Tina Turns the Country On!

Tina Turns the Country On!
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1974
RecordedJune 1974
StudioBolic Sound, Inglewood, California
Genre
Length33:49
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerTom Thacker
Tina Turner chronology
Tina Turns the Country On!
(1974)
Acid Queen
(1975)

Tina Turns the Country On! is the debut solo studio album by Tina Turner, released in September 1974 on the United Artists Records.[2] Released while Turner was still a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue,[3] it was an attempt by her husband, Ike Turner, to expose her to a wider audience.[4] Although the album did not chart, it earned Turner a Grammy Award nomination in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female" category.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 20. September 14, 1974.
  3. ^ Othello, Jeffrey (June 15, 2012). The Soul of Rock 'N Roll: A History of African Americans in Rock Music. BookBaby. ISBN 9781623091163. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ Bego, Mark (2005). Tina Turner: Break Every Rule. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ISBN 9781589792531. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Tina Turner". Recording Academy Grammy Awards.