Sexy Ida
{{Infobox song
| name = Sexy Ida (Part 1)
| cover = Ike-Tina-Turner-Sexy-Ida.jpg
| alt =
| caption = French picture sleeve
| type = single
| artist = Ike & Tina Turner
| album = Sweet Rhode Island Red
| B-side = Sexy Ida (Part 2)
| released = {{Start date|1974|08}}
| recorded = June 1974, Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA
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| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=30}}
| label = United Artists
| writer = Tina Turner
| producer = Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Gerhard Augustin
| prev_title = Sweet Rhode Island Red
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Baby, Get It On
| next_year = 1975
}}"Sexy Ida" is a single released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on United Artists Records in August 1974. It features two versions, the A-side "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" and the B-side "Sexy Ida (Part 2)."{{Cite magazine|date=August 3, 1974|title=Top Single Picks - Ike & Tina Turner Sexy Ida (Part 2)|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-03.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=54}}
Overview
"Sexy Ida" was written by Tina Turner; produced by Ike Turner, Claude Williams, and Gerhard Augustin. It was recorded at the Turners' studio Bolic Sound in June 1974. Similar to their hit single "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 guitarist Marc Bolan.{{Cite book|title=Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar|last=Paytress|first=Mark|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-85712-023-6}}
"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 and No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|title=Sexy Ida (Part 1) (song by Ike & Tina Turner)|url=https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sexy+Ida+(Part+1)+by+Ike+&+Tina+Turner&id=19841|website=Music VF, US & UK hits charts}} "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100 and No. 49 on the Soul Singles chart. It also reached No. 67 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.{{Cite web|url=https://ultimate70s.com/seventies_history/19750111/music|title=Cashbox Top 100 Singles - Week Ending January 11, 1975|website=Ultimate 70s}}
Part 1 and 2 are included on the album Sweet Rhode Island Red in select European countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.{{Cite web |title=Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Netherlands) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7891013-Ike-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red |website=Discogs|year=1974 }}{{Cite web |title=Ike & Tina Turner – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Germany) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9591995-Ike-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red |website=Discogs|year=1974 }}{{Cite web |title=Ike And Tina Turner* – Sweet Rhode Island Red (Italy) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2664388-Ike-And-Tina-Turner-Sweet-Rhode-Island-Red |website=Discogs|year=1974 }}
Critical reception
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| rev1 = Blues & Soul
}}Billboard selected "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" as one of their Top Singles Picks.{{Cite magazine |date=August 3, 1974 |title=Top Single Picks |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-03.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=54}}
Cash Box 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."{{Cite journal |date=August 3, 1974 |title=Singles Reviews |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-04.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=18}}
Blues & 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."{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/imageview/1BB1FB400ED87AA816E|title=Ike And Tina Turner - Sexy Ida|website=45cat}}
Track listing
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| writer1 = Tina Turner
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Chart performance
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|+Part 1 !Chart (1974) !Peak |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles
| align="center" |29 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
| align="center" |65 |
| US Cash Box R&B Top 70{{Cite journal|date=December 14, 1974|title=Cash Box R&B Top 70|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-12-14.pdf|journal=Cash Box}}
|align="center" |33 |
| US Record World Singles{{Cite journal|date=December 21, 1974|title=Th Singles Chart|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-12-21.pdf|journal=Record World|pages=29}}
|align="center" |62 |
| US Record World R&B Singles{{Cite journal|date=December 7, 1974|title=The R&B Singles Chart|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-12-07.pdf|journal=Record World}}
|align="center" |33 |
| UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|51 |
| Italy (Hit Parade Italia)
|align="center"|25 |
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|+Part 2 !Chart (1974–75) !Peak |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles{{Cite magazine|date=November 9, 1974|title=Hot 100/Hot Soul Singles - Sexy Ida (Part 2)|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-11-09.pdf|magazine=Billboard}}
|align="center"|49 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|85 |
| US Record World R&B Singles{{Cite journal|date=November 9, 1974|title=The Singles Chart / The R&B Singles Chart|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-11-09.pdf|journal=Record World|pages=27, 40}}
|align="center" |46 |
| US Record World Singles
|align="center" |94 |
| US Cash Box Top 100
| align="center" |67 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Ike-Tina-Turner-Sexy-Ida/release/547652 "Sexy Ida (Part 1)"] at Discogs
- [https://www.billboard.com/music/ike-tina-turner/chart-history/hot-100 Ike & Tina Turner Chart History - Hot 100]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at Billboard
- [http://www.allmusic.com/song/sexy-ida-pt-1-mt0000695817 "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" appears on] at All Music Guide
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