List of songs written by Ike Turner

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.

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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"

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
"Gettin 'away"
"Spilled Tears"		Prann 5004	Jerry Wilson
"Doin 'The Thing"
"The Hunter And The Rabbit"		Sonja 2002	Vernon & Stacy
"My Life Time Love"
"Blue With A Broken Heart"		Sonja 2003	Flora Williams
"I Love Nobody But You"	1964	Sonja 2004	Jimmy Thomas with Ike & Tina Revue
"No Puedes Extrañar"		Innis 3001	Gloria Garcia with Ike & Tina Revue
"You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too"		Innis 3002	Ike & Dee Dee Johnson
"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had"		Sonja 2005	Ike & Tina Turner
"God Gave Me You"
"Anything - To Make It With You"		Sonja 2007	Vernon Guy
"Too Many Ties That Bind"		Sonja 5000	Tina Turner
"We Need An Understanding"
"Getting Nasty"		Sonja 5001	Nasty Minds (alias for Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm
"Nutting up"
"A Fool For A Fool"		Warner Bros. 5433	Ike & Tina Turner
"It's All Over"		Warner Bros. 5461
"Finger Poppin"
"I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)"		Kent 45x402
"My Baby Now"
"Am I A Fool In Love"		Kent K 409X45
"Chicken Shack"
"Camel Walk"		Modern 1002	The Ikettes
"Nobody Loves Me"
"You're A Jive Playboy"		Sonja 5002	Ike & Tina Turner
"Don't Believe Him"		Modern 1001	Stacy Johnson
"Peaches "N" Cream"	1965	Modern 45x1005	The Ikettes	Ike Turner Steve Venet
"The Biggest Players'				Ike Turner
"I'm Thru With Love"		Loma 2011	Ike & Tina Turner
"(I'll Do Anything) Just To Be With You"		Loma 2015
"I Know You Don't Love Me"		Royal American 105	Ike Turner
"I'm On Your Trail"
"How Come"		Modern 45x1008	The Ikettes
"Good Bye, So Long"		Modern 45x1007	Ike & Tina Turner
"Hurt Is All You Gave Me"
"I Don't Need"		Modern 45x1012
"Gonna Have Fun"
"Two Is A Couple"		Sue 45-135
"Tin Top House"
"The New Breed PT. 1"		Sue 138	Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm
"The New Breed PT. 2"
"Can't Chance A Break Up"		Sue 139	Ike & Tina Turner
"Stagger Lee And Billy"
"(Never More) Lonely For You"	1966	Modern 45xM 1015	The Ikettes
"Anything You Wasn't Born With"		Tangerine 45-TRC-963	Ike & Tina Turner	Ike Turner Tina Turner
"Beauty Is Just Skin Deep"
"Dust My Broom"		Tangerine 45-TRC-967
"I'm Hooked"
"Not That I Recall"		Modern 45xM 1024	The Ikettes	Ike Turner
"What'cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You"		Phi-Dan 5009
"Down, Down"
"Such A Fool For You"		London SHU 8298	Ike & Tina Turner
"Make 'Em Wait"
"Dear John"		Sue 146
"I Made A Promise Up Above"
"Don't Lie To Me (You Know I Know)"		Innis 6666
"Five Long Years"	c. 1966	Cenco LP 104
"Get It - Get It"	1967	Cenco 112	Ike & Tina Turner	Ike Turner
"You Weren't Ready (For My Love)"
"I Better Get Ta' Steppen"		Innis 6668		Ike Turner Charles Harris
"I Wish My Dream Would Come True"		Kent K 45X457		Ike Turner
"Flee Flee Fla'
"So Blue Over You"	1968	Pompeii 45-6667	Ike & Tina and The Ikettes
"We Need An Understanding"		Pompeii 45-6675	Ike & Tina Turner	Ike Turner Johnny Northern
"Mean Old World "	1969	Blue Thumb LP BTS5		Ike Turner
"Grumbling"		Blue Thumb BLU 101
"Thinking Black"		Pompeii SD-6003	Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm
"Black Beauty"
"Ghetto Funk"
"Scotty Souling"
"Freedom Sound"
"Bold Soul Sister"		Blue Thumb BLU 104	Ike & Tina Turner
"I Wanna Jump"		Minit 32077
"Treating Us (Women) Funky"
"Shuffle"		Blue Thumb BTS 12	Earl Hooker	Bob Krasnow Earl Hooker Ike Turner
"Catfish Blues"
"Boogie, Don't Blot!"				Bob Krasnow Ike Turner
"The Mood"				Earl Hooker Ike Turner
"Funky Blues"				Ike Turner

