and as Hot ’N’ Sassy, both with a different cover artwork. It was also part of the 2 disc compilation TNT, and the French The Great Album of Ike & Tina Turner (available with two different cover pictures). In Italy, it was re-issued without a title and in Europe, it was included into the 2 LP set The Best of Ike & Tina Turner. Additionally, it’s also part of the box set The Complete Pompeii Recordings.
Release: 1973 (Europe) / 1974 (USA) / 1975 (France) / 1978 (Italy) / 1981 (USA) / 2016 (Box Set)
Label: London (Europe) / Pickwick, Accord (USA) / Joker (Italy) / Disques Festival (France)
