The Ikettes - Fine, Fine, Fine (2016)

Tracklist
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01. Fine, Fine, Fine
02. Can't Sit Down 'Cos I Feel So Good
03. Don't Feel Sorry For Me
04. Camel Walk
05. Blue With a Broken Heart
06. I'm So Thankful
07. You're Trying To Make Me Lose My Mind
08. Sally Go Round the Roses
09. Peaches 'n' Cream
10. Never More Will I Be Lonely For You
11. Not That I Recall
12. Your Love Is Mine
13. The Biggest Players
14. How Come
15. Nobody Loves Me
16. It's Been So Long

For some unexplainable reason Kent Records omitted "I'm Blue" which Salt N' Pepa rearranged into "Shoop." Fine, Fine, Fine was first released in 1965, reissued in 1987, and re-reissued on CD by Ace Records in the late '90s. Most of the Ikettes' funky, infectious singles are here, including "Camel Walk," "He Is (Fine, Fine, Fine") and "Peaches 'n' Cream." Their soulful Supremes imitation "I'm So Thankful," written by Marc Gordon and Frank Wilson, display a modest side of Ike Turner's hand-picked mini-skirted, rump-shakin' divas. They slathered soul sauce all over the Jaynettes' eerie "Sally Go Round the Roses," and the soulful, lamenting "How Come Nobody Loves Me" is a crusher. For the price, the 15 cuts - boosted to 24 for the Ace version - are a bargain.

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