"Turn Your Love Around" is a pop/R&B single by George Benson. The song was written by Grammy winners Bill Champlin of Chicago, Steve Lukather of Toto and producer and guitarist Jay Graydon to help fill out Benson's 1981 greatest hits album, The George Benson Collection. The song won a Best R&B Song Grammy Award at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for Champlin, Graydon, and Lukather as its co-writers.
| "Turn Your Love Around" | ||||
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| Single by George Benson | ||||
| from the album The George Benson Collection | ||||
| B-side | "Nature Boy" | |||
| Released | October 1981[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jay Graydon | |||
| George Benson singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe inspiration for the song came to Graydon in the bathroom. He explained to Songfacts, "'Turn Your Love Around' was a gift, and it's the gift that keeps giving. I was in the bathroom when I came up with the melody, and I was sitting down, if you get my drift. Well, I got off the can as fast as I could and got to a cassette machine so I wouldn't forget it. George Benson was coming in town Tuesday, so I had four days to come up with a song for The George Benson Collection. And I was gettin' nothing. And then bang! I just came up with this melody for the chorus when I was in the bathroom."[2] The song was one of the first pop hits to use a Linn LM-1 drum machine, programmed by the session drummer Jeff Porcaro.[3]
Personnel
edit- George Benson – lead vocals
- Jay Graydon – guitar, synthesizer, arrangements
- Jai Winding – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes
- Steve Lukather - piano melody
- David Foster – synthesizer
- David Paich – synthesizer bass
- Jeff Porcaro – Linn LM-1 drum programming
- Gary Herbig – saxophone, flutes
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals
- Venette Cloud – backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
Charts
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"Turn Your Love Around" reached number one on the soul singles chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1982, as well as the top ten on the jazz chart.[14] It was ranked as the 27th biggest hit of 1982. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number 10.[15]
Tony Di Bart version
edit| "Turn Your Love Around" | ||||
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| Single by Tony Di Bart | ||||
| from the album Falling for You | ||||
| Released | March 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Cleveland City Blues | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Joy Brothers | |||
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In 1995 Tony Di Bart recorded a cover version of Turn Your Love Around which appeared on the album Falling for You. Compared to the original, this version is Eurodance-heavy . In addition to the studio album, it is also included on the compilations Dance Now! 14.[16]
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 66 |
| Netherlands[18] | 44 |
| Belgium[19] | 40 |
Samples
edit- This song was sampled on the album version of Lil' Kim's "Not Tonight"
- Spice 1's "The Thug In Me" and on the Japanese 1 million hit song "Da.Yo.Ne." by East End X Yuri in 1994.
References
edit- ^ "Turn Your Love Around (song by George Benson) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Turn Your Love Around". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Stevelukather.net - Sessions". Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item: 9744 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 6 December 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 28.
- ^ "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1981". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 53.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Turn Your Love Around by Tony Di Bart - Track Info". AllMusic.
- ^ "Official Charts > Tony Di Bart". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Di Bart - Turn Your Love Around". dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "Tony Di Bart - Turn Your Love Around". ultratop.be.
External links
edit- George Benson - Turn Your Love Around on YouTube
- "Turn Your Love Around" Song Review on Allmusic website
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