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American songwriter, musician and bandleader Ike Turner released his first composition, "Rocket 88" in 1951. The single was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. The single reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] It is known for the distinction of being considered the first rock and roll song. The song was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles in 2018.[2]
Between 1951 and 1955, Turner became a talent scout, session musician and production assistant for Sam Philips at Sun Records and the Bihari brothers at Modern Records. Turner, unaware of songwriter's royalties, also wrote new material, which the Bihari brothers copyrighted under their own name. Turner estimated he "wrote 78 hit records for the Biharis."[3]
Turner's 1958 penned tune "Box Top" featured his vocalist Litte Ann who he later renamed Tina Turner. In 1960, Turner signed to Sue Records and formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. He wrote most of their early hits including "A Fool In Love," "I Idolize You," and "Poor Fool."
In 1961, Turner wrote the hit "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" for the Ikettes which Billboard ranked #63 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]
Between 1963 and 1964, Turner formed the labels Sputnik, Sonja, Sony, Prann, Teena, and Innis which he released records from various artists he produced and wrote compositions for.[5][3] Many songs Turner wrote were recorded multiple times by different vocalists in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The list below only includes the original version of songs released.
Songs
1950s
| Song | Year | Label & Catalog No. | Artist(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rocket 88" | 1951 | Chess 1458 | Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (uncredited) | Jackie Brenstron (uncredited) |
| "Come Back Where You Belong" | ||||
| "Heartbroken and Worried" | Chess 1459 | Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm | Ike Turner | |
| "I'm Lonesome Baby" | ||||
| "In My Real Gone Rocket" | Chess 1469 | Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (uncredited) | Jackie Brenstron (uncredited) | |
| "Independent Woman" | Chess 1472 | |||
| "You're Drivin' Me Insane" | 1952 | RPM 356 | Ike Turner with Ben Burton & His Orchestra | Ike Turner |
| "Trouble and Heartaches" | ||||
| "Everybody's Talking" | Modern 880 | Mary Sue (Bonnie Turner) | Ike Turner
Marion Louis Lee (Bonnie Turner) | |
| "Love Is A Gamble" | ||||
| "My Heart Belongs To You" | RPM 362 | Bonnie and Ike Turner with Orchestral Acc. | Ike Turner | |
| "Looking For My Baby" | ||||
| "Way Down In The Congo" | 1953 | Sun (unissued)/Charly LP 30103 | Bonnie Turner & Raymond Hill | Ike Turner |
| "Old Brother Jack" | ||||
| "Love Is A Gamble" | ||||
| "The Way You Used To Treat Me" | 1954 | RPM 409 | Lover Boy (alias for Ike Turner) | Ike Turner |
| "Love Is Scarce" | ||||
| "Nobody Wants Me" | Crown LP 5367 | |||
| "Why Did You Leave Me" | Ace LP CHD 244 | |||
| "Nobody Seems To Want Me" | ||||
| "Night Howler" | Flair 1038 | Billy Gale and His Orchestra | ||
| "My Heart In Your Hands" | ||||
| "Cuban Get Away (Bayou Rock)" | Flair 1059 | Ike Turner & His Orchestra | Ike Turner
Joe Josea | |
| "Canton, Mississippi Breakdown" | Kent LP 9901 | Elmore James (Ike Turner uncredited) | Elmore James (Ike Turner uncredited) | |
| "Peg Leg Woman" | 1955 | Vita 123 | Willie King with Ike Turner's Band | Ike Turner |
| "Mistreating Me" | ||||
| "Big John" | RPM 448 | Richard Berry | ||
| "I'm Tore Up" | 1956 | Federal 12265 | Billy Gale with Ike Turner's Rhythm Rocker's | Ike Turner
Ralph bass |
| "If I Never Had Known You" | Ike Turner | |||
| "Take Your Fine Frame Home" | Federal 12272 | Ike Turner
Leon Golden Ralph Bass | ||
| "Do Right Baby" | Federal 12282 | Billy Gale with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Ike Turner | |
| "No Coming Back" | ||||
| "What Can It Be" | Federal 12283 | Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | ||
| "Just One More Time" | Federal 12287 | Billy Gale with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Ike Turner
Ralph Bass | |
| "Sad As A Man Can Be" | Ike Turner | |||
| "Much Later" | Federal 12291 | Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | ||
| "The Mistreater" | ||||
| "Do You Mean It" | 1957 | Federal 12297 | Ike Turner & His Orchestra | |
| "She Made My Blood Run Cold" | ||||
| "The Big Question" | Federal 12304 | |||
| "Rock-A-Bucket" | ||||
| "You've Changed My Love" | Federal 12307 | |||
| "Trail Blazer" | ||||
