"Tra La La La La"
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
from the album Dynamite!
B-side"Puppy Love"
ReleasedMarch 1962
Length2:30
LabelSue Records
Songwriter(s)Ike Turner
Producer(s)Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"Poor Fool"
(1961)		 "Tra La La La La"
(1962)		 "You Should'a Treated Me Right"
(1962)

"Tra La La La La" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner. It was released as a single by Ike & Tina Turner on Sue Records in 1962.[1]

Release

"Tra La La La La" was released as the third single from Ike and Tina's 1962 album Dynamite!. It became their fifth top 10 R&B hit in less than two years since their inception as a duo, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and at No. 50 on the Hot 100.[2]

The B-side, "Puppy Love," is a non-album track. It's an edited version of the song "Chances Are" from Ike and Tina's debut album The Soul of Ike & Tina.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[1]

Billboard (March 17, 1962): "Ike and Tina sell this wild side with enthusiasm over uninhibited backing by group and ork. Could get exposure, especially on r&b stations."[1]

Cash Box (March 17, 1962):

Ike & Tina Turner, riding a string of r&b-pop clicks that recently include "A Fool In Love," should continue their winning ways with this one. It's a bright rock-a-cha-cha, labeled "Tra La La La La," that Tina & chorus invitingly chant against terrific Ike Turner instrumental backdrop. Backing's a ripplying rhythmic blueser tabbed "Puppy Love."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ike Turner

No.TitleLength
1."Tra La La La La"2:30
2."Puppy Love"2:35

Chart performance

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 50
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides[5] 9
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 55
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[7] 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reviews of New Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 17, 1962. p. 34.
  2. ↑ "Tra La La La La (song by Ike & Tina Turner)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
  3. ↑ "Record Reviews - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. March 17, 1962.
  4. ↑ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. April 28, 1962. p. 41.
  5. ↑ "Hot R&B Sides" (PDF). Billboard. May 5, 1962. p. 37.
  6. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box. April 21, 1962.
  7. ↑ "Cash Box R&B Singles 4/21/62". cashboxmagazine.com.
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