Song	Year	Label & Catalog No.	Artist(s)	Writer(s)
"Contact High"	1970	Liberty 56177	Ike & Tina Turner and The Ikettes	Ike Turner
"It Ain't Right (Lovin' To Be Lovin')"		Liberty LST-7637
"Unlucky Creature"
"Young And Dumb"
"Keep On Walking (Don't Look Back)"
"Why Can’t We Be Happy"
"Doin' It"
"Workin' Together"		Liberty 56207	Ike & Tina Turner	Eki Renrut (alias for Ike Turner)
"The Way You Love Me"				Ike Turner
"You Can Have It"		Liberty LST-7650
"Game Of Love"				Eki Renrut (alias for Ike Turner)
"Soul To Soul"	1971	Atlantic PR-A-167		Jackie Clark Ike Turner Anna Bullock
"Sweet Flustrations"		United Artists UAS 5530		Leon Ware Ike Turner Philip Reese
"What You Don’t See (Is Better Yet)"				Ike Turner Tina Turner Leon Ware Calvin Lane
"Nuff Said"				Calvin Lane Philip Reese Ike Turner
"Nuff Said (Part 2)"
"Tell The Truth"				Leon Ware Ike Turner
"Can’t You Hear Me Callin'"
"Pick Me Up (Take Me Where Your Home Is)"				Leon Ware Ike Turner Tina Turner Alline Bullock
"Moving Into Hip Style (A Trip Child)"				Ike Turner Tina Turner Leon Ware
"I Love Baby"				Ike Turner Calvin Lane Philip Reese
"Na Na"		United Artists 50865	Ike Turner	Ike Turner
"Right On"	1972	United Artists 50900
"Tacks In My Shoes"
"Think"		United Artists UAS 5576
"If You Love Me Like You Say"
"Don't Believe Her"	1973	United Artists UAS 5660	Ike & Tina Turner
"These Dreams"		United Artists UA LA087-F	Ike Turner
"That’s How Much I Love You"
"One Nite Stand"
"Don't Hold Your Breath"
"(You Can't Have) The City"
"Flockin' With You"
"Take A Walk With Me "
"You Won't Let Me Go"
"Later For You Baby"
"Rats"
"I Love The Way You Love"
"Make Me Over"		United Artists UA LA180-F	Ike & Tina Turner
"Get It Out Of Your Mind "
"Baby, Get It On"	1975	United Artists UA-LA495-G	Tina Turner
"Bootsey Whitelaw"
"Pick Me Tonight"
"Rockin' And Rollin'"
"Just Want Your Love Sometime "	1978	United Artists UA-LA917-H	Ike & Tina Turner
"It’s My Time Now"

Song	Year	Label & Catalog No.	Album	Artist(s)	Writer(s)
"Party Vibes"	1980	Fantasy F-9597	The Edge	Ike Turner featuring Tina Turner and Home Grown Funk	Ike Turner
"Lum Dum"
"No Other Woman"
"I Can't Believe"
"I Don't Want Nobody"
"Golden Empire"	1985	Striped Horse PRi 5005	Golden Empire	Ike & Tina Turner
"I'm Looking For My Mind"
"Too Much Man For One Woman"
"Push"
"Tina's Prayer"
"Chicken"
"If You Want It"
"Let's Get It On"
"You're Up To Something"
"Jesus"

Song	Year	Label & Catalog No.	Album	Artist(s)	Writer(s)
"Tore Up"	2001	Ikon Records CBHCD2005	Here And Now	Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm	Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm
"Baby's Got It"
"You Can't Winnum' All"
"Ike's Theme"
"Catfish Blues"
"Gave You What You Wanted"
"I Need A-Nuddin'"
"Swanee River Boogie"
"Feelin' Low Down"
"Cold Day In Hell"
"I'll Be Anyway You Want Me To Be"	2004	Funky Delicacies DEL CD 0045	His Woman, Her Man	Ike & Tina Turner	Ike Turner
"Can't Find My Mind"
"He Makes Me Holler"
"It's Groovier Across The Line"					Chip Taylor Ted Daryll Ike Turner
"Brain Game"					Ike Turner
"I Woke Up This Morning"
"Baby Makes Me Feel Good"
"He's Mine"
"You Ain't Enough For Two"
"Don't Believe Nothing"
"Gimme Back My Wig"	2006	Zoho Roots ZM 200611	Risin' With The Blues	Ike Turner	Ike Turner
"Tease Me"
"Jazzy Fuzzy"					Ike Turner Lenny Rankins
"Jesus Loves Me"					Ike Turner
"Rockin' Blues"
"Big Fat Mama"
"Bi Polar"