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Tina Turner: Acid Queen

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Label: BMG Records
Released: 1975
Time:
 35:14
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Spencer Proffer, Denny Diante
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.officialtina.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1999.10.13
Price in €: 6,99



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[1] Under My Thumb (Mick Jagger / Keith Richard) - 3:20
[2] Let's Spend The Night Together (Mick Jagger / Keith Richard) - 2:53
[3] Acid Queen (P.Townshend) - 3:00
[4] I Can See For Miles (P.Townshend) - 2:54
[5] Whole Lotta love (J.Page/R.Plant/J.P.Jones/J.Bonham) - 5:22
[6] Baby- Get It On - (Ike Turner) - 5:32
[7] Bootsey Whitelaw (Ike Turner) - 5:06
[8] Pick Me Tonight (Ike Turner) - 3:11
[9] Rockin' And Rollin' (Ike Turner) - 4:00

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TINA TURNER - Vocals

JOE CLAYTON - Conga, Percussion
HENRY DAVIS - Bass
DENNY DIANTE - Percussion
CHUCK FINDLEY - Trumpet
CHUCK FINLEY - Trumpet
ED GREENE - Drums
JIMMIE HASKELL - Arp, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Strings
PLAS JOHNSON - Saxophone
ALAN LINDGREN - Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Strings
ALLEN LINDREN - Arp, Moog Synthesizer
JEFFREY MARMELZAT - Guitar, Keyboards
LEW MCCREARY - Drums, Trombone
CLARENCE MCDONALD - Guitar, Keyboards
RAY PARKER, Jr. - Guitar
RAY PARKER - Guitar
BILL PERKINS - Saxophone
JERRY PETERS - Keyboards
SPENCER PROFFER - Guitar
TOM SCOTT - Flute, Horn, Piccolo, Saxophone
SID SHARP - Strings
TONY TERRAN - Trumpet
RICK WILSON - Percussion

THE IKETTES - Background Vocals
ROD TAYLOR - Harmony Vocals, Background Vocals
KIM CARNES - Background Vocals
JULIA TILLMAN - Background Vocals
MAXINE WILLARD - Background Vocals

SPENCER PROFFER - Producer
DENNY DIANTE - Producer
IKE TURNER - Executive Producer, Producer
BOB CATO - Art Direction
DENNY DIANTE - Arranger
JIMMIE HASKELL - Arranger, Orchestration, String Ensemble
ALLEN LINDREN - String Ensemble
RON MALO - Engineer, Mixing
JEFFREY MARMELZAT - Arranger
SPENCER PROFFER - Arranger

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


It's true that Tina hasn't made her big commercial breakthrough until Private Dancer in 1984, which yielded all the hits and more and earned her a tremendous comeback. However, not too many people know that Mrs Turner has turnered out several solo albums in the late Seventies as well, and even if all of them flopped, some of her best solo work can actually be found on these rare chunks o' plastic - and for some people, these records might even be more treasurable, because on them Tina is neithered burdened with her glossy superstar image nor with generic Eighties' production values.

I mean, yeah, if it's not generic Eighties' production values, it's generic Seventies' production values, but I do suppose it's obvious to everybody that if we're talking generic production values, the Seventies can at least boast real musicians playing real instruments, not just some hastily programmed drum machines and some equally hastily programmed synthesizer rhythms. Acid Queen is a true hodge-podge, with the first side featuring Tina on several covers and the second side most probably consisting of several rusty Ike leftovers (I don't really know much about this recording - it's supposed to be Tina's solo debut, but somehow 'Baby Get It On' manages to find her dueting with Ike. Was this a badass "compilation of leftovers or oddities" or what?). But none of the performances are bad in any sense; the huge backing band presents Tina with a steady, self-assured, professional sound that's quite a gas to listen to on its own, and the record manages to catch fire on just about every track.

The five covers on the first side can sound a bit cheesy to some, but hey, it's the usual R'n'B business. And yeah... shoot me please, shoot me right now, but I DO PREFER, I REALLY DO PREFER Tina's steamy version of 'Whole Lotta Love' to the original. Yes, Jimmy Page's fiery guitar workouts are sorely lacked (but I must say that the guitarists on here do a pretty good job of 'funking up' the basic track), BUT the song is ideally suited - of course! - for Tina's hot, sizzling vocals; she rips out the lyrics from her throat like Robbie Plant could only have dreamed of. Sadly, the mid-section is underdeveloped: I can only shudder thinking how well Tina could have performed the 'orgasm' section, but they skip over that one rather quickly. Hmph. Maybe it was censored or something?

Speaking of which, it's obvious that Tina is finally trying to assure her 'dominatrix' position from the very beginning - no more Ike, no more chains and bonds, and the record doesn't only contain 'Whole Lotta Love', it kicks off with the gal doing 'Under My Thumb'. Designed as a nasty swipe at Ike? Whatever, she does the song justice. 'Let's Spend The Night Together' doesn't come across as convincingly (and I think that this delicate little Britpop number isn't all that suitable for an R'n'B treatment anyway), but the two Who covers are swell, particularly 'Acid Queen', of course. Note that, as far as I understand, the song here is done in an arrangement different from Tommy: The Movie, where Tina, as we all know, played the Queen herself. As for 'I Can See For Miles', the song certainly loses its psychedelic charm, but it's arguably even more menacing than it was in the hands of Daltrey and Townshend.
That said, I still prefer the second side - four excellent Ike originals on there (unless the 'Turner' credits actually refer to Tina herself, but somehow I doubt it), and all of them kick serious rock'n'roll ass. Like I said, 'Baby Get It On' is a leftover Ike/Tina duet, and it's amazing, supposed to be played at maximum loudness and featuring all the vocals, saxes and ferocious drum beats and basslines merge together in one big energy-filled fireball. 'Bootsey Whitelaw' is slow and bluesy, with excellent proto-disco-orchestration, cute guitar licks and the usual passionate delivery. 'Pick Me Tonight', then, is pure disco, with disco basslines and everything, but what's wrong with disco if it's done great, with cool vocal hooks and that trademark ear-destructive "Tina wheeze" on the chorus - 'baby pick me toni-i-i-ight"? Finally, 'Rockin' And Rollin' is simply 'Baby Get It On Vol. 2', only without Ike this time.

