''The Edge'' is a studio album by Ike Turner released on

Fantasy Records Fantasy Records is an American independent record label company founded by brothers Max and Sol Stanley Weiss in 1949. The early years of the company were dedicated to issuing recordings by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who was also one of its inves ...

in 1980. The album was released two years after Turner's divorce from his musical partner

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...

Recording and release

''The Edge'' features songs taken from Ike & Tina Turner's recording sessions together. 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 B Side contains Ike Turner singing his compositions. The promotional single "Party Vibes"/"Shame, Shame Shame" charted at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Disco Top 100 chart in 1980. In 1982, the cover song "Shame, Shame, Shame" was released as a single in the Netherlands, charting at No. 47. After Tina Turner released her successful '' Private Dancer'' album, Fantasy reissued Side A of ''The Edge'' as a

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in 1984. The cover song, "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers" was released as a single in 1984.

Critical reception

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. 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."

Track listing

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edge, The) 1980 albums Ike & Tina Turner albums Ike Turner albums Albums produced by Ike Turner