Workin' Together is Ike & Tina’s most successful studio album, which reached gold status in America. It was reviewed in Billboard magazine in it’s issue from November 21, 1970 and features also the most successful single of the duo with Proud Mary, a rock styled cover version, originally released from the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song Funkier Than A Mosquita's Tweeter was written by Tina’s sister Alline and was later covered by Nina Simone. Some of the songs were credited to Eki Renrut, which is Ike Turner’s name in backwards. For promotion, Liberty released a vinyl promo single, featuring two different Radio Spots. The album was reissued several times, among others in 2011 on the double CD Workin’ Together / Let Me Touch Your Mind.
Producer: Ike Turner
Recorded: A Bolic Sound
Photographer: Herb Kravitz
Release: December 1970 / Various (Reissue)
Label: Liberty / Various (Reissue)
Format: Vinyl (Colored) / Cartridge / Reel Tape / Cassette / CD
Charts: USA: #3 (R&B), #25 (Pop) / Germany: #12
Certifications: USA: 1x Gold
Tracks
- Workin’ Together 3:35
- (As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You 2:24
- Get Back 3:05
- The Way You Love Me 2:40
- You Can Have It 3:30
- Game Of Love 2:48
- Funkier Than A Mosquitas Tweeter 2:35
- Ooh Poo Pah Doo 3:36
- Proud Mary 4:57
- Goodbye, So Long 1:57
- Let It Be 3:11
"… John Fogerty hasn’t heard a thing until he hears Tina do 'Proud Mary.' The spoken introduction done over guitar and Ike singing the song in the background is perfect. The pick-up from the slow portion of their arrangement to the up-tempo one is done with precision and flash.“ — Jon Landau in Rolling Stone
Radio Promo