Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around (Official video) (starts at 1:03)

"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson and performed by Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 (see 1976 in music), originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go. Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts, and #73 on the soul chart.[1] Robinson received a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocal. The track went to number one on the disco chart for four weeks.[2] "Turn the Beat Around" is considered a disco classic and is featured on many compilation albums.


Laura Branigan version
"Turn the Beat Around"
Single by Laura Branigan
from the album Laura Branigan
Released 1990
Format 7", 12"
Genre Dance-pop
Length 4:22
Label Atlantic
Producer(s) Laura Branigan, Steve Lindsey
Laura Branigan singles chronology
"Never in a Million Years"
(1990) "Turn the Beat Around"
(1990) "Didn't We Almost Win It All"
(1993)

Laura Branigan covered the song in 1990 becoming the first major artist to do so. It was released as the third and final single from her self-titled sixth studio album, however only to radio and clubs. The song was co-produced by Branigan and Steve Lindsey for the album, with several remix versions following garnering significant play in Hi-NRG clubs.



In 1994 (see 1994 in music), the song was recorded by Gloria Estefan for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist. Released as a single, it became a hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also featured on Estefan's fourth solo album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. She also sang the song as her opening performance in VH1's first ever Divas Live. She also took the song to the top spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it her first number-one song on that chart in English.

In 1997, the song was featured by the Philippine Basketball Association, Asia's first and oldest professional basketball league. The cover version featured Benjie Paras, Nelson Asaytono, Bal David and others. It was aired on IBC 13 produced by Vintage Sports, a sports-oriented media company in the Philippines.[7]

In 2003, this song is used for backsound in Mitsubishi Kuda Grandia TV commercial in Indonesia.

Other versions

The chorus is used in the lead out of the 1982 Soft Cell song "Memorabilia".[9]
Lil Suzy covered the song for her 1993 album Back to Dance. It was released as the lead single.
The Chipettes covered the Gloria Estefan version for the 1996 album Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes.
Cobra Starship covered the song for the MTV movie of the same name.
A television advertisement for "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" featuring Megan Mullally contains the parody "Turn the Tub Around"[10]
In the second Star Wars Family Guy episode, the song is played as "Turn the Ship Around".
The 2005 song "Perfection" by Dannii Minogue and the Soul Seekerz samples "Turn the Beat Around".
This song was covered many times on American Idol. Both Carmen Rasmusen and Diana DeGarmo performed this song at the Top 6 of American Idol Season 2 and Season 3, respectively. Haley Scarnato also covered this on the sixth season of American Idol. Jessica Sanchez performed the song on the Top 12 of American Idol Season 11.
This song is featured on the movie Pitch Perfect, as part of the performance by the group Barden Bellas.

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 497.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 219.
"Touch of Class". http://www.touchofclassmusic.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
Arena, James (2014). First Legends of Disco. Bloomington IN: Author House. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-4918-4828-9.
"Laura Branigan - Turn the Beat Around (Vinyl 0-86162) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
"Laura Branigan - Turn the Beat Around (Vinyl DMD 1500) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
PBA - Best Plays - 3 of 4
"Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
http://www.sing365.com/music/l....yric.nsf/Memorabilia
Turn The Tub Around: I Can’t Believe It’s A Commercial

External links

http://www.metrolyrics.com/tur....n-the-beat-around-ly