Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Taken in a vacuum, this is an incredibly sweet and optimistic song.
Taken in the context of what ended up happening to Ike & Tina’s relationship in real life… the joy is hampered a bit.
Formatting note: Lyrics in parentheses are Ike’s, ones in brackets are the backup singers', and the rest are...
[Verse 1]
Darling (Yes Tina) It's time to get next to me
(Honey that was my plan from the very beginning)
Darling (Uh huh?) I never thought that this could be
(What you mean?) Oh yeah
Your lips set my soul on fire
You could be my one desire
Oh darling (yes yes) I think it's gonna work out fine
(It's gonna work out fine)
[Verse 2]
I wanna tell you something Ike
Ikey (Uh huh?) I went to see the preacher man
(The preacher man? You must be losin' your mind!)
I started (Started what?) I started making wedding plans
(Oh really?) Oh yeah
If your love is half as true
As the love I offer you
Oh darling (yes yes) I think it's gonna work out fine
(It's gonna work out fine)
[Chorus]
I keep on tellin' ya (I think it's gonna work out fine)
I can feel it's gonna (feel it's gonna work out)
I keep on tellin' ya (I know it's gonna work out fine)
I'm so glad that you're mine, all mine
[Verse 3]
Remember (Remember what?) They used to call you Dapper Dan
(Yes, those were the good old days)
The Thriller (The Killer, honey) The ever-ready lovin' man (That's me!) Oh yeah
A whole lot of girls used to be your speed
But now pretty daddy I'm all you need
Oh darling (yes yes) I know it's gonna work out fine
(It's gonna work out fine)
[Chorus]
I keep on tellin' ya (I think it's gonna work out fine)
I can feel it's gonna (feel it's gonna work out)
I keep on tellin' ya (I know it's gonna work out fine)
I know it's gonna work (Know it's gonna work out fine)
I wantcha to know it's gonna work out (I know it's gonna work out fine)
Yeah, yeah it's got ta work out (I know it's gonna work out fine)
I want to tell you it will work (I know it's gonna work out fine)
I got to tell you it will work (I know it's gonna work out)
I got to work, work, work (I know it's gonna work out fine)
I know, I know it's gonna work out (I know it's gonna work out fine)
It’s Gonna Work Out Fine was written by Rose Marie McCoy & Sylvia McKinney & Joe Seneca.
It’s Gonna Work Out Fine was produced by ‘Juggy’ Murray Jr..
Co-writer Sylvia Robinson, of the duo Mickey & Sylvia, said she couldn’t convince Mickey to record this song, so she played it in Tina Turner’s dressing room instead:
Mickey and me were working at the Apollo theatre with Ike and Tina. I had written “It’s gonna work out fine” but I couldn’t get...