IKE & TINA: Song
Shake A Tail Feather
was originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones. The Ikettes performed the song solo in Ike & Tina Turner’s concerts before Tina came on stage. In 1968, Tina recorded a studio version for the album So Fine, released also as a single and in 1993, she recorded the track again for the soundtrack album What’s Love Got To Do With It.
Writer: Verlie Rice, Otis Heyes, Andre Williams
Album: The Ike & Tina Turner Show (1965) /So Fine (1968) / Live In Paris (1971) / What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)
Single: Shake A Tail Feather (1969)
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:15
- Shake A Tail Feather 3:07
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:13
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:34
From the album 'So Fine' and the 1969 single release / Produced by Ike Turner
From the album 'The Ike & Tina Turner Show Vol. 2' with recordings from the Skyliner Ballroom (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Lovall's Ballroom (Dallas, Texas) / Lead vocals from The Ikettes / Producer: Robert A. „Bumps" Blackwell
From the album 'Live In Paris' with a concert from the Olympia Theater in Paris on January 30, 1971 / Lead vocals from The Ikettes / Producer: Eddie Adamis
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