| "Turbo Lover" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Judas Priest | ||||||||||
| from the album Turbo | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Hot for Love" | |||||||||
| Released | 1986 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||||||||
| Length | 5:33 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | |||||||||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||||||||
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"Turbo Lover" is a single off the album Turbo, by the heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was one of the first songs recorded for the album with the use of guitar synthesizers.
According to Rob Halford:
"'Turbo Lover'... is a great driving song. It was written in regard to the twin-turbos in Porsches."
Ian Hill said yet that:
"Turbos were all the rage, the in-thing. Ken and Glenn had bought Porsche Turbos. I'd even bought a vacuum cleaner because it had the word 'turbo' on it!"
A music video directed by Wayne Isham was filmed for the song.
The song was used in the Sony PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.
The guitar solo in the middle section is performed by Glenn Tipton.
This song has been covered by several bands, by Side Effects on Metal Gods: Tributo a Judas Priest (2000) and by Sin-City All Stars on Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute To Judas Priest. (2008)
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