# Sexy Ida

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1974 single by Ike & Tina Turner

"Sexy Ida (Part 1)" French picture sleeve Single by Ike & Tina Turner from the album Sweet Rhode Island Red B-side "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" Released August 1974 (1974-08) Recorded June 1974, Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA Genre Funk rock, soul Length 2:30 Label United Artists Songwriter Tina Turner Producers Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Gerhard Augustin Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology "Sweet Rhode Island Red" (1974) "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" (1974) "Baby, Get It On" (1975)

**"Sexy Ida"** is a single released by R&B duo [Ike & Tina Turner](/source/Ike_%26_Tina_Turner) on [United Artists Records](/source/United_Artists_Records) in August 1974. It features two versions, the [A-side](/source/A-side_and_B-side) "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" and the B-side "Sexy Ida (Part 2)."[1]

## Overview

"Sexy Ida" was written by [Tina Turner](/source/Tina_Turner); produced by [Ike Turner](/source/Ike_Turner), Claude Williams, and [Gerhard Augustin](/source/Gerhard_Augustin). It was recorded at the Turners' studio [Bolic Sound](/source/Bolic_Sound) in June 1974. Similar to their hit single "[Nutbush City Limits](/source/Nutbush_City_Limits)," Part 1 is characterized by inventive guitar sounds, a substantial synthesizer solo, and a funky brass section. Part 2 is a faster tempo and features [T. Rex](/source/T._Rex_(band)) guitarist [Marc Bolan](/source/Marc_Bolan).[2]

"Sexy Ida (Part 1)" peaked at No. 51 in the UK, and was a hit in several other European countries. It is one of the duo's final chart hits, reaching No. 29 on [*Billboard* Hot Soul Singles](/source/Billboard_R%26B_chart) and No. 65 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100).[3] "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100 and No. 49 on the Soul Singles chart.[4] It also reached No. 67 on the [*Cash Box*](/source/Cashbox_(magazine)) Top 100 Singles chart.[5]

Part 1 and 2 are included on the album *[Sweet Rhode Island Red](/source/Sweet_Rhode_Island_Red)* in select European countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.[6][7][8]

## Critical reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Blues & Soul [9]

*[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* selected "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" as one of their Top Singles Picks.[10]

*[Cash Box](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))* wrote of the B-side: "This powerhouse duo does it again!! An incredibly strong disk it could make it as a disco record. Ike and Tina can really sock it out and this record is where they really cut loose. Solidly based heavy beat is cut through with Tina's outrageous vocal. Tight instrumentally and great vocally this record cannot miss the top."[11]

*[Blues & Soul](/source/Blues_%26_Soul)* (October 8, 1974): "Every now and then Ike and Tina burst through with a giant. Last time around, it was 'Nutbush City Limits' and then followed a couple of duds. Now Tina shrieks her way through a bubbling disco item that is virtually assured of both pop and soul victory in this country."[9]

## Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" Tina Turner 2:30 2. "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" Tina Turner 3:03

## Chart performance

Part 1 Chart (1974) Peak position US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[3] 29 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 65 US Cash Box R&B Top 70[12] 33 US Record World Singles[13] 62 US Record World R&B Singles[14] 33 UK Singles Chart[3] 51 Italy (Hit Parade Italia) 25

Part 2 Chart (1974–75) Peak position US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] 49 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 85 US Record World R&B Singles[15] 46 US Record World Singles[15] 94 US Cash Box Top 100[5] 67

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Top Single Picks - Ike & Tina Turner Sexy Ida (Part 2)"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-03.pdf) (PDF). *Billboard*. August 3, 1974. p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Paytress, Mark (2002). *Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar*. Omnibus Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85712-023-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-023-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:2_3-3) ["Sexy Ida (Part 1) (song by Ike & Tina Turner)"](https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sexy+Ida+(Part+1)+by+Ike+&+Tina+Turner&id=19841). *Music VF, US & UK hits charts*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_4-2) ["Hot 100/Hot Soul Singles - Sexy Ida (Part 2)"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-11-09.pdf) (PDF). *Billboard*. November 9, 1974.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) ["Cashbox Top 100 Singles - Week Ending January 11, 1975"](https://ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19750111/music). *Ultimate 70s*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Netherlands)"](https://www.discogs.com/release/7891013-Ike-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red). *Discogs*. 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Germany)"](https://www.discogs.com/release/9591995-Ike-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red). *Discogs*. 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Ike And Tina Turner* – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Italy)"](https://www.discogs.com/release/2664388-Ike-And-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red). *Discogs*. 1974.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-45cat_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-45cat_9-1) ["Ike And Tina Turner - Sexy Ida"](http://www.45cat.com/imageview/1BB1FB400ED87AA816E). *45cat*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Top Single Picks"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-03.pdf) (PDF). *Billboard*. August 3, 1974. p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Singles Reviews"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf) (PDF). *Cash Box*: 18. August 3, 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Cash Box R&B Top 70"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-12-14.pdf) (PDF). *Cash Box*. December 14, 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Th Singles Chart"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-12-21.pdf) (PDF). *Record World*: 29. December 21, 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["The R&B Singles Chart"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-12-07.pdf) (PDF). *Record World*. December 7, 1974.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_15-1) ["The Singles Chart / The R&B Singles Chart"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-11-09.pdf) (PDF). *Record World*: 27, 40. November 9, 1974.

