Sonja Records
| Company type | Independent record label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founder | Ike Turner |
| Defunct | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles , United States |
| Products | Records (singles) |
Sonja Records was a record label operating out of Los Angeles, founded in 1963 by musician Ike Turner. The label served as a platform for releasing singles from the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, which spotlighted Turner's then-wife, the R&B vocalist Tina Turner, along with other artists under his production. Notably, Tina Turner's debut solo single was issued through Sonja Records in 1964.
While Sonja Records did not achieve the commercial success typical of major labels, it provided Ike Turner with an independent outlet to distribute music, thereby aiding his artistic progression. Although Ike and Tina Turner gained fame as a performing duo, their most significant chart successes occurred later with different record companies.
The label's distribution was managed by several firms: Superior Record Sales Company covered New York; Schwartz Brothers Inc. handled Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia; Concord Record Sales operated in Cleveland for the Midwest region; All State Record Distributing serviced Chicago; and on the West Coast, distribution duties were fulfilled by California Records in Los Angeles.
Discography
| Catalog No. | Release
date |
US R&B | Single (A-side, B-side) | Writer(s) | Artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sep 1963 | A: "If I Can't Be The First" | Ike Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | |||
| B: "I'm Going Back Home" | |||||||
| 2002 | 1963 | A: "The Hunter And The Rabbit" | Ike Turner | Vernon & Stacy | |||
| B: "My Life Time Love" | |||||||
| 2003 | 1963 | A: "Blue With A Broken Heart" | Ike Turner | Flora Williams | |||
| B: "Mind In A Whirl" | Fred Cober, Ike Turner | ||||||
| 2004 | 1964 | A: "You've Tasted Anothers Lips" | Jimmy Thomas | Jimmy Thomas | |||
| B: "I Love Nobody But You" | Ike Turner | ||||||
| 2005 | Feb 1964 | 29 | A: "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" | Ike Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | ||
| B: "God Gave Me You" | |||||||
| 2005 | Feb 1964 | A: "Poor Little Fool" | Oliver Sain | Fontella Bass | |||
| B: "This Would Make Me Happy" | |||||||
| 2007 | 1964 | A: "Anything - To Make It With You" | Ike Turner | Vernon Guy | |||
| B: "Walking Down The Isle" | |||||||
| 5000 | 1964 | A: "Too Many Ties That Bind" | Ike Turner | Tina Turner | |||
| B: "We Need An Understanding" | |||||||
| 5001 | 1964 | A: "Getting Nasty" | Ike Turner | Nasty Minds | |||
| B: "Nutting Up" | |||||||
| 5002 | 1964 | A: "Strange" | Billy Preston | Ike & Tina Turner |
-B. "You're A Jive Playboy" |
Ike Turner |