Tina Turner - Tina Turns The Country On! (1974/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Tina Turns the Country On! is the debut solo studio album by Tina Turner, released in September 1974 on the United Artists Records.Released while Turner was still a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, it was an attempt by her husband, Ike Turner, to expose her to a wider audience. Although the album did not chart, it earned Turner a Grammy Award nomination in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female" category.

Tina Turns the Country On! was recorded at Turner's recording studio, Bolic Sound in Inglewood, California. It was produced by Nashville producer Tom Thacker. The album is made up of mostly covers by various country and folk artists, including Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor and Dolly Parton. The track "Bayou Song" is an original song written for Turner by P.J. Morse. There were no singles released from the album.

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.

Tracklist:
01. Bayou Song
02. Help Me Make It Through the Night
03. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
04. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
05. He Belongs to Me
06. Don't Talk Now
07. Long Long Time
08. I'm Movin' On
09. There'll Always Be Music
10. The Love That Lights Our Way


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