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Turn Around (Dick and Dee Dee song)

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B-side
  
"Don't Leave Me"

Length
  
2:38

Genre
  
Folk

Label
  
Warner Bros.

Released
  
November 1963 (US) November 13, 1963 (UK)

Writer(s)
  
Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, Harry Belafonte

"Turn Around" is a song written by Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, and Harry Belafonte and made popular by Dick and Dee Dee. It reached #15 on the adult contemporary chart and #27 on the Billboard chart in 1963. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song was featured on their 1964 album, Turn Around.

The song was produced by Don Ralke and The Wilder Brothers.

Other versions

  • Belafonte released a version of the song as the B-side of his 1959 single, "Darlin' Cora".
  • The Kingston Trio released a version on the 1963 album, Time to Think.
  • Josh White, Jr. released a version on the 1964 album, I'm On My Own Way.
  • The Brothers Four released a version of the song as the B-side of their 1965 single, "Somewhere".
  • The Womenfolk released a version as a single in the UK in 1965.
  • Freddie and the Dreamers released a version as a single in the UK in 1966.
  • Eddie Albert released a version of the song as the B-side of his 1966 single, "Green Acres".
  • Sonny & Cher released a version of the song as the B-side of their 1966 single, "Living for You".
  • Nadia Cattouse released a version of the song as the B-side of her 1966 single, "Beautiful Barbados".
  • Anita Harris released a version of the song on her 1967 album, Just Loving You.
  • Diana Ross released a version of the song on her 1973 album, Last Time I Saw Him.
  • Nanci Griffith released a version of the song on her 1993 album, Other Voices, Other Rooms.
  • Rosemary Clooney released a version of the song on her 1997 album, Mothers & Daughters.
  • Kenny Loggins released a version of the song on his 2000 album, More Songs from Pooh Corner.
  • Homer Simpson sings "Turn Around" in the 2003 Simpsons episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner."

    • References

    Turn Around (Dick and Dee Dee song) Wikipedia
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