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Nutbush City Limits (album)

Nutbush City Limits
Studio album by
Ike & Tina Turner
ReleasedNovember 1973
RecordedJune – September 1973
StudioBolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre
Length32:37
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerIke Turner
Ike & Tina Turner chronology
Live! The World of Ike & Tina
(1973) 		Nutbush City Limits
(1973) 		The Gospel According to Ike & Tina
(1974)
Singles from Nutbush City Limits
  1. "Nutbush City Limits"
    Released: August 1973
  2. "River Deep, Mountain High 1974"
    Released: March 1974

Nutbush City Limits is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released on United Artists Records in 1973. The album is noted for the hit single "Nutbush City Limits", which became a staple in their live shows.

Recording and release

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Nutbush City Limits was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio between June and September 1973. Five of the ten tracks on the album were written by Tina Turner, including "Nutbush City Limits", which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles, No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3][4] She wrote the song "Club Manhattan" as an ode to the Manhattan Club, the nightclub where she met Ike Turner in East St. Louis, Illinois.[5]

The album includes a different version of their classic song "River Deep – Mountain High", which was released as a single in France. The song "Make Me Over" was re-recorded by Tina and re-titled "Tina's Wish" for the 1993 soundtrack album What's Love Got to Do with It.

The album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Soul LP chart and No. 163 on the Top LPs.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[9]

The album received positive critical reception. Billboard reviewed it as "simply the best thought-out Ike & Tina album in many moons."[10] Cash Box noted that "this album is one of the best dance LPs of the year and features Tina's singing at its best as well as lke's capable leadership."[11]

Record World (December 1, 1973): "The title cut is a big single for the torrid Turners and they have filled out their new album with plenty of red hot rock and soul on songs like 'River Deep, Mountain High,' 'Drift Away,' 'Club Manhattan' and 'Make Me Over.' Ike's production is so hot you'll need an asbestos needle."[1]

The song is well known in Australia, where it is commonly played while dancing the Nutbush, a line dance.

Reissues

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The album was reissued by Raven Records on the compilation CD Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good in 2006.[12][13]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nutbush City Limits"Tina Turner2:55
2."Make Me Over"Ike Turner3:05
3."Drift Away"Mentor Williams3:20
4."That's My Purpose"Tina Turner4:38
5."Fancy Annie"Tina Turner2:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."River Deep, Mountain High"Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich4:02
2."Get It Out of Your Mind"Ike Turner3:20
3."Daily Bread"Tina Turner2:45
4."You Are My Sunshine"Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis3:22
5."Club Manhattan"Tina Turner2:50
Total length:32:37

Chart performance

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Chart performance for Nutbush City Limits
Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 4
Germany (GfK Entertainment charts)[15] 21
US Billboard Top LP's[7] 163
US Billboard Soul LP's[6] 21
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums 101–175[16] 134
US Record World R&B LP[17] 26

Certifications

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Certifications for Nutbush City Limits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Album Picks" (PDF). Record World: 12. December 1, 1973.
  2. ^ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. November 17, 1973. p. 32.
  3. ^ "Hot Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 3, 1973. p. 30.
  4. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner". Official Charts.
  5. ^ Turner, Ike. (1999). Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner. Cawthorne, Nigel. London: Virgin. ISBN 1-85227-850-1. OCLC 43321298.
  6. ^ a b "Soul LP's" (PDF). Billboard. February 16, 1974.
  7. ^ a b "Top Lp's" (PDF). Billboard. January 19, 1974.
  8. ^ "Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  10. ^ "Top Album Picks - Pop" (PDF). Billboard. November 24, 1973. p. 42.
  11. ^ "Album Reviews - Pop Pics" (PDF). Cash Box: 35. November 24, 1973.
  12. ^ "Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good - Ike & Tina Turner | Releases". AllMusic.
  13. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits/Feel Good". Discogs. 2006.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 314. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ^ a b "Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits". Dutch Charts.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Albums 101 To 175" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. February 2, 1974.
  17. ^ "The R&B LP Chart" (PDF). Record World: 38. February 9, 1974.
  18. ^ Ike & Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits Australian Platinum Album Award at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 November 2020)