Studio Album · No. 1
Tina Turns the Country On! Songwriting Credits by Tina Turner
Produced by Tom Thacker · Engineered by John Horton, Mark Creamer
Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tina Turner carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 1
The debut sets the template for Turner's whole solo catalog: she wrote none of it. Every track is a cover, drawn from writers like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, John Rostill, and Dolly Parton, with Turner's name nowhere in the writing credits. It is the clearest possible statement of her role as an interpreter, an album of other people's songs filtered through her voice.
Tina Turns the Country On! is the debut solo studio album by Tina Turner, released in 1974 while she was still part of the Ike & Tina Turner act. Produced by Tom Thacker at Bolic Sound, it is a collection of country, folk, and soft-rock covers built entirely from songs by other writers, including Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, and Dolly Parton. Turner does not hold a single writing credit on the record, which frames it as a pure interpreter's album. It made little commercial impact at the time but earned her a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, and it marks the quiet first step of the solo career she would later transform.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bayou Song
|
P.J. Morse | P.J. Morse | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Help Me Make It Through the Night
|
Kris Kristofferson | Kris Kristofferson | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
|
Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
|
John Rostill | John Rostill | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
He Belongs to Me
|
Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
Don't Talk Now
|
James Taylor | James Taylor | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
Long Long Time
|
Gary White | Gary White | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
I'm Moving On
|
Hank Snow | Hank Snow | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
There'll Always Be Music
|
Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
The Love That Lights Our Way
|
Fred KarlinMarsha Karlin | Fred KarlinMarsha Karlin | Tom Thacker | Tina Turner (Lead Vocals) |