Artist: Ike Turner
Album: Risin' With The Blues
Release Date: September 14, 2006
Label: Zoho Roots
Genre: Blues
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Electric Blues
Run Time: 53:57
File Size: 398 Megabytes
Quality / Bitrate: WAVPACK (High) / 960 Kbits / 44.1 KHz / Stereo
Recorded at: Ritesonian Studio, Sun Valley, CA; Track Studio, Ventura, CA; QLA Studio, Hollywood, CA; Bombeat Studio, San Diego, CA; Signature Sound Studio, San Diego, CA. Mastered by Phil Magnotti, in April 2006.
~ T R A C K L I S T I N G ~
01. Gimme Back my Wig [Turner] (3:37)
02. Caldonia [Jordan] (2:57)
03. Tease Me [Turner] (3:47)
04. Goin' Home Tomorrow [Domino] (3:05)
05. Jazzy Fuzzy [Rankins, Turner] (4:20)
06. I Don't Want Nobody [Turner] (3:42)
07. Jesus Loves Me [Turner] (3:57)
08. A Love Like Yours [Holland, Dozier] (3:26)
09. Senor Blues [Silver] (4:25)
10. Eighteen Long Years [Boyd] (3:16)
11. Rockin' Blues [Turner] (4:38)
12. After Hours [Hawkins] (5:00)
13. Big Fat Mama [Turner] (3:54)
14. Bi Polar [Turner] (3:46)
~ P E R S O N N E L ~
Ike Turner Producer, Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
The Kings of Rhythm :
Mack Johnson Horns
Leo Dombecki Horns
Ryan Montana Horns
Seth Blumberg Guitar
Joe Kelly Guitar
Ken Frizelle Harp
Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins Guitar (Track 5)
Paul "Scooby" Smith Keyboards
Ernest Lane Keyboards
Kevin Cooper Bass
Bill Ray Drums
Matt Long Drums
Harry Jen Frizelle Drums
Audrey Madison Vocals (Background)
Barbra Cole Vocals (Background)
Paulette Parker Vocals (Background)
Phil Magnotti Mastering
Ike Turner Jr. Producer
Roger Davidson Executive Producer
R&B/pop fans who only know Ike Turner from his brilliant work with ex-wife Tina Turner (and her dark point of view on their marriage and the heavy stories of his rage and drug use) should check out Risin' with the Blues so as to discover the soul of a musician in the midst of the turmoil. True Ike fans recall that he spearheaded the formative years of rock with his early-'50s recorded output and his later scouting for Chess Records. The one thing he never really did was come to the forefront as a singer, and some of the growly vocals on this powerful recording make it clear that his singing, while definitely stylish in its way, is a secondary talent. What's clear from this sizzling set -- and his Grammy nominated, W.C. Handy Award winning 2001 album Here and Now -- is that he's still at the top of his musical game. The real joys of this disc are his scorching guitar energy, followed by his jumpy boogie-woogie piano. It's pretty much a funky and humor-laden bluesfest throughout, from his funked-up update of "Gimme Back My Wig" to the shuffling blues of "Tease Me." He finds a balance between tongue in cheek attitudes (as on the retitling of "Five Long Years" to "Eighteen Long Years," a reference to his marriage to Tina) with more heartfelt touches on softer songs like "A Love Like Yours." He also ventures into spirited New Orleans territory on "Goin' Home Tomorrow" and offers a prayer of forgiveness for his countless lifelong sins by declaring that "Jesus Loves Me." Hey, who said great gospel singers couldn't be crazy and tormented? Whatever one thinks of Ike Turner personally, there's no denying the man's contribution to several genres of music, and it's good to see them celebrated with so much zeal in his later years. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Release Date: September 14, 2006
Label: Zoho Roots
Recorded at: Ritesonian Studio, Sun Valley, CA; Track Studio, Ventura, CA; QLA Studio, Hollywood, CA; Bombeat Studio, San Diego, CA; Signature Sound Studio, San Diego, CA. Mastered by Phil Magnotti, in April 2006.
R&B/pop fans who only know Ike Turner from his brilliant work with ex-wife Tina Turner (and her dark point of view on their marriage and the heavy stories of his rage and drug use) should check out Risin' with the Blues so as to discover the soul of a musician in the midst of the turmoil. True Ike fans recall that he spearheaded the formative years of rock with his early-'50s recorded output and his later scouting for Chess Records. The one thing he never really did was come to the forefront as a singer, and some of the growly vocals on this powerful recording make it clear that his singing, while definitely stylish in its way, is a secondary talent. What's clear from this sizzling set -- and his Grammy nominated, W.C. Handy Award winning 2001 album Here and Now -- is that he's still at the top of his musical game. The real joys of this disc are his scorching guitar energy, followed by his jumpy boogie-woogie piano. It's pretty much a funky and humor-laden bluesfest throughout, from his funked-up update of "Gimme Back My Wig" to the shuffling blues of "Tease Me." He finds a balance between tongue in cheek attitudes (as on the retitling of "Five Long Years" to "Eighteen Long Years," a reference to his marriage to Tina) with more heartfelt touches on softer songs like "A Love Like Yours." He also ventures into spirited New Orleans territory on "Goin' Home Tomorrow" and offers a prayer of forgiveness for his countless lifelong sins by declaring that "Jesus Loves Me." Hey, who said great gospel singers couldn't be crazy and tormented? Whatever one thinks of Ike Turner personally, there's no denying the man's contribution to several genres of music, and it's good to see them celebrated with so much zeal in his later years. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Ike Turner Producer, Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
The Kings of Rhythm :
Mack Johnson Horns
Leo Dombecki Horns
Ryan Montana Horns
Seth Blumberg Guitar
Joe Kelly Guitar
Ken Frizelle Harp
Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins Guitar (Track 5)
Paul "Scooby" Smith Keyboards
Ernest Lane Keyboards
Kevin Cooper Bass
Bill Ray Drums
Matt Long Drums
Harry Jen Frizelle Drums
Audrey Madison Vocals (Background)
Barbra Cole Vocals (Background)
Paulette Parker Vocals (Background)
Phil Magnotti Mastering
Ike Turner Jr. Producer
Roger Davidson Executive Producer