Every Hit Single: 1960-1974

Performer: Ike & Tina Turner
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Liner Note Author: Jeff Hannusch. Overall, the Australian import collection EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 delivers what the title promises, a complete overview of Ike and Tina Turner's hit-making career from "A Fool In Love" to "Nutbush City Limits." Like just about every other Ike and Tina Turner compilation, however, EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 has one major flaw: ABKCO Records, which controls the Phil Spector catalogue, almost never licenses Ike and Tina Turner's star-crossed 1966 masterpiece "River Deep Mountain High" for this kind of compilation. Therefore, the version heard here is a later re-recording that doesn't skimp on gutbucket R&B power but lacks the cracked art-pop majesty of the Spector-produced original. That unfortunate but seemingly hard-to-avoid lapse aside, this 22-track set is nearly flawless, including not only smashes like "Proud Mary," but a few B-sides and other rarities to boot. There are a ton of compilations covering this era of Tina Turner's career, but EVERY HIT SINGLE: 1960-1974 is the most satisfying.

While Ike Turner helped lay the foundations of rock & roll and Tina Turner went on to become one of the most successful female singers in pop history, some would argue that the duo made their best music together. Ike & Tina began working together in the early 1960s when Ike discovered the young singer Anna Mae Bullock and transformed her into the smoldering, seemingly unstoppable musical force known as Tina Turner. Their artistic run--which produced soul/R&B/pop classics such as "It's Gonna Work Out Fine," "River Deep Mountain High," and their near earth-moving version of "Proud Mary"--was eclipsed in intensity only by the tumultuous nature of their marriage. Both facets of their partnership came to an end in the mid 1970s.

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