Turn Around (Dick and Dee Dee song) explained

"Turn Around" is a song written by Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, and Harry Belafonte and made popular by Dick and Dee Dee. The song was produced by Don Ralke and The Wilder Brothers.^[1]

Chart performance

It reached number 15 on the adult contemporary chart and number 27 on the Billboard chart in 1963.^[2] In Canada it reached number 23.^[3] The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.^[4] The song was featured on their 1964 album, Turn Around.^[5]

Other versions

• Belafonte released a version of the song as the B-side of his 1959 single, "Darlin' Cora".^[6]
• The Kingston Trio released a version on the 1963 album, Time to Think.^[7]
• Josh White Jr. released a version on the 1964 album, I'm On My Own Way.^[8]
• The Brothers Four released a version of the song as the B-side of their 1965 single, "Somewhere".^[9]
• The Womenfolk released a version as a single in the UK in 1965.^[10]
• Freddie and the Dreamers released a version as a single in the UK in 1966.^[11]
• Eddie Albert released a version of the song as the B-side of his 1966 single, "Green Acres".^[12]
• Sonny & Cher released a version of the song as the B-side of their 1966 single, "Living for You".^[13]
• Nadia Cattouse released a version of the song as the B-side of her 1966 single, "Beautiful Barbados".^[14]
• Anita Harris released a version of the song on her 1967 album Just Loving You.
• Jimmie Rodgers released a version of the song on his 1967 album, Child of Clay.^[15]
• Diana Ross released a version of the song on her 1973 album, Last Time I Saw Him.^[16]
• Václav Neckář released a version with czech lyrics on his 1974 album Tomu, Kdo Nás Má Rád. ^[17]
• Nanci Griffith released a version of the song on her 1993 album Other Voices, Other Rooms.^[18]
• Rosemary Clooney released a version of the song on her 1997 album, Mothers & Daughters.^[19]
• Kenny Loggins released a version of the song on his 2000 album, More Songs from Pooh Corner.^[20]
• Homer Simpson sings "Turn Around" in the 2003 Simpsons episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner".

Notes and References

1. http://www.45cat.com/record/5396 Dick and Dee Dee, "Turn Around" US single release
2. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Turn+Around+by+Dick+and+Dee+Dee&id=11856 Dick and Dee Dee, "Turn Around" chart position
3. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - December 16, 1963.
4. http://www.45cat.com/record/wb119 Dick and Dee Dee, "Turn Around" UK single release
5. http://www.discogs.com/Dick-Dee-Dee-Turn-Around/release/6638972 Dick and Dee Dee, Turn Around
6. http://www.45cat.com/record/477491 Harry Belafonte, "Darlin' Cora" single release
7. http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-frontier-time-to-think-mw0000057684 The Kingston Trio, Time to Think
8. Web site: Josh White, Jr. - I'm On My Own Way. Discogs.com. 1964 . 2016-11-02.
9. http://www.45cat.com/record/477491 The Brothers Four, "Somewhere" single release
10. http://www.45cat.com/record/rca1439 The Womenfolk, "Turn Around" single release
11. http://www.45cat.com/record/db8033 Freddie and the Dreamers, "Turn Around" single release
12. http://www.45cat.com/record/443757 Eddie Albert, "Green Acres" single release
13. http://www.45cat.com/record/584057 Sonny & Cher, "Living for You" single release
14. http://www.45cat.com/record/re503 Nadia Cattouse, "Beautiful Barbados" single release
15. Web site: Vinyl Album: Jimmie Rodgers - Child Of Clay (1968). 45worlds.com.
16. Diana Ross, Last Time I Saw Him. AllMusic, Retrieved May 2, 2015.
17. Web site: Tomu, kdo nás má rád + bonusy – Václav Neckář . Supraphonline.cz.
18. http://www.allmusic.com/album/other-voices-other-rooms-mw0000093265 Nanci Griffth, More Songs from Pooh Corner
19. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mothers-daughters-mw0000021755 Rosemary Clooney, Mothers & Daughters
20. http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-songs-from-pooh-corner-mw0000052420 Kenny Loggins, More Songs from Pooh Corner