Originally Posted by
kenneth
@Peace,
You have excellent taste! Of course, I always think that when people like what I do!
Seriously, you know I’m not all that familiar with the “Nuff Said” album. It seemed to be different from the other albums in that it was more mellow of a vibe which is probably why I wasn’t into it at the time. I’ll have to find it again in my collection and listen to it. As is very common for me, I often love things that in the past I wouldn’t have bothered with.
In fact, a great example of that is their gospel album which also came out during this period and the country album which is what I think was the first album which was marketed as Tina alone without Ike’s participation. I love the gospel album now and in fact have played it a lot in the past few months. The tracks which originated in “Tina Turns the Country On” I believe have been released in many different formats and I think Tina did an excellent job with that material. Like Cher, also surprisingly, Tina seems to excel at folk or very rock oriented material like her versions of “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and “Whole Lotta Love.”
I am very interested to listen to the Ike turner album you mention. I am positive that I have it, but I don’t think I’ve played his albums very much in the past, only rediscovering him lately as well. It seems he’s enjoyed a bit of a Renaissance since his death, and people are starting to listen to his music again, rather than criticizing him for his extremely harsh treatment of Tina. One of the albums I bought of him lately includes a few vocal selections by his last wife, a white lady, and believe it or not she didn’t sound like Tina but she was also a pretty good singer as well. I was surprised when I heard her, I actually liked the way she sang which I hadn’t expected to.
Thanks so much for the feedback!
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