Good Bye, So Long
"Good Bye, So Long" is a song written by Ike Turner. It was originally released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1965. Release. "Good Bye, So Long" was released as a single on Modern Records in May 1965. It reached No. 31 on "Billboard"'s R&B Singles chart and No. 108 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100. Tina Turner promoted the record on "Shindig!" in August 1965. The B-side "Hurt Is All You Gave Me" received a 4 star rating from "Billboard". Both songs appeared on the compilation album "The Soul of Ike & Tina , released on Kent Record in 1966. After the success of River Deep – Mountain High" overseas, Stateside Records licensed the record and released it as a single in the UK. A different version of "Good Bye, So Long" later appeared on Ike & Tina Turner's 1970 album "Workin' Together." They performed a live version of the song in the 1971 film "Taking Off". That year, it was released as a single on BYG Records in France with "It's Crazy Baby" as the B-side track. Critical reception. "Cash Box" (May 22, 1965): "This hard driving rock-R&B number could burn  up the charts. Ike and Tina Turner, no strangers to hitsville are already making noise with this one."