Love Will Turn You Around (song)
| "Love Will Turn You Around" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
| from the album Love Will Turn You Around | ||||
| B-side | "I Want a Son" | |||
| Released | June 28, 1982 | |||
| Format | 7" (45 rpm) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Writer(s) | Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler, Even Stevens | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Rogers, David Malloy | |||
| Kenny Rogers singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Will Turn You Around" is a song performed and co-written by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in June 1982 as the first single and title track from Rogers' album of the same name. It is also the theme song to Rogers' 1982 film Six Pack. Rogers wrote the song with Thom Schuyler, David Malloy and Even Stevens.
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. On the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the song reached number thirteen,[1] while reaching number one on both the country and adult contemporary charts.[2]
Critical reception
Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Rogers "creates a sound similar to his First Edition work, with high-strung acoustic guitars backing a quick, unstrained vocal." He goes on to say that the song is notable for its "sharp metaphors on human relationships."[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 13 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Preceded by "Fool Hearted Memory" by George Strait |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 4, 1982 |
Succeeded by "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" by Jerry Reed |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 18-September 25, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Hey! Baby" by Anne Murray | |
| Preceded by "Crying" by Don McLean |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single of the year 1982 |
Succeeded by "The Closer You Get" by Alabama |
| Preceded by "Blue Eyes" by Elton John |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single September 25, 1982 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Break It to Me Gently" by Juice Newton |
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ Billboard, June 26, 1982
- ↑ "Kenny Rogers – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kenny Rogers.
- ↑ "Kenny Rogers – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kenny Rogers.
- ↑ "Kenny Rogers – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Kenny Rogers.
