The song was later included on the compilations albums The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (Blue Thumb Records, 1973) and The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 ( Time Life, 2007).Ĭanned Heat recorded a demo version in 1967, but re-recorded it as "Amphetamine Annie" (an early anti-drug song) using the same music ( Boogie with Canned Heat 1968). 37 on Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles chart and No. Ī shorter single edit was also released a review in Record World noted: "Ike and Tina really tear it up on this, originally done by Albert King and it's funky and great." The single reached No. The album is one of their most blues-oriented and earned Tina Turner a Grammy nomination in 1969.
Ike & Tina Turner recorded their rendition of "The Hunter", which was used as the opening track for their 1969 Blue Thumb Records album of the same name. The song later appeared on various Albert King compilation albums, including King of the Blues Guitar ( Atlantic Records, 1989) and The Ultimate Collection ( Rhino Records, 1993). In 1969, the song was released as a single, but did not reach the charts. Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "The Hunter" as one of the songs that "form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy. "The Hunter" was first released on Albert King's 1967 album, Born Under a Bad Sign, which "became one of the most popular and influential blues albums of the late '60s". on drums plus members of the Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson on trumpet, Andrew Love on tenor saxophone and Joe Arnold on baritone saxophone. Jones on organ, Steve Cropper on rhythm guitar, Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson Jr. The song was recorded on June 9, 1967, at the Stax Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee. 'Cause I've got you in the sights of my love gun I bought me a love gun, just the other dayĪin't no use to hide, ain't no use to run
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