Sweet Rhode Island Red is the very last studio album from Ike & Tina Turner before they separated. It contains many songs written by Tina Turner, as well as some cover versions. The album was created exclusively for the international market and was only available through the Columbia Record Club in the United States. Most of the songs were remixed and reissued after Tina’s comeback, released on the compilation Golden Empire. The album was digitally remastered in 2012 on the double CD Sweet Rhode Island Red / The Gospel According To Ike & Tina.
Producer: Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Warren Dawson and Soko Richardson, Gerhard Augustin
Recorded: A Bolic Sound
Release: October 1974 / Various (Reissue)
Label: United Artists / Various (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl / Cartridge / CD
Tracks
- Let Me Be There 3:20
- Living For The City 3:42
- I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More) 3:21
- Mississippi Rolling Stone 3:05
- Sugar Hill 3:15
- Sexy Ida (Part I) 2:29
- Sweet Rhode Island Red 3:24
- Ready For You Baby 3:14
- Smooth Out The Wrinkles 3:56
- Doozie 2:54
- Higher Ground 3:43
- Sexy Ida (Part II) 3:01
Sweet Rhode Island Red
was written by Tina Turner and was in most countries the only single from the album. Ike & Tina never performed this song live, nor promoted it on any TV-Show.
- Sweet Rhode Island Red 3:24
- Get It Out Of Your Mind 3:16
Writer: Tina Turner
Producer: Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Warren Dawson, Soko Richardson
Recorded: Bolic Sound, February 1974
Release: March 1974
Format: 7“ Vinyl
Charts: USA: #45 (R&B) / Germany: #43 / UK: #51
Sexy Ida
was included in some European countries into the tracklist of the album, to promote the duos ongoing tour. It contains two stylistically different versions, written by Tina Turner. Part 2 on the flip features Marc Bolan of T. Rex on guitar. Ike & Tina performed the song live at several TV-Shows like Soul Train and The Midnight Special and Ike Turner recorded a solo version in 1996 with lead vocals by Patrick Gammon and Anita Davis, available on his album My Bluescountry.
- Sexy Ida (Part I) 2:29
- Sexy Ida (Part II) 3:01
Writer: Tina Turner
Producer: Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Gerhard Augustin
Recorded: Bolic Sound, June 1974
Release: July 1974 (USA) / September 1974 (Europe)
Format: 7“ Vinyl
Charts: USA: #29 (R&B), #65 (Pop) / UK: #51
"Sexy Ida": She won’t stop till she’s on top. She’s on the charts and moving up. "Sexy Ida". A new single from Ike and Tina on United Artists Records.
Liner Notes
by John Jerardi
What more can be said of the team of Ike & Tina Turner that hasn’t been said or written before? Adjectives like dynamic, soulful, powerful and sensational may not even be strong enough to express the way Ike & Tina turn on an audience. Ever since that night in St. Louis when Tina first sang with Ike’s band, they have been making hit music together. From their first record together, "Fool In Love" (a million seller) to their big hit of ’74, "Nutbush City Limits", they have had a successful string of great song hits and with this new album, "Sweet Rhode Island Red", they deliver again in a style that is pure Ike & Tina. Their legions of fans all over the world come to expect the best whenever a new Ike & Tina album is released and this one is no exception.