All in all, this just seems like an excellent, highly underrated R'n'B record to me... and if by any chance you feel put down by Tina's monster Eighties hits, you're well recommended to revert to this minor gem and see that it's not just the dynamics that used to make her so great (although this album sure is dynamic), but a fine combination of all kinds of ideas, diversity, fair production and real talent. Yeah, you got me.

Rating: * * * *
Georg Starostin - starling.rinet.ru
 

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UNDER MY THUMB

Under my thumb
The girl who once had me down
Under my thumb
The girl who once pushed me around

It's down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb

Ain't it the truth babe?

Under my thumb
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb
A girl who has just changed her ways

It's down to me, yes it is
The way she does just what she's told
Down to me, the change has come
She's under my thumb
Ah, ah, say it's alright

Under my thumb
A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb
She's the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world

It's down to me
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Ah, take it easy babe
Yeah

It's down to me, oh yeah
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Yeah, it feels alright

Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb, well I
I can still look at someone else

It's down to me, oh that's what I said
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Say, it's alright.

Say it's all...
Say it's all...

Take it easy babe
Take it easy babe
Feels alright
Take it, take it easy babe.


ACID QUEEN

If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night

I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy and I'm guaranteed
To mend his aching heart

Give us a room, close the door
Leave us for a while
You won't be a boy no more
Young, but not a child

I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed
To tear your soul apart

Gather your wits and hold them fast
Your mind must learn to roam
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do
You're gonna hit the road

My work's been done, now look at him
He's never been more alive
His head it shakes, his fingers clutch
Watch his body writhe

I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed
To break your little heart

If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one more night

I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed
To tear your soul apart


I CAN SEE FOR MILES

I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah

If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you've played
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way

Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Beacuse all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah

You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say

That you still want me
Well, that's as may be
But you gotta stand trial
Because all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah

I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Oh yeah

The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days
You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze

Well, here's a poke at you
You're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile
Beacuse all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
and miles and miles and miles and miles

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles


WHOLE LOTTA LOVE

You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin'
I'm gonna send ya back t' schoolin'
Way down inside, honey you need it
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you my love, ohhhhh

Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love

You've been learnin', baby, I bean learnin'
All them good times, baby baby, I've been yearnin'
Way, way down inside, honey, you need ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah
I'm gonna give you my love, ah

Oh, wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love

You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin'
All the good times, baby, I've been misusin'
A-way, way down inside, I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
Gonna give you my love
Hey-ah, alright, let's go

Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love

Way down inside, woman
You need, yeah, love

My my my my, my my my my, oh
Shake for me, girl
I wanna be your backdoor man
Hey, oh, hey, oh, hey, oh
Oooh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, woman-ma, hey
Keep a-coolin', baby
I keep a-coolin', baby
I keep a-coolin', baby
I keep a-coolin', baby
Oh, oh, oh


BABY BABY - GET IT ON

You don't know girl how you blow my mind
I said now
baby won't you hear what I say
I want your lovin' in the worst darn way so come on
Baby let's get it on!
Well you're the finest girl I ever found in my life
I wanna stick to you like white on white so come on
Baby let's get it on
Now I said now:
Baby
baby
baby
get it on!

You know that I've been waiting too doggone long
so come on
Baby let's get it on!
Now you don't want me enough for me to turn me on
Come on
baby
what you're waitin' on? Come on
Baby
baby
baby
get it on!

Now you're the finest girl just as fine as can be
I want ev'ry joy for you and me so come on
Baby let's get it on.

Now I said now ...


BOOTSEY WHITELAW

Mama died when I was born
So all I ever knew was my mom
I tell you that I, I never ever went to school
My mama told me all about street rules
Mama told me everything about
Not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw

He was tall, big and tan
I tell you he was a **** of a good looking thing
Between his eyes he had two frown
He never laugh or play around
Mama told me everything about
But not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw

Bop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Bop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Mama told me everything about
But not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw

He lived way up across town
Women love him, bop around
Ooh, I loved him right from the start
I didn’t even care if he broke my heart
Mama told me everything about
But not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw

Sing along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Sing along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Mama told me everything about
But not about Bootsey Whitelaw

I beg and pose along
‘Cause I want him more this time
Nobody promised me all along
He told me that he could never be bad along
And so I smiled mama, what can I do?
Well, she told me she love Mr. Bootsey too

Bop along, bop along, all along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Bop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Mama told me everything about
But not about Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw

[Incomprehensible], bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Bop along, bop along, bop along, Mr. Bootsey Whitelaw
Mama told me everything
But not about Bootsey Whitelaw


PICK ME TONIGHT

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ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'

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