Good Bye, So Long

"Good Bye, So Long"
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
from the album The Soul of Ike & Tina
B-side"Hurt Is All You Gave Me"
ReleasedMay 1965
GenreR&B, pop
Length2:17
LabelModern
Songwriter(s)Ike Turner
Producer(s)Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Somebody Needs You"
(1965) 		"Good Bye, So Long"
(1965) 		"I Don't Need"
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[1]
Cash BoxB[2]

"Good Bye, So Long" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.

Release

"Good Bye, So Long" was released as a single on Modern Records in May 1965. It reached No. 31 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and No. 108 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[3][4] Tina Turner promoted the record on Shindig! in August 1965.[5] The B-side "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" received a 4 star rating from Billboard.[1] Both songs appeared on the compilation album The Soul of Ike & Tina, released on Kent Record in 1966. After the success of "River Deep – Mountain High" overseas, Stateside Records released the record as a single in the UK in October 1966.[6]

A different version of "Good Bye, So Long" later appeared on Ike & Tina Turner's 1970 album Workin' Together. They performed a live version of the song in the 1971 film Taking Off. That year, it was released as a single on BYG Records in France with "It's Crazy Baby" as the B-side track.

Critical reception

The single received positive reviews.[7]

Cash Box (May 22, 1965): "This hard driving rock-R&B number could burn up the charts. Ike and Tina Turner, no strangers to hitsville are already making noise with this one."[2]

Evening Post (October 22, 1966): "A standout number from the Ike and Tina review. Exciting lead voice of indeterminate sex, shimmering gospel calls from the Ikettes and a strong fast band backing. The record’s pre-Spector Ike and Tina production, but is commercial enough to sell."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ike Turner

No.TitleLength
1."Good Bye, So Long"2:17
2."Hurt Is All You Gave Me"2:37

Chart performance

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard R&B Singles[3] 32
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[4] 107
US Cash Box Looking Ahead[9] 120
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[10] 31

Cover versions

  • Rock group the Inmates recorded a rendition for their 1989 album Fast forward[11]
  • Singer-songwriter Chuck E. Weiss released a version on his 2006 album 23rd and Stout[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Spotlight Winners of the Week" (PDF). Billboard. May 8, 1965.
  2. ^ a b "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. May 22, 1965.
  3. ^ a b "Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles" (PDF). Billboard. June 19, 1965. p. 43.
  4. ^ a b "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. June 26, 1965.
  5. ^ TV.com. "Shindig: Show 49: August 18, 1965 – Bo Diddley, Tina Turner, Jackie DeShannon, Eddie Hodges". TV.com.
  6. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner – Goodbye, So Long / Hurt Is All You Gave Me". discogs. 1966.
  7. ^ "Record of the Week". Skelmersdale Reporter. October 20, 1966. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pop View". Evening Post. October 22, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box: 8. June 19, 1965.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Top 50 in R&B Locations" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. June 5, 1965.
  11. ^ a b "Cover versions of Goodbye, So Long written by Ike Turner | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.