The audiences' appreciation of the band's sound stunned Ike Turner, who noted that 'there wasn't anything like my show.'įollowing this, the band returned to the United States in demand despite not having a big hit. The duo took the opportunity afterwards to book themselves tours all over Europe and Australia where they attracted audiences. Later that year, The Rolling Stones offered Ike and Tina a chance to be one of their opening acts on their fall tour in the United Kingdom, which they accepted. Its UK success prompted Spector to state in interviews, 'Benedict Arnold was quite a guy', in regards to the United States' indifferent reaction to the song.
However, in Europe, the song became a hit, reaching the top three in the United Kingdom. Released in 1966, the song failed to become a hit in the United States. Tina recorded the Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry composition 'River Deep – Mountain High' in late 1965. Spector paid over $25,000 for the right to record with them, with the intent on creating his 'biggest hit'. Hit producer Phil Spector soon called Krasnow asking him if he could produce for Ike and Tina, to which Krasnow agreed. The Turners' lack of a hit single was sometimes blamed on Ike Turner's limited facility in the studio.
