Description
Ike & Tina Turner – Workin’ Together – Vinyl Record
Ike & Tina Turner’s Workin’ Together is a powerhouse statement from a duo operating at full throttle—tight, road-tested, and built around the kind of groove that doesn’t just invite you to move, it dares you to sit still. Released in late 1970 on Liberty, the album captures Ike & Tina at a pivotal moment, sharpening their soul-and-R&B attack into something that could hit rock audiences just as hard without losing any grit. The band plays with the locked-in urgency of a live revue: drums and bass pushing forward with relentless momentum, guitars biting and snapping at the edges, and horns and backing vocals adding heat and lift where it counts. At the center is Tina Turner in peak form—ferocious, charismatic, and emotionally direct—able to turn a line into a full-body performance, whether she’s tearing through an up-tempo workout or leaning into a slower, bruised confession.
The record’s genius is how it “re-souls” rock material while keeping the band’s own identity front and center. These aren’t polite covers; they’re transformations—songs ripped open and rebuilt with funk, grit, and swagger. That approach sets up the album’s most famous moment, the Grammy-winning “Proud Mary,” but Workin’ Together is far more than its headline track. It’s packed with muscular, dancefloor-ready cuts and hard-grooving originals that underline how deep Ike Turner’s arranging instincts ran and how unstoppable the Ike & Tina Turner Revue could sound in the studio when it still felt like the stage.
On vinyl, Workin’ Together plays like a full, punchy set—short, direct tracks that hit fast and keep the energy moving, with a balance of sweat-and-sparkle performance and tight studio control. It’s essential for anyone who loves classic soul with rock ’n’ roll force: an album where the grooves are sharp, the hooks are immediate, and Tina Turner sounds like one of the most commanding vocalists to ever step up to a microphone.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Workin’ Together
(As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You
The Way You Love Me
Get Back
You Can Have It
Game Of Love
Funkier Than A Mosquita’s Tweeter
Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Proud Mary
Goodbye, So Long
Let It Be
