Tra La La La La
"Tra La La La La" | ||||
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Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
from the album Dynamite! | ||||
B-side | "Puppy Love" | |||
Released | March 1962 | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Sue Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ike Turner | |||
Producer(s) | Ike Turner | |||
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Tra La La La La" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner, and released by him and his then-wife Tina on Sue Records[1] as the third single from the couple's 1962 album Dynamite!.
Release
"Tra La La La La" became the duo's fifth top 10 R&B hit in less than two years since their inception, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard R&B singles chart, but was much less successful on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached No. 50.[2]
The B-side non-album track, "Puppy Love," is an edited version of the song "Chances Are" from the duo's debut album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Billboard | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard (March 17, 1962): "Ike and Tina sell this wild side with enthusiasm over uninhibited backing by group and ork. Could get exposure, especially on r&b stations."[1]
Cash Box (March 17, 1962):
Ike & Tina Turner, riding a string of r&b-pop clicks that recently include "A Fool In Love," should continue their winning ways with this one. It's a bright rock-a-cha-cha, labeled "Tra La La La La," that Tina & chorus invitingly chant against terrific Ike Turner instrumental backdrop. Backing's a ripplying rhythmic blueser tabbed "Puppy Love."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ike Turner
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tra La La La La" | 2:30 |
2. | "Puppy Love" | 2:35 |
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 50 |
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides[5] | 9 |
US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 55 |
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[7] | 21 |
References
- ^ a b c "Reviews of New Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 17, 1962. p. 34.
- ^ "Tra La La La La (song by Ike & Tina Turner)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
- ^ "Record Reviews - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. March 17, 1962.
- ^ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. April 28, 1962. p. 41.
- ^ "Hot R&B Sides" (PDF). Billboard. May 5, 1962. p. 37.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box. April 21, 1962.
- ^ "Cash Box R&B Singles 4/21/62". cashboxmagazine.com.
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- Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991)
- Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter (2002)
- His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004)
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- "You Should'a Treated Me Right" (1962)
- "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" (1964)
- "A Fool for a Fool" (1964)
- "I Can't Believe What You Say (for Seeing What You Do)" (1964)
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- "He's the One" (1964)
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- "Somebody Needs You" (1965)
- "Good Bye, So Long" (1965)
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- "Two Is a Couple" (1965)
- "Can't Chance a Break Up" (1965)
- "Something's Got a Hold of Me" (1966)
- "Dust My Broom" (1966)
- "River Deep – Mountain High" (1966)
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- "A Love Like Yours" (1967)
- "So Fine" (1968)
- "I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)" (1969)
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- "The Hunter" (1969)
- "I Know" (1969)
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- "Come Together" (1969)
- "I Want to Take You Higher" (1970)
- "Respect" (1970)
- "Workin' Together"
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- "Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter" (1971)
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- "You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)" (1971)
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- "Feel Good" (1972)
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- "Let Me Touch Your Mind" (1972)
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- "Living for the City" (1985)
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- "Raise Your Hand (U Got To)" (2005)
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- Gimme Shelter (1970)
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- Good Vibrations From Central Park (1971)
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- Ike & Tina On The Road: 1971–72 (2012)
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