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Ike & Tina Turner performing at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, 1972.
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93. I Want to Take You Higher by Ike and Tina Turner and The Ikettes debuted May 70 and peaked at number 34, charting for 18 weeks, and scoring 915 points.
Ike and Tina met in St Louis and had 20 chart entries 1960-75. Six made the top 40. Tina had an additional 17 chart entries as a solo 1984-96. Thirteen of those made the top 40, and What's Love Got To Do With It peaked at number one.
Sly and the Family Stone's original debuted May 69 and peaked at number 60. The same week Ike and Tina'a version debuted, May 23, 1970, Sly's original also returned to the chart, and peaked at number 38.
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We never, ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
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Tina Turner on stage in 1970. Photos by Mike Smith for the Underground Press Syndicate.
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