A Black Man's Soul
| A Black Man's Soul | |
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| Studio album by Ike Turner | |
| Released | Early 1969 |
| Recorded | 1969 |
| Genre | Funk |
| Length | 33:00 |
| Label | Pompeii Records |
| Producer | Ike and Tina Turner |
A Black Man's Soul is an instrumental funk and soul album released by Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm in 1969 on Pompeii Records. The album was recorded while Turner was touring with then-wife Tina Turner during his free time. A Black Man's Soul exposed a side of Turner's music not as popular with his audiences of the time. While Turner's more popular tracks like "Proud Mary" relied heavily on vocal harmonies and popular soul influences, these tracks reflected a more traditional and simple funk popularized by acts such as Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Baby Huey, The Bar-Kays and Brother Jack McDuff, among others.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ike Turner; except where indicated
Side one
- "Thinking Black"
- "Black Beauty"
- "Ghetto Funk"
- "Blacks' Alley" (Oliver Sain)
- "Black Angel" (Oliver Sain)
- "Getting Nasty"
Side two
- "Funky Mule" (Marvin Holmes)
- "Philly Dog" (Rufus Thomas)
- "Scotty Souling"
- "Up Hard" (Art Miller)
- "Nuttin' Up"
- "Freedom Sound"
Personnel
- Guitar – Jesse Knight
- Drums – Mack Johnson
- Guitar – Ike Turner
- Percussion – Tommy "Teasky" Tribble
- Piano – Fred Sample, Ike Turner, Billy Preston
- Saxophone – Washee
- Trombone – Jesse Heron
- Vocals – Tina Turner
- Loring Eutemey - cover design
In popular culture
- Los Angeles hip-hop group Jurassic 5 sampled part of the verse of "Getting Nasty" in the track Concrete Schoolyard on their Jurassic 5 EP
References
http://www.discogs.com/Ike-Turners-Kings-Of-Rhythm-A-Black-Mans-Soul/release/633844
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6794624/a/A+Black+Man's+Soul%3A+The+Ike+Turner+Diaries.htm