Tell Him I'm Not Home

"Tell Him I'm Not Home"
"Tell Him I'm Not Home"
Single by Normie Rowe
A-side	"Call On Me"
Released	November 1965
Genre	Pop
Length	2:14
Label	Sunshine Records
Songwriter(s)	Bruno, Bellini
Producer(s)	Paul Aulton
Normie Rowe singles chronology

"Tell Her I'm Not Home"
"Tell Her I'm Not Home"
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
B-side	"I'm Thru With Love"
Released	February 1965 (US); July 1966 (UK);
Genre	R&B; soul; northern soul;
Length	3:20
Label	Loma (US); Warner bros. (UK);
Songwriter(s)	Tony Bruno
Producer(s)	Bob Krasnow
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology

"Tell Him I'm Not Home"
"Tell Him I'm Not Home"
Single by Chuck Jackson
from the album Encore!
B-side	"Lonely Am I"
Released	January 1963
Genre	R&B
Length	2:45
Label	Wand Records
Songwriter(s)	Tony Bruno, Brenda Bruno, Sanford Bellini
Producer(s)	Tony Bruno
Chuck Jackson singles chronology

"Tell Him I'm Not Home" is a song written by Tony Bruno, Brenda Bruno, and Sanford Bellini. The song is about a lover lamenting about a relationship that has lost its flame. It was first recorded by R&B singer Chuck Jackson, and released as a single from his album Encore! on Wand Records in 1963. The single reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. ^[1]

Critical reception

Cash Box (January 12, 1963):

Jackson who's currently cashing in "Gettin' ready For The Heartbreak" sends up another striking contender for dual-market chartdom. It's a pulsating, cha cha like romantic heartbreaker, tagged "Tell Him I'm Not Home," that Chuck wrings every once of emotion out of. Standout ork-choral backdrop (with exciting back-and-forth vocal play) conducted by Tony Bruno. The soulful undercut finds a tantalizing rock-a-waltz-like setting. ^[2]

Ike & Tina Turner version

Ike & Tina Turner covered recorded a version of the song title "Tell Her I'm Not Home." It was produced by Bob Krasnow, head of Loma Records, and released as a non-album track on Loma in 1965. Tina Turner promoted the song on Shindig! in April 1965.^[3] The single peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 108 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.^[4]^[5]

After the success with "River Deep – Mountain High" in England, the song was released as a single by Loma's parent label, Warner Bros. Records, in the United Kingdom in 1966. It reached No. 48 on the UK Singles chart.^[6] In 1975, the song was reissued as a single on Warner Bros. in Germany. It later appeared on the compilation albums Finger Poppin'…The Warner Brothers Years (Edsel Records, 1988) and The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975 (Time Life, 2007).

Critical reception

The single received positive reviews, including a 4-star rating from Billboard.^[7]^[8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	^[8]

Cash Box (February 13, 1965): "Soulful blues sound follows a telephone talk opening. Could break big in the R&B areas, and spread to a wide range of record buyers. Bob Krasnow produced the tune, and might well see fine results."^[9]

Normie Rowe version

Australian singer Normie Rowe's cover of "Tell Him I'm Not Home" was released as a B-side single in November 1965. It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Singles chart and was a top 5 hit in most Australian mainland capitals, reaching No. 4 in Sydney, No. 2 in Melbourne, No. 2 in Adelaide and No. 1 in Melbourne.^[10] The song was ranked the 13th biggest hit of 1965 on the Kent Music Report list of the Top 25 singles for 1965 in Australia.

Chart performance

Chuck Jackson
Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	47
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles^[1]	12

Ike & Tina Turner
Chart (1965–1966)	Peak position
United Kingdom^[6]	48
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles^[4]	33
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100^[5]	108
US Cash Box Looking Ahead^[11]	135
US Record World Singles Coming Up^[12]	117

Normie Rowe
Chart (1966)	Peak position
Australia^[13]	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chuck Jackson Chart History". Billboard.
^ "Record Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. January 12, 1963.
^ "Shindig: Show 30: April 7, 1965 - Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Larry Hovis, Martha and the Vandellas, Righteous Brothers". TV.com.
^ ^a ^b "Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles" (PDF). Billboard. May 1, 1965. p. 46.
^ ^a ^b "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. March 20, 1965. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b "Tell Her I'm Not Home | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ Wigg, David (1966-07-16). "Startling Departure For Bob Dylan". The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
^ ^a ^b "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. February 13, 1965. p. 55.
^ "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. February 13, 1965.
^ "Tell Him I'm Not Home - Normie Rowe (1965) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". www.poparchives.com.au.
^ "Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. April 24, 1965.
^ "Singles Coming Up" (PDF). Record World: 14. March 27, 1965.
^ "Hits of the World - Australia" (PDF). Billboard. February 5, 1966. p. 37.

[:0-1] "Chuck Jackson Chart History". Billboard.

[2] "Record Reviews: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. January 12, 1963.

[3] "Shindig: Show 30: April 7, 1965 - Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Larry Hovis, Martha and the Vandellas, Righteous Brothers". TV.com.

[:1-4] "Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles" (PDF). Billboard. May 1, 1965. p. 46.

[:2-5] "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. March 20, 1965. p. 24.

[:3-6] "Tell Her I'm Not Home | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[7] Wigg, David (1966-07-16). "Startling Departure For Bob Dylan". The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

[BB1-8] "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. February 13, 1965. p. 55.

[9] "Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 16. February 13, 1965.

[10] "Tell Him I'm Not Home - Normie Rowe (1965) - Pop Archives - Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s". www.poparchives.com.au.

[11] "Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box: 10. April 24, 1965.

[12] "Singles Coming Up" (PDF). Record World: 14. March 27, 1965.

[13] "Hits of the World - Australia" (PDF). Billboard. February 5, 1966. p. 37.

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