Turning Away

"Turning Away"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album Cage the Songbird
B-side "On Our Way to Love"
Released June 1984
Genre Country
Length 2:55
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Tim Krekel
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"
(1984)		 "Turning Away"
(1984)		 "Me Against the Night"
(1984)

"Turning Away" is a 1984 single written by Tim Krekel and recorded by Crystal Gayle.

"Turning Away" was Crystal Gayle's fourteenth number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart [1].

Two years later Welsh rockabilly singer Shakin' Stevens had a top 15 pop hit with the song in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Crystal Gayle single (1984)

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Shakin' Stevens single (1986)

Chart (1986) Peak
position
United Kingdom Pop Singles 15
Ireland Pop Singles 11

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132. 
Preceded by
"Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room"
by Merle Haggard		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
September 29, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Everyday"
by The Oak Ridge Boys
Preceded by
"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
by Dolly Parton		 RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
October 6, 1984		 Succeeded by
"Uncle Pen"
by Ricky Skaggs