| "Boxtop" | 1958 | Tune Town 501 | Ike Turner, Carlson Oliver & Little Ann (Tina Turner) | |
| "Chalypso Love Cry" | Ike Turner Orchestra | |||
| "This Is The End" | 1959 | Artistic 1503 | Buddy Guy and his Band | |
| "(I Know) You Don't Love Me" | Artistic 1504 | Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm | ||
| "Down And Out" | ||||
| "Walking Down The Aisle" | Cobra 5033 | |||
| "Box Top" | ||||
| "Jack Rabbit" | Stevens 104 | Icky Renrut (alias for Ike Turner) | Icky Renrut (alias for Ike Turner) | |
| "In Your Eyes Baby" | ||||
| "Hey-Hey" | Stevens 107 | |||
| "Ho-Ho" | ||||
| "My Love" | Sue 722 | Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm | Ike Turner | |
| "That's All I Need" |
1960s
| Song | Year | Label & Catalog No. | Artist(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A Fool In Love" | 1960 | Sue 730 | Ike & Tina Turner | Ike Turner |
| "The Way You Love Me" | ||||
| "A Fool Too Long" | Sue 734 | |||
| "You're My Baby" | ||||
| "I Idolize You" | Sue 735 | |||
| "Letter From Tina" | ||||
| "Trouble Up The Road" | Sue 736 | Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner Orchestra | ||
| "You Ain't The One" | ||||
| "I'm Jealous" | 1961 | Sue 740 | Ike & Tina Turner | Ike Turner
Jane Bussong |
| "My Man Rockhead" | Sue 742 | Elosie Carter | Ike Turner | |
| "I Need You" | ||||
| "I Can't Believe" | Sue 743 | Jimmy & Jean with Ike Turner Orchestra | ||
| "I Want To Marry You" | ||||
| "If" | Sue LP 2001 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "You Can't Love Two" | ||||
| "Sleepless" | ||||
| "Chances Are" | ||||
| "The Way You Love Me " | ||||
| "Won't You Forgive Me" | Sue 749 | |||
| "Poor Fool" | Sue 753 | |||
| "You Can't Blame Me" | ||||
| "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" | Atco 6212 | The Ikettes | ||
| "Find My Baby" | ||||
| "He Gave Me Everything" | 1962 | Willow 45-23004 | Mickey & Sylvia | |
| "Tra La La La La" | Sue 757 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "Puppy Love" | ||||
| "Prancing" | Sue 760 | Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm | ||
| "The Gulley" | Sue LP 2003 | |||
| "Twistaroo" | ||||
| "Trackdown Twist" | ||||
| "Potato Mash" | ||||
| "Doublemint" | ||||
| "The Rooster" | ||||
| "Katanga " | ||||
| "The Groove" | ||||
| "Going Home" | ||||
| "Give Me Your Love" | Bobbin 132 | Delores Johnson | ||
| "Gotta Find My Baby" | ||||
| "Troubles On My Mind" | Atco 45-6223 | The Ikettes | ||
| "Come On And Truck" | ||||
| "You Should'a Treated Me Right" | Sue 765 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "Heavenly Love" | Atco 45-6232 | The Ikettes | ||
| "Zizzy Zee Zum Zum" | ||||
| "Tina's Dilemma" | Sue 768 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "The Argument" | Sue 772 | |||
| "Mind In A Whirl" | ||||
| "I Had A Dream The Other Night" | Atco 45-6243 | The Ikettes | ||
| "I Do Love You" | ||||
| "Worried And Hurtin' Inside" | Sue 774 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "Please Don't Hurt Me" | ||||
| "You Can Go" | Sue 778 | Jimmy Thomas | Miller, Williams, Yount, Turner | |
| "Hurry And Come Home" | Ike Turner | |||
| "I Made A Promise Up Above " | 1963 | Sue LP 2005 | Ike & Tina Turner | |
| "Desire" | ||||
| "Those Ways" | ||||
| "Mama Tell Him" | ||||
| "Pretend" | ||||
| "Forever Mine" | ||||
| "No Amending" | ||||
| "Love Letters" | ||||
| "My Everything To Me" | ||||
| "Wake Up" | Sue 784 | |||
| "Don't Play Me Cheap" | ||||
| "The Bad Man" | Sony 111 | Bobby John | ||
| "I'm Leaving You" | Sony 112 | Venetta Fields | ||
| "Remove My Doubts" | Sony 113 | Stacy Johnson | ||
| "Don't Believe 'Em" | ||||
| "What's That You've Got" | Sony 114 | Ernest Lane | ||
| "Need My Help" | ||||
| "Crazy In Love" | Teena 1701 | Robbie Montgomery and The Ike-Ettes | ||
| "Pee Wee" | ||||
| "Prisoner In Love" | Teena 1702 | The Ikettes | ||
| "Those Words" | ||||
| "You've Got Me (Just Where You Want Me)" | Teena 1703 | Vernon Guy | ||
| "They Ain't Lovin' Ya" | ||||
| "The Darkest Hour" | Sputnik 10001 | Jimmy Thomas | ||
| "The Little Cheater" | ||||
| "Gonna Find Me A Substitute" | Sue LP 2007 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "Mojo Queen" | ||||
| "Kinda Strange" | ||||
| "Why Should I" | ||||
| "Tinaroo" | ||||
| "I’m Gonna Cut You Loose" | ||||
| "I’m Fallin In Love" | ||||
| "Foolish" | ||||
| "This Man’s Crazy" | ||||
| "Love Me Or Leave Me" | Teena 1704 | Flora Williams | ||
| "I'll Wait For You" | ||||
| "If I Can't Be First" | Sonja 2001 | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| "I'm Going Back Home" | ||||
| "Cott'n-Pick'n" | Prann 5002 | The Turnabouts | ||