## External links

- ["Sexy Ida (Part 1)"](http://www.discogs.com/Ike-Tina-Turner-Sexy-Ida/release/547652) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Ike & Tina Turner Chart History - Hot 100](https://www.billboard.com/music/ike-tina-turner/chart-history/hot-100)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] at [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))

- ["Sexy Ida (Part 1)" appears on](http://www.allmusic.com/song/sexy-ida-pt-1-mt0000695817) at [All Music Guide](/source/All_Music_Guide)

v t e Ike & Tina Turner Ike Turner Tina Turner Kings of Rhythm The Ikettes Studio albums The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner (1961) Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962) Dynamite! (1962) Don't Play Me Cheap (1963) It's Gonna Work Out Fine (1963) Get It – Get It (ca. 1966) River Deep – Mountain High (1966) So Fine (1968) Outta Season (1969) Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On (1969) The Hunter (1969) Come Together (1970) Workin' Together (1970) Her Man . . . His Woman (1971) 'Nuff Said (1971) Feel Good (1972) Let Me Touch Your Mind (1973) Nutbush City Limits (1973) The Gospel According to Ike & Tina (1974) Sweet Rhode Island Red (1974) Delilah's Power (1977) Airwaves (1978) The Edge (1980) Live albums Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live (1964) Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show (1965) The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2 (1967) In Person (1969) Ike & Tina Turner's Festival of Live Performances (1970) What You Hear Is What You Get (1971) Live in Paris – Olympia 1971 (1971) Live! The World of Ike & Tina (1973) Compilations The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner (1965) The Soul of Ike & Tina (1966) Souled Out (1970) Greatest Hits (1976) Get Back (1985) Golden Empire (1985) Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991) Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002) His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004) The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (2007) Soundtracks Soul To Soul (1971) Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from the Tonight Show (1974) Singles "A Fool in Love" (1960) "I Idolize You" (1960) "I'm Jealous" (1961) "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1961) "Poor Fool" (1961) "Tra La La La La" (1962) "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (1962) "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" (1964) "A Fool for a Fool" (1964) "I Can't Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do)" (1964) "Please, Please, Please" (1964) "He's the One" (1964) "Tell Her I'm Not Home" (1965) "Somebody Needs You" (1965) "Good Bye, So Long" (1965) "I Don't Need" (1965) "Two Is a Couple" (1965) "Can't Chance a Break Up" (1965) "Something's Got a Hold of Me" (1966) "Dust My Broom" (1966) "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966) "I'll Never Need More Than This" (1967) "A Love Like Yours" (1967) "So Fine" (1968) "I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)" (1969) "I've Been Loving You Too Long" (1969) "I Wish It Would Rain" (1969) "The Hunter" (1969) "I Know" (1969) "Bold Soul Sister" (1969) "Come Together" (1969) "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970) "Respect" (1970) "Workin' Together" "Proud Mary" (1971) "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (1971) "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (1971) "You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)" (1971) "I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)" (1971) "Get Back" (1972) "Up in Heah" (1972) "Feel Good" (1972) "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" (1972) "Let Me Touch Your Mind" (1972) "With a Little Help from My Friends" (1973) "Early One Morning" (1973) "Nutbush City Limits" (1973) "Sweet Rhode Island Red" (1974) "Sexy Ida" (1974) "Baby, Get It On" (1975) "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1982) "Living for the City" (1985) "Shake a Hand" (1986) "Raise Your Hand (U Got To)" (2005) Video albums The Best of MusikLaden Live (2004) The Legends Ike & Tina Turner Live in '71 (2004) Filmography The Big T.N.T. Show (1965) Gimme Shelter (1970) It's Your Thing (1970) Taking Off (1971) Good Vibrations From Central Park (1971) Soul To Soul (1971) Ike & Tina On The Road: 1971–72 (2012) Live performances Concert tours The Rolling Stones British Tour 1966 The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969 Other performances Grand Gala du Disque (1969) Newport Pop Festival (1969) Seattle Pop Festival (1969) Gold Rush (1969) Newport Jazz Festival (1970) Schaefer Music Festival (1970) Soul Bowl (1970) Festival of Hope Rockfest (1972) Jazz Bilzen (1975) Related topics Discography Club Imperial Club Manhattan "Boxtop" Bolic Sound Prann Records Sony Records Teena Records Sonja Records Innis Records What's Love Got to Do with It

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