Don't Turn Around
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| B-side to "Typical Male" by Tina Turner from the album Break Every Rule | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Pop, rock |
| Length | 4:16 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Writer | Diane Warren, Albert Hammond |
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| Single by Aswad | |
| Released | February 10, 1988 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | Pop, reggae |
| Length | 3:51 |
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren, Albert Hammond |
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| Single by Ace of Base | ||||
| from the album Happy Nation/The Sign | ||||
| Released |
March 15, 1994 (Europe) May 3, 1994 (USA) July 1, 1994 (UK) | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | mid-1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 3:51 (Album Version) | |||
| Label | Mega | |||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren, Albert Hammond | |||
| Producer(s) | Tommy Ekman, Per Adebratt | |||
| Certification | Gold (USA), Gold (Germany), Gold (NZ) | |||
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"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986. Warren is said to have been disappointed that Turner's record company treated the song as a B-side and never included it on one of her albums. However it has since been included on the rarities disc of the 1994 compilation The Collected Recordings – Sixties to Nineties.
It has been covered by a number of artists. Kim Goody released a single version in 1987. Despite being featured in several episodes of her Saturday morning show No. 73, the song failed to get into the top 100 in the UK chart. Bonnie Tyler released her version on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart, while soul singer Luther Ingram had a U.S. #55 R&B hit with his interpretation. Aswad heard Ingram's version and made a cover of it, taking the song to #1 on the UK singles chart in March 1988. This version also reached #45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart that same year.
Loretta Chandler also sung this song on the "Mr. Wacky's World" episode of the 1980s TV show Fame (Ep. 6.8, 1986).
In 1990, a little-known rock band called Eyes, which featured Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals, covered the song on their self-titled album. It was released under the Curb Records label.
In 1992, Neil Diamond recorded a version of "Don't Turn Around", which made the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1992 Swedish pop singer Tone Norum recorded a version, which is on her album called "Don't Turn Around".
Two years later, in spring 1994, Swedish pop group Ace of Base took a minor key version of the song to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #5 in the UK. Ace of Base filmed a music video, directed by Matt Broadley.
In 1999, dance-pop group El Simbolo recorded a Spanish language cover of the song for their album "No Pares".
In 2010, Albert Hammond, co-writer of the song, recorded the song for his album "Legend."
Tracklistings (Ace of Base version)
- UK CD Single:
- "Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix)
- "Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version)
- "Young and Proud"
- German 4-Track CD:
- "Don't Turn Around" (Radio Groove Mix)
- "Don't Turn Around" (The Aswad Mix)
- "Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended)
- "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)
- European 2-CD Set:
CD 1:
- "Don't Turn Around"
- "Don't Turn Around" (Stretch Version)
- "Young and Proud"
CD 2:
- "Don't Turn Around" (The 7" Aswad Mix)
- "Don't Turn Around" (Turned Out Eurodub)
- "Don't Turn Around" (Groove Mix Extended)
- "Happy Nation" (Moody Gold Mix)
Personnel
- Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Backing Vocals by Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren
- Written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- Produced by Tommy Ekman and Per Adebratt
- Recorded and produced at Tuff Studios, Gothenburg
- Mixed at Park Studios, Stockholm
Charts (Ace of Base version)
Peak positions
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End of year charts
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Sales
- UK: 180,000
- US: 500,000 (Gold)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Allmusic. Ace of Base | Billboard Singles.
- ↑ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994
- ↑ "1994: Year-End USA Charts (Singles)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-06-12. (archived by Top40-Charts.com)
External links
| Preceded by "I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue |
UK number one single (Aswad version) March 20, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Heart" by Pet Shop Boys |
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