Blues Roots

Blues Roots
Studio album by
Ike Turner
ReleasedJune 1972
Recorded1971 & 1972
StudioBolic Sound, Inglewood, California
GenreBlues
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerIke Turner, Gerhard Augustin
Ike Turner chronology
A Black Man's Soul
(1969) 		Blues Roots
(1972) 		Bad Dreams
(1973)
Singles from Blues Roots
  1. "Right On"
    Released: April 1972
  2. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
    Released: July 1972

Blues Roots is a studio album by musician Ike Turner. The album was released on United Artists Records in June 1972.[1]

Recording and release

Blues Roots was a side project recorded in 1971 and 1972 at Turner's studio, Bolic Sound, in Inglewood, California. Two singles were released, "Right On" and a cover of Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy."[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album received positive reviews.[4][5] Gene Sculatti wrote for The Sacramento Bee that "Ike's approach to singing provides refreshing counterbalance. He added, "where Tina's fiery attack suggests a long-caged lioness suddenly freed, Ike's style rests on understatement."[6]

Billboard (June 10, 1972):

The strength of Ike's style does lie in his "Blues Roots." Producing himself on this package of blues images, including some material of blues great Willie Dixon and other masters, Ike proves his ability as a writer and artist of the blues as well as his development as a singIe performer. No horns, no Ikettes, no frills – just clean, pure blues from the roots.[1]

Reissues

Blues Roots was reissued by BGO Records in 2012 on the compilation CD Blues Roots/Bad Dreams.[7]

Track listing

[8]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Still My Baby"Chuck Willis2:58
2."Tacks In My Shoes"Ike Turner2:58
3."The Things I Used To Do (I Don't Do No More)"Eddie Jones2:57
4."Goin' Home"L. Jennings, J. L. Lattaker3:01
5."Lawdy Miss Clawdy"Lloyd Price1:37
6."Right On"Ike Turner4:45
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Think"Ike Turner2:59
2."Rockin' Blues"Booker Lee2:48
3."That's Alright" 2:59
4."My Babe"Willie Dixon3:22
5."Broken Hearted"Jean Tucker3:29
6."If You Love Me Like You Say"Ike Turner3:02

Personnel

  • Ike Turner - vocals, guitar, arrangements
Technical
  • Barry Keene, John Mills, Jim Saunders, Steve Waldman - engineer
  • Mike Salisbury - design
  • Norman Seeff - art direction, photography

References

  1. ^ a b "Special Merit Picks" (PDF). Billboard. June 10, 1972. p. 43.
  2. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World: 8. April 29, 1972.
  3. ^ "Blues Roots/Bad Dreams - Ike Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Ike Turner's Voice Well-Suited To Blues". The State. July 20, 1972. pp. 4-E.
  5. ^ Price, Hardy (July 30, 1972). "Team Is Hard To Beat". The Arizona Republic. pp. 4-N.
  6. ^ Sculatti, Gene (August 26, 1972). "Music Scene: Ike and Tina Turner". The Sacramento Bee. pp. A4.
  7. ^ "Ike Turner - Blues Roots/Bad Dreams". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Ike Turner - Blues Roots". Discogs. 1972.