It's Gonna Work Out Fine

"It's Gonna Work Out Fine" is a "rock-ish" soul song issued by the team of Ike & Tina Turner, released in 1961.

The single, which featured support from another popular duo, Mickey & Sylvia, became another popular single by Ike & Tina, who were still supporting themselves off the success of their debut single, "A Fool in Love".

Written by legendary songwriter Rose Marie McCoy, the song has had mysterious instances to proof of whom was singing and playing on the song. While Ike contends the spoken vocals when Tina sings to him and his guitar work was by him, Mickey Baker contended he and Sylvia played guitar on the track and that Baker actually was the one who responded to Tina's call: "Yes Tina?"

Regardless, though, the song became the duo's second successful single reaching number two on the R&B singles chart and becoming their first top twenty pop single peaking at number fourteen. Like "A Fool in Love", the song sold over a million copies going gold and resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock & Roll Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

Rose Marie McCoy has stated "I wrote the song, but I didn't really care for it. Sylvia told me I had to "hear this girl sing it." When Ike and Tina came to New York, I went up to the Apollo to see them. Ike called Tina in the room. He said "Sing that song." She didn't say a word, but she sang. She sang like her life depended on it. I told Sylvia, if it sounds that good now, I can't wait to hear it with the music behind it."

In 1993, Tina re-recorded the song with Laurence Fishburne on the soundtrack to Tina's biopic, "What's Love Got to Do With It". This version showcased a clearer, but still rough-sung Turner in contrast to her more hoarse vocal in the original.

Credits

1961 version

*Lead vocal by Tina Turner
*Spoken vocal by Ike Turner (or Mickey Baker)
*Background vocals by Mickey & Sylvia and the Ikettes
*Produced by Ike Turner

1993 version

*Lead vocal by Tina Turner
*Spoken vocal by Laurence Fishburne
*Background vocals by assorted singers