Tina Turns the Country On

Infobox Album |
Name = Tina Turns the Country On
Type = Album
Artist = Tina Turner


Released = August 1974
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Pop, Country, R&B
Length =
Label = United Artists Records
Producer = Ike Turner
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = Tina Turns the Country On
(1974)
Next album = "Acid Queen"
(1975)

"Tina Turns the Country On!" is the debut solo album by Tina Turner, released in 1974 on the United Artists label in the U.S. The album was recorded while Turner still was a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and was produced by her then husband.

The album sees Turner - with vocal support by the Revues' Ikettes - covering songs previously recorded by among others Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor and Dolly Parton. While it garnered her with a Grammy Nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female in 1974 it was only a moderate commercial success. Her second solo album "Acid Queen" released the following year saw Turner taking her first steps towards a more rock-oriented repertoire.

"Tina Turns the Country On!" remains unreleased on CD. The album should not be confused with budget CD compilations such as "Tina Turner Sings Country", "Soul Deep", "Country My Way", "Good Hearted Woman", "Country In My Soul", "Stand By Your Man", "Country Classics", "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man", "The Country Side of Tina Turner" etc. which feature material from the archives of Bolic Sound Studios.

Track listing

Side A:
#"Bayou Song" (P.J. Morse)
#"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson)
#"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" (Bob Dylan)
#"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (J. Rostill)
#"He Belongs To Me" (Bob Dylan)

Side B:
#"Don't Talk Now" (James Taylor)
#"Long Long Time" (G. White)
#"I'm Movin On" (Hank Snow)
#"There'll Always Be Music" (Dolly Parton)
#"The Love That Lights Our Way" (From the motion picture "The Autobiography of Miss. Jane Pittman") (F. Karlin, M. Karlin)