Two Is a Couple
{{Infobox song
| cover = Ike-and-tina-turner-two-is-a-couple-1965.jpg
| type = Single
| artist = Ike Turner
| released = October 1965
| genre = *Pop
| length = 2:30
| label = Sue Records
| writer = Ike Turner
| producer = Ike Turner
| prev_title = I Don't Need
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = Can't Chance a Break Up
| next_year = 1965
}}
"Two Is A Couple" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was recorded and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965.
Background and release
After three years with Sue Records, Ike & Tina Turner began recording on Ike Turner's Sonja label in 1963.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Ike Turner Forms Label |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-11-09.pdf |magazine=Billboard |date=November 9, 1963 |page=4}} They released numerous singles on various labels between 1964 and 1965 before re-signing to Sue in 1965.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Sue Re-Signs Ike & Tina Turner |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1965/CB-1965-10-02.pdf |magazine=Cash Box |date=October 2, 1965 |page=22}} Their first record under the new contract was "Two Is A Couple," released as a non-album track in October 1965. It was written and produced by Ike Turner. The single peaked at No. 15 on the Cash Box R&B chart. Tina Turner performed the song on the TV program Where the Action Is. A different version of "Two Is A Couple" appeared on the album Airwaves (United Artists, 1978). The song later appeared on the compilation album The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (Time Life, 2007).
Critical reception
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| rev1 = Record World
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The single was chosen as Cash Box
Cash Box (October 16, 1965): "Ike and Tina Turner return to the home of their original hits with this power-packed Sue release dubbed 'Two Is A Couple.' The side is a rollicking, fast-moving pop-r&b handclapper about a somewhat jealous lass who doesn't want any other female messing around with her fella. 'Tin Top House' is a lyrical, lush-sounding blues weeper with a nostalgic years-back sound."
Record World (October 16, 1965): "Couple will escort 'Couple' far and Sue folk must be happy to have them back aboard."{{cite magazine |author= |title=Singles Reviews: Four Star Picks |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/65/RW-1965-10-16.pdf |magazine=Record World |date=October 16, 1965 |page=6}}
Billboard (October 23, 1965): "A blockbuster that rocks from start to finish. Hot chart item that will hit with great impact."{{cite magazine |author= |title=Spotlight Singles: R&B Spotlights: Top 10 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard%201965-10-23.pdf |magazine=Billboard |date=October 23, 1965 |page=16}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Ike Turner
| title1 = Two Is A Couple
| length1 = 2:30
| title2 = Tin Top House
| length2 = 2:15
| total_length =
}}