It's Gonna Work Out Fine (album)

It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Studio album by
Ike & Tina Turner
ReleasedJune 1963
Recorded1961–1962
GenreR&B[1][2]
LabelSue
ProducerJuggy Murray
Ike & Tina Turner chronology
Don't Play Me Cheap
(1963) 		It's Gonna Work Out Fine
(1963) 		Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live
(1964)
Singles from It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  1. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
    Released: June 1961
  2. "Poor Fool"
    Released: November 1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

It's Gonna Work Out Fine is a studio album released by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in 1963. It is their fourth album on the Sue label and the fifth associated with Ike and Tina, including the instrumental album Dance with Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm.[3] The title track and "Poor Fool" were hit singles in 1961, and both released on the 1962 album Dynamite!. The record "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" earned Ike & Tina Turner their first Grammy nomination.[4]

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews.[5]

Cash Box (August 3, 1963):

Ike & Tina Turner tag this new LP romp on Sue after a while-back hit called, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine," and include eleven other r&b biggies of recent vintage. Most of the tunes here are up-tempo and the duo belts them out with unabashed good spirits. Jumping off with "Gonna Find Me A Substitute, "the pair also includes "Poor Fool" and "I'm Gonna Cut You Loose." The package looms as a moneymaker in the r&b markets.[2]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "This period of their discography is marked by burning early R&B fused with the same fireball energy of the also quickly developing rock & roll culture. Things slow down only slightly with the soulful title track and the swanky 'Why Should I,' but the energy is on ten for most of the set."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Ike Turner, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Find Me a Substitute" 2:41
2."Mojo Queen" 2:06
3."Kinda Strange" 2:44
4."Why Should I" 1:29
5."Tinaroo" 2:27
6."It's Gonna Work Out Fine"Sylvia McKinney, Rose Marie McCoy (uncredited)3:02
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Cut You Loose"2:35
2."Poor Fool"2:33
3."I'm Fallin' In Love"2:22
4."Foolish"3:47
5."This Man's Crazy"1:49
6."Good Good Lovin'"2:17

References

  1. ^ a b c "It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 22. August 3, 1963.
  3. ^ "Sue Smashes Summer Slump...Again!" (PDF). Billboard: 14. June 15, 1963.
  4. ^ "Ike & Tina Turner". Recording Academy Grammy Awards.
  5. ^ Ober, Chick (September 9, 1963). "Record Roundup: Roy Hamilton Styles Return Via New Album". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 12-D.