"Turn Around, Look at Me" B-side "Brenda" Released October 1961 Genre Folk Length 2 :35 Label Crest Records Songwriter(s) Jerry Capehart
"Turn Around, Look at Me " (1961)
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" (1962)
"Turn Around, Look at Me " is a song written by Jerry Capehart and Glen Campbell , though Campbell is not officially credited.[1]
In 1961 , Glen Campbell released his version as a single. This was his first song to chart in the United States , hitting #62 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart , and in Canada, it reached #9 in the CHUM Charts .[3] This version included session drummer Earl Palmer on drums.[4]
The Lettermen version [ edit ]
In 1962 , The Lettermen released their version as a single. It made it to #5 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, but the b-side of the single, "How Is Julie? ," became the bigger hit.
Bee Gees version [ edit ]
In 1964, while Bee Gees were still in Australia, they released a version of the song which did not chart.[5] It is also their fifth single, and was credited to "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees".[6] It was also included on the group's 1967 mop-up compilation Turn Around, Look at Us and the 1998 anthology of their Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth .[7]
Personnel [ edit ]
Barry Gibb — lead vocals
Robin Gibb — harmony and backing vocals
Maurice Gibb — harmony and backing vocals
Uncredited musicians — guitar, bass, drums, orchestra, chorus
The Vogues' version [ edit ]
In 1968 , The Vogues released their remake as a single. This version was by far the most successful, reaching #7 on the Hot 100[8] and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[9] In 2019 it was used in a Volkswagen commercial.[10]
Chart history [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Chart (1968)
Rank
Canada [14]
32
US Billboard Hot 100[15]
24
US Cash Box [16]
34
References [ edit ]
^ Roberts, Jeremy (2019-10-01). "The complete songwriting list of 'Wichita Lineman' Glen Campbell" . Medium . Retrieved 2019-11-06 .
^ Glen Campbell charting singles Retrieved 09-18-11.
^ "CHUM Top 20 Singles - January 22, 1962" .
^ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story , foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999
p. 175
^ The Bee Gees, Spicks & Specks: 26 Songs from the Early Days Retrieved 09-18-11.
^ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1964" .
^ Discogs.com. "Bee Gees - Brilliant from Birth" .
^ The Vogues charting singles Retrieved 09-18-11.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 . Record Research. p. 251.
^ "Volkswagen Tiguan TV Commercial, 'Overview Effect' Song by the Vogues [T1]" .
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 19, 1968" (PDF) .
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 8/31/68" . Tropicalglen.com . Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
^ "RPM Top Singles of 1968 - January 6, 1969" (PDF) .
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968" . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1968" . Tropicalglen.com . Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
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