The Hunter is a blues album with three songs released as singles, while the song Bold Soul Sister was the b-side on two of them. Ike & Tina performed some songs live in their concerts, released on different LP's like Live In Paris from 1971. The album was reissued several times, among others in 2006 on the double CD The Hunter / Outta Season. The album was nominated for a Grammy.
Producer: Bob Krasnow (with a lot of help from my friends)
Photographer: Michaelangelo Linguini & Bartram
Release: October 1969 / 2006 (CD) / Various (Reissue)
Label: Blue Thumb (USA) / Harvest (Germany) / Various (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl / CD
Charts: US: #49 (R&B)
Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Nomination 1970)
Tracks
- The Hunter 6:37
- You Don’t Love Me No More (Yes I Know) 3:02
- You Got Me Running 3:04
- Bold Soul Sister 2:38
- I Smell Trouble 3:48
- The Things I Used To Do 3:16
- Early In The Morning 3:03
- You’re Still My Baby 2:50
- I Know (You Don’t Want Me No More) 2:34
Singles
The title track The Hunter was the first single from the album. The blues song was originally recorded by Albert King in 1967 but didn’t charted, in contrast to Ike & Tina’s version, which was a minor R&B hit. The version on the single is much shorter than on the album, which is over six minutes. The b-side track Crazy 'Bout You Baby was replaced in the UK with the song Bold Soul Sister.
The second single I Know is a cover from Barbara George and missed the Hot 100 Billboard chart - in contrast to Bold Soul Sister from the b-side, which was promoted from the duo at the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970. Ike & Tina performed the title track live in their concerts, available on the album The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Vol. 1) from 1965. Reworked and different versions were released on the album Sweet Rhode Island Red from 1974 and Golden Empire from 1985.
You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know) was a French single with two cover songs. The title track was originally released from Willie Cobbs in 1960 and the b-side from Barbara George in 1961, which was already a single two years before.
The Hunter: July 1969 (USA) / May 1970 (Europe) / USA: #37 (R&B) / #93 (Pop)
I Know: October 1969 / USA: #126 (Pop)
Bold Soul Sister: USA: #22 (R&B), #59 (Pop)
You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know): 1971