So Fine was the first album on the Pompeii label and contains no less than 4 singles, including one from The Ikettes. It features also a different version of Ike & Tina’s debut single A Fool In Love from 1960. The album was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from July 13, 1968 and was released with many different cover pictures, depending on the country. In America, it was reissued under the different title Too Hot To Hold in 1974 and again in 1981 as Hot ’N’ Sassy, both with a different cover artwork. It was also part of the 2 disc compilations TNT, and the French The Great Album (available with two different cover pictures), both from 1974. In Italy, it was re-issued in 1978 without a title. In 2016, it was included into the box set The Complete Pompeii Recordings on compact disc and in 2021, it was released as a purple vinyl edition with a gatefold cover.
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: June 1968 / Various (Reissue)
Label: Pompeii (USA) / London (Europe) / Pickwick (Too Hot To Hold) / Accord (Hot ’N’ Sassy) / Joker (Italy) / Disques Festival (France)
Format: Vinyl / CD
Tracks
- Bet’cha Can’t Kiss Me (Just One Time) 2:51
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business 2:09
- It Sho Ain’t Me 3:07
- Too Hot To Hold 2:08
- A Fool In Love (Different Version) 2:50
- I Better Get Ta Steppin’ 2:43
- Shake A Tail Feather 2:19
- So Fine 2:44
- We Need An Understanding 2:45
- You’re So Fine 2:29
Betcha Can’t Kiss Me
was the first single in 1967. Strangely enough, the b-side track „Don’t Lie To Me“ is the same song and same version as „Poor Sam“ from the single I Better Get Ta Steppin’ and „You’re A Jive Playboy“ from the single Strange, as well as „Sad Sam“ from the sampler Souled From The Vaults.
- Betcha Can’t Kiss Me (Just One Time Baby) 2:51
- Don’t Lie To Me (You Know I Know) 2:31
Writer: Bonnie Rice
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: 1967
Label: innis
Format: 7“ Vinyl
So Fine
is a cover version from the band The Fiestas, with lead vocals from The Ikettes and Tina on the backing vocals. The original American release has two different labels: The first is credited to „Ike and Tina and The Ikettes“ and the other to „Iketts“, which is also misspelled. A version with lead vocals from Ike Turner was released in the 90th on the rarities sampler Good Old Times - again with backing vocals from Tina. The song „You’re So Fine“ from the same album is very similar, this time with lead vocals from Tina. The single was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from March 23, 1968.
- So Fine 2:44
- So Blue Over You 2:30
Writer: Johnny Otis
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: March 1968 (USA) / April 1968 (Europe)
Label: innis / London
Format: 7“ Vinyl
Charts: USA: #50 (R&B)
I Better Get Ta Steppin’
is the third single and features with „Poor Sam“ on the flip side the same song and same version as „You’re A Jive Playboy“ from the single Strange and „Don’t Lie To Me“ from the first single Betcha Can’t Kiss Me as well as „Sad Sam“ from the sampler Souled From The Vaults. A remixed version of the title track is available on the digital album Reworked Versions.
- I Better Get Ta Steppin’ 2:43
- Poor Sam 2:31
Writer: C. Harris, Ike Turner
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: 1968
Label: innis
Format: 7“ Vinyl
We Need An Understanding
was the last single, credited to Ike & Tina Turner And The Ikettes. The duo promoted it at the American TV-Show Hollywood Palace in 1968. The title track was already the b-side of the single You’ve Got Too Many Ties That Bind from 1964 and a different version is available on the album Airwaves from 1978.
- We Need An Understanding 2:45
- It Sho Ain’t Me 3:07
Writer: Ike Turner, J. Northern, R. Bailey
Producer: Ike Turner
Release: August 1968 / October 1968 (Germany)
Label: Pompeii / London
Format: 7“ Vinyl