![]() He added that on 'Lean On Me,' Tina, with more than a little help from Ike's clever rearrangement, turns Withers' mid-tempo tribute to friendship into a frenzied gospel song. Reviewing the Tina Turner mini-album for Billboard, Nelson George noted that Turner's "interpretations of two Bill Withers classics 'Lean On Me' and 'Use Me,' were the stand stand out" tracks. The cover song, "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers" was released as a single in 1984. With a big bag of cash as incentive, Ike agreed and named his female vocalist Tina Turner. Murray also told Ike to make Tina the star of the show. Īfter Tina Turner released her successful Private Dancer album, Fantasy reissued Side A of The Edge as a mini-album in 1984. Tina Turner Is Born Sue Records President Juggy Murray was so impressed with Tina’s vocals, he bought the rights for the song from Ike for a whopping 25,000. In 1982, the cover song "Shame, Shame, Shame" was released as a single in the Netherlands, charting at No. 27 on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart in 1980. The promotional single "Party Vibes"/"Shame, Shame Shame" charted at No. The B Side contains Ike Turner singing his compositions. Tina Turner sings lead on the recordings on the Side A, which include pop-rock hits such as "Only Women Bleed" by Alice Cooper and "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton John. The Edge features songs taken from Ike & Tina Turner's recording sessions together. The album was released two years after Turner's divorce from his musical partner Tina Turner. The Edge is a studio album by Ike Turner released on Fantasy Records in 1980.
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