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I'm Gonna Do All I Can (to Do Right by My Man)
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Wikipedia article
"'I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)'" is a song written by Wayne Carson. It was released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner on Minit Records in 1969.
Recording and release
"I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)" was recorded in January 1969 and released as a non-album track on Minit Records in March 1969. It was released on Minit's parent label, Liberty Records, in the Netherlands. Ike & Tina Turner promoted the song with the Ikettes on 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' in April 1969. The single peaked at No. 98 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and No. 46 on the R&B chart. It reached No. 27 on the 'Cash Box' R&B chart.
The B-side "You've Got Too Many Ties That Bind " was reissued on the album 'Airwaves' in 1978.
"I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)" was reissued on the 3-CD compilation album 'The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 19601975,' released by Time Life in 2007.
Critical reception
'Billboard' chose the single as a spotlight feature predicted to reach the R&B chart.
'Cash Box' (March 15, 1969): "Heavy ballad outing with outstanding material and a very strong belting vocal make the newest Ike & Tina Turner set a winning turntable sound that could come to life saleswise.
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Category:1969 songs
Category:1969 singles
Category:Ike & Tina Turner songs
Category:Minit Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Ike Turner
Category:1960s ballads
Category:Rhythm and blues ballads
Category:Liberty Records singles
Category:Songs written by Wayne Carson
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