Tina Turner - Rough - Album

Rough

Album (1978)

Rough is Tina’s first solo album after her divorce from Ike Turner. It contains almost rock songs, with some influences from the disco genre and her first studio recording of Elton John's „The Bitch Is Back,“ which she used as the opening number in her solo shows. On this track and also on four others, the former Ikette Venetta Fields provided the background vocals. In 1991, Tina re-recorded this song for the Elton John tribute album Two Rooms. The album was an indication of the new direction for Tina’s music - combining rock with some pop and R&B elements. The song „Night Time Is The Right Time“ was already recorded by Ike & Tina, but not released until 1991 on the rarities sampler Good Old Times. Neither the album nor one of the four singles charted. The album was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from October 7, 1978.

Producer: Bob Monaco
Photographer: Claude Mougin
Release: September 1978 / 1990 (CD) / 2023 (Digital) / 2024 (Reissue)
Label: United Artists (UK, USA) / Ariola (Germany) / EMI (CD) / Parlophone (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl (Gatefold) / Cartridge / Cassette / CD / Digital

Tina Turner - Rough - Album

Tracks

  1. Fruits Of The Night 4:05
    2. Written by E. & V. Zanki, P. Bellotte / Single in 1979
  2. The Bitch Is Back 3:30
    3. Written by E. John, B. Taupin
  3. The Woman I’m Supposed To Be 3:10
    4. Written by C. Wade
  4. Viva La Money 3:14
    5. Written by A. Toussaint / Single in 1978
  5. Funny How Time Slips Away 4:08
    6. Written by W. Nelson
  6. Earthquake And Hurricane 2:30
    7. Written by W. Dixon
  7. Root, Toot Undisputable Rock’n Roller 4:29
    8. Written by G. Jackson / Single in 1978
  8. Fire Down Below 3:13
    9. Written by B. Seger
  9. Sometimes When We Touch 3:54
    10. Written by D. Hill, B. Mann / Single in 1979
  10. A Woman In A Man’s World 2:41
    11. Written by A. Jordan, H. David
  11. Night Time Is The Right Time 6:21
    12. Written by L. Carr

Rough And Ready - Tina Turner Has The Kind Of Audience That’s Always Ready To Explode Into Platinum Sales. And This Is The Music To Do It. Rough - Tina’s Tough New Album. — Billboard - October 21, 1978

Tina Turner - Rough - TV-Appearances

Mike Douglas Show / Kenny Everett Show / Disco, Disco, Disco / Midnight Special / Tonight In Town

TV-Appearances

USA: Hot City: Root, Toot Undisputable Rock’n Roller, Viva La Money (October 21, 1978) / Midnight Special: Root Toot Undisputable Rock’n Roller, Viva La Money, Night Time Is The Right Time, Sometimes When We Touch (January 05, 1979) / Mike Douglas Show: Root Toot Undisputable Rock’n Roller, Interview, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Proud Mary (March 01, 1979) / Dinah: The Woman I’m Supposed To Be, Interview (1979)

Italy: Sanremo Festival: Root Toot Undisputable Rock'n Roller (January 13, 1979) / Luna Park: Viva La Money (March 24, 1979), The Woman I'm Supposed To Be (March 31, 1979), Root Toot Undisputable Rock'n Roller (April 07, 1979), Fruits Of The Night (April 21, 1979), The Bitch Is Back (April 28, 1979), Fire Down Below (May 05, 1979), I Wanna Take You Higher (May 12, 1979), Viva La Money (May 19, 1979)

UK: Tonight In Town: Sometimes When We Touch, Interview (March 16, 1979) / Kenny Everett Show: Sometimes When We Touch (April 09, 1979)

Germany: Musikladen: Viva La Money (March 22, 1979), Root, Toot Undisputable Rock'n Roller (July 12, 1979) / Disco Disco Disco: Night Time Is The Right Time, Root Toot Undisputable Rock'n Roller (August 24, 1979)

Reissue

The album was reissued in 2024 as part of the Tina Turner 74 - 79 Reissues for the first time digitally and later also on vinyl and compact disc, promoted with a lyric video of the song „Funny How Time Slips Away“.

Release: November 2023 (Digital) / 2024 (Vinyl, CD)
Label: Parlophone
Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital

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