"Turn Around" is a song written by

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, Alan Greene, and

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and made popular by Dick and Dee Dee. The song was produced by Don Ralke and The Wilder Brothers.

Chart performance

It reached number 15 on the adult contemporary chart and number 27 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1963. In

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it reached number 23. 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''.

Other versions

*Belafonte released a version of the song as the

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of his 1959 single, "Darlin' Cora". *

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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, "

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". * 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. *

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released a version of the song as the B-side of his 1966 single, "Green Acres". *

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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". *

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released a version of the song on her 1967 album '' Just Loving You''. *

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released a version of the song on his 1967 album, '' Child of Clay''. *

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released a version of the song on her 1973 album, '' Last Time I Saw Him''. *

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released a version with czech lyrics on his 1974 album '' Tomu, Kdo Nás Má Rád''. *

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released a version of the song on her 1993 album '' Other Voices, Other Rooms''. *

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released a version of the song on her 1997 album, '' Mothers & Daughters''. *

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released a version of the song on his 2000 album, '' More Songs from Pooh Corner''.Kenny Loggins, ''More Songs from Pooh Corner''
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'', Retrieved May 2, 2015. *

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sings "Turn Around" in the 2003 '' Simpsons'' episode " The Ziff Who Came to Dinner".

References

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