Here and Now (Ike Turner album)


Here and Now is a studio album released by Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm in 2001 by IKON Records.
This is Turner's first solo album since Bad Dreams in 1973 while he was still a member of the duo Ike & Tina Turner. The album was produced by Turner, mastered by Scott Hull and engineered by Turner, Lucha Phillips, Benjamin Wright, Lamont Dozier, Leonard Jackson, Bill Dashell and William Brown.

Critical reception

Reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, Robert Christgau wrote, "though his typically expert band hits the groove on all cylinders, his raspy vocal could use an oil change." He added, "Ike can still get it up, definitely. But how much he enjoys it isn't as clear as it should be"

Awards and nominations

Here and Now won two W.C. Handy Awards, the Blues Foundation’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards, for Best Traditional Blues Album and Comeback Album of the Year in 2002. The album also earned Turner a Grammy Award nomination in the category of Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

Personnel