Turn Your Love Around

For the unrelated 1986 Dutch single, see Mai Tai (band).
"Turn Your Love Around"
Single by George Benson
from the album The George Benson Collection
B-side"Nature Boy"
ReleasedOctober 1981[1]
Genre
Length3:50
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Graydon
George Benson singles chronology
"Love All the Hurt Away"
(1981) 		"Turn Your Love Around"
(1981) 		"Never Give Up on a Good Thing"
(1981)

"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.

Background

The 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

Charts

"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.[16] It was ranked as the 27th biggest hit of 1982. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number 10.[17]

Tony Di Bart version

"Turn Your Love Around"
Single by Tony Di Bart
from the album Falling for You
ReleasedMarch 1, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:57
LabelCleveland City Blues
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Joy Brothers
Tony Di Bart singles chronology
"Why Did Ya"
(1995) 		"Turn Your Love Around"
(1996) 		"We Got the Love"
(1997)

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.[18]

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 66
Netherlands[20] 44
Belgium[21] 40

Samples

Mercedes feat. Mr. Serv-On - My Love (1999, No Limit/Priority Records)

References

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  2. ^ "Turn Your Love Around". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Stevelukather.net - Sessions". Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0465." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Item: 9744 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 6 December 1981. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 28.
  12. ^ "George Benson: US R&B". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1981". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 53.
  17. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Turn Your Love Around by Tony Di Bart - Track Info". AllMusic.
  19. ^ "Official Charts > Tony Di Bart". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Tony Di Bart - Turn Your Love Around". dutchcharts.nl.
  21. ^ "Tony Di Bart - Turn Your Love Around". ultratop.be.
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