Teena Records was a record label founded by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1963.[1][2] Ike Turner named the label after his wife Tina Turner. Records on Teena were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm.[2] CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US.[3]
While the Ike & Tina Turner Revue were constantly on the road performing, Ike Turner found time to record the artist in his band. Turner used this label to release singles by vocalist within the Revue, notably the Ikettes.[4] He wrote and produced all the songs on the label. The second single, "Prisoner in Love" by the Ikettes, was changed to "No Bail in This Jail" in order to avoid confusion with "Prisoner of Love" by James Brown.[5] "No Bail In This Jail (Prisoner In Love)" reached #126 on Billboard 's Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[6]
Discography
See also
- Sonja Records
- Innis Records
- Sony Records
- Prann Records
- List of record labels
References
- CIRCA Handling I&T Turner's label Cash Box, February 16, 1963^
- Music As Written: New York Billboard, February 16, 1963^
- Forming CIRCA Label for Canada Billboard, March 24, 1962^
- Turner, Ike. Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner Virgin, 1999^
- Change Teena Singles Title, Names New Distribs Cash Box, June 8, 1963^
- Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Billboard, May 11, 1963^
- Record Reviews Cash Box, April 27, 1963^
- Record Reviews Cash Box, May 25, 1963^