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Strange Fruit is an instrumental album by Family Vibes. The album was released on United Artists Records in January 1972.[2] Led by Ike Turner, Family Vibes was the backing band for Ike & Tina Turner.[3] They are best known as the Kings of Rhythm, but the name of the band changed to Family Vibes for a few years in the 1970s.

Strange Fruit
Studio album by
Family Vibes
ReleasedJanuary 1972
RecordedOctober 1971
StudioBolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre
  • Instrumental
  • funk
  • soul
  • R&B
LabelUnited Artists Records
ProducerIke Turner
Family Vibes chronology
A Black Man's Soul
(1969)
Strange Fruit
(1972)
Confined to Soul
(1973)
Singles from Strange Fruit
  1. "Soppin' Molasses"
    Released: April 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Recording and release


Strange Fruit was recorded at Ike Turner's Bolic Sound Studios in Inglewood, California in October 1971. Turner arranged and produced the album. His sister-in-law Alline Bullock wrote two songs on the album, "Happy But Lonely" and "Bootie Lip." The latter was released as a B-side single to "Soppin' Molasses" in 1972.[4]


Track listing


Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy But Lonely"Aillene Bullock4:39
2."Heep-A-Hole-Lot"C. Lane3:32
3."Jumpin'"S.L. Cushenberry2:34
4."Neckin'"S.L. Cushenberry3:00
5."Bootie Lip"Aillene Bullock3:15
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soppin' Molasses"C. Lane, Phillip Reese2:27
2."Sweet"S.L. Cushenberry4:12
3."Sixty-Nine"S.L. Cushenberry2:42
4."D.M.Z."Aillene Bullock2:38
5."I-8-1-2 (I Ate One Too)"Phillip Reese3:17
6."Pardon Me"C. Lane2:56

Personnel



References


  1. "Ike Turner Presents Strange Fruit - Ike Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "UA Jan. Album Showcases New Ike & Tina Band" (PDF). Cash Box: 12. December 18, 1971.
  3. "Polydor & UA Records Hold First '72 Product Meetings" (PDF). Billboard: 4. January 22, 1972.
  4. "New Radio Action And Billboard Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 74. May 6, 1972.



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