[1] The song derives from "Wee Baby Blues" by Big Joe Turner.

[2] Turner's version features Ray Charles on piano, and was released as a single on Atlantic Records in 1957.

"Early One Morning," the great blues standard, is given a wild reading against driving ork support.

[4]Ike & Tina Turner recorded a version of "Early One Morning" for their 1973 album Let Me Touch Your Mind.

Their rendition was released by United Artists Records as the B-side to the non-album track "With A Little Help From My Friends.