From '' Nut Bush City Limits ''
Label: Shattered Records – SHAT 1
Format: Vinyl, 7\"
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Tracklist
A Nut Bush City Limits
Written-By – Tina Turner
B Fragments
Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
Recorded at Wallasey Sound Studios
Master Cut by Kevin Metcalfe at Utopia
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\"Nutbush City Limits\" is a semi-autobiographical funk and soul song written and originally performed by Tina Turner in which she commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee.
Released June 1973, shortly before her separation from then-husband and musical partner Ike Turner, \"Nutbush City Limits\" was the last hit single the duo would produce together. In the years since,
\"Nutbush City Limits\" has been covered by a number of other artists—most notably Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band—and Tina Turner herself has re-recorded several different versions of the song.
Recordings
1973 original version
The first recording of \"Nutbush City Limits\" was produced by Ike Turner at his Inglewood, California facility, Bolic Sound Studio, in May 1973 and released as a single the following month by the couple under their professional name, Ike & Tina Turner.
Though Ike composed the music, he did not list his name in the credits alongside Tina, who wrote the lyrics..
The song later appeared on their album of the same title, released November 1973, and proved to be the duo's final significant chart hit, reaching #11 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles, #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #4 on the UK Singles Chart.
The album also appeared on the Billboard Soul LPs chart, peaking at #21 during its run.
Following the couple's split, the song became a staple of Tina's live show where she reworked the funky studio version into a hard-driving rock and roll showstopper.
Typical of the period, none of the session musicians who contributed to \"Nutbush City Limits\" were given specific mention in the song credits.
It has been rumored for years that Marc Bolan, frontman for the glam rock band T. Rex, played guitar on the track.
Gloria Jones, his girlfriend at the time—who herself provided backing vocals for Ike & Tina Turner during the 1960s—asserted that this was the case in the 2007 BBC4 documentary Marc Bolan: The Final Word.
However, a 2008 Ebony magazine article about Ike Turner's death identified James \"Bino\" Lewis, then a member of Ike & Tina's backing band Kings of Rhythm, as the guitarist.
Other artists
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band recorded \"Nutbush City Limits\" for their 1975 album Beautiful Loser.
In 1980, Brian Johnson sang \"Nutbush City Limits\" and \"Whole Lotta Rosie\" as part of his first audition for the band AC/DC.
Alvin Lee and Steve Gould included a version of \"Nutbush City Limits\" on their 1981 collaboration, RX5.
Precious Wilson and La Mama covered the song on their 1983 album Funky Fingers.
Sam Brown covered the song on the European release of her 1988 debut album Stop!.
A rendition by Bloodloss appeared both on their 1988 album Human Skin Suit and as a B-side on the 1989 single release of \"School's Out\" by King Snake Roost.
The German electronica group Boom Operators, fronted by Harald Blüchel, featured \"Nutbush City Limits\" on their 1991 album Hu-Man.
Martin Barre, guitarist for Jethro Tull, recorded a cover of this song in 1992 for his first solo album, A Summer Band.
NWOBHM act Girl recorded a version which appeared on their posthumously released third album Killing Time in 1997.
In 2005, the tune was also covered by Nashville Pussy and can be heard on their album Get Some!.
Pearl Aday performed \"Nutbush City Limits\" as part of her band's opening set for father Meat Loaf's Casa De Carne tour in 2008.
Black Diamond Heavies featured this song as the opening track of their 2009 album A Touch of Someone Else's Class.
Australian country singer Nicki Gillis included the song on her 2011 covers album Woman of Substance.
In 2013, Naya Rivera performed the song as her character Santana Lopez in the fourth season episode \"Diva\" of the television series Glee.
In 2013, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa included the song in the album Seesaw (album)
