Tell Him I'm Not Home

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]

"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	Tony Bruno
Producer	Bob Krasnow
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"He's The One" (1964) "Tell Her I'm Not Home" (1965) "Somebody Needs You" (1965)

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).

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]

"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
Songwriters	Bruno, Bellini
Producer	Paul Aulton
Normie Rowe singles chronology
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" (1965) "Tell Him I'm Not Home" (1965) "The Breaking Point" (1966)

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.