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"Nutbush City Limits" is a semi-autobiographical song written by Tina Turner which commemorates her rural hometown of Nutbush in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. Originally released as a single on United Artists Records in August 1973, it is one of the last hits that husband-wife R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner released together.
Beautiful Loser is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975.This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was Brand New Morning in 1971.
"Nutbush City Limits" Nutbush City Limits: Ike Turner "That's My Purpose" United Artists – UA LA180-F "Fancy Annie" "Daily Bread" "Club Manhattan" "Sexy Ida (Part 1)" 1974 United Artists – UA-XW528-X Sweet Rhode Island Red: Ike Turner, Claude Williams, Gerhard Augustin "Sexy Ida (Part 2)" "Sweet Rhode Island Red" United Artists – UA-XW409-W
Nutbush City Limits was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio between June and September 1973. Five of the ten tracks on the album were written by Tina Turner, including "Nutbush City Limits", which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles, No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
Many songs from the album such as "Nutbush City Limits", "Lookin' Back", and "Turn the Page" became hit singles off the album, whereas their original studio versions were overlooked. "Lookin Back" was released as a single in 1971 but had very short lived success as it was not on an actual Seger album.
A segment of State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 after singer Tina Turner who spent her childhood in Nutbush. [5] [6] [7] State Route 19 is mentioned in her song "Nutbush City Limits". State Route 19 is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high ...
The Nutbush is a line dance performed to Ike & Tina Turner's song "Nutbush City Limits". [1] The dance, which emerged during the 1970s disco era , is particularly popular in Australia, where it has been taught in schools.
The track "Merry Go Round" has lyrics slightly adapted from W. H. Davies poem "Leisure". The CD edition of the album includes cover versions of Marvin Gaye 's " Can I Get a Witness " and Ike & Tina Turner 's " Nutbush City Limits ".