Tina Turner First Four Solo Albums To Be Reissued
The first four Tina Turner solo albums will be reissued on CD and vinyl on 15 November and are all available to pre-order now.
pre-order ‘Tina Turns The Country On!’, ‘Acid Queen’, ‘Rough’ and ‘Love Explosion’ here
The series will mark the first ever CD release for the star’s debut solo album, Tina Turns The Country On!, which will also be available on half-speed mastered vinyl. It’s also 20 years since Turner’s following three albums Acid Queen, Rough and Love Explosion have been reissued. All four albums came during and after Tina’s exit from the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and helped her find her own voice leading up to her breakthrough album, Private Dancer.
Tina Turner‘s 1970s were a journey to self-discovery and musical triumph, having already established herself with the explosive energy and soulful intensity of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Stepping away from the duo, Turner released her solo debut, Tina Turns The Country On!, in 1974. The album saw Turner step into country music with her own soulful take on classics by Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor and Dolly Parton. Although the album didn’t find chart success, it received a GRAMMY Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.
Turner continued to embrace her rock’n’roll roots while exploring new sonic landscapes with the bold and daring Acid Queen (1975). Inspired by her role as the ‘Acid Queen’ in Ken Russell’s film version of The Who’s classic rock opera Tommy, the title track is a gritty and raw reimagination of Pete Townshend’s original. Turner embraced her character’s fiery and defiant voice with visceral covers of The Rolling Stones’ Under My Thumb, The Who’s I Can See For Miles, and Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love.
1978’s Rough saw Turner depart from the high-octane rock and soul sound of previous albums. Recently separated from her husband and musical partner Ike Turner, this album carved a new musical identity, blending disco and blues with the opening track Fruits Of The Night and Bob Segar’s Fire Down Below. Billboard dubbed the album as an “adventurous variety of old and new material,” adding that Turner’s “delivery has lost none of its snap and crackle.”
Tina Turner entered 1979 with the eclectic Love Explosion, a harmonious combination of upbeat rhythms, soulful melodies, and Turner’s ever-commanding vocals. The album allowed Turner to further pursue artistic freedom while maintaining her reputation as a dynamic and energetic performer. She worked with French disco pioneer Alex R Costandinos on funk and soul-inspired renditions of Patti LaBelle’s I See Home and Dusty Springfield’s Just a Little Lovin’.
Tina’s early career in the 1970s is a declaration of her resilience and newfound freedom, with sultry grooves and introspective lyrics capturing her progression as an artist.
Tina Turns the Country On!
1. Bayou Song
2. Help Me Make It Through The Night
3. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
4. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
5. He Belongs to Me
6. Don’t Talk Now
7. Long Long Time
8. I’m Moving On
9. There’ll Always Be Music
10. The Love That Lights Our Way
Acid Queen
1. Under My Thumb
2. Let’s Spend the Night Together
3. Acid Queen
4. I Can See For Miles
5. Whole Lotta Love
6. Baby – Get It On
7. Bootsey Whitelaw
8. Pick Me Tonight
9. Rockin’ And Rollin’
Rough
1. Fruits of the Night
2. The Bitch is Back
3. The Woman I’m Supposed to Be
4. Viva La Money
5. Funny How Time Slips Away
6. Earthquake & Hurricane
7. Root, Toot Undisputable Rock ‘n’ Roller
8. Fire Down Below
9. Sometimes When We Touch
10. A Woman in a Man’s World
11. Night Time is the Right Time
Love Explosion
1. Love Explosion
2. Fool For Your Love
3. Sunset on Sunset
4. Music Keeps Me Dancin’
5. I See Home
6. Backstabbers
7. Just a Little Lovin’ (Early in the Morning)
8. You Got What I’m Gonna Get
9. On the Radio