Turning Point (Tyrone Davis song)
| "Turning Point (Tyrone Davis song)" | ||||
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| Song by Tyrone Davis | ||||
| from the album Turning Point! | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Let It Be Too Late" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Label | Dakar | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leo Graham | |||
| Producer(s) | Leo Graham | |||
| Tyrone Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Turning Point" is a 1976 song by R&B singer Tyrone Davis, written and produced by Leo Graham. It was released on Davis' 1976 album Turning Point!.
"Turning Point" spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in February of that year, but did not chart at all on the Billboard Hot 100; it was the first number one soul single to not cross over to the Hot 100 and any Billboard pop singles chart since 1955.[1] The single was Davis' last number one single on the R&B chart.[2]
Cover versions
[edit]- A cover of the song by Mighty Joe Young is featured in the movie Thief.
- David Lindley and El Rayo X covered "Turning Point" on the album Win This Record.
- Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows covered "Turning Point" on their album Live in Chicago!.
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 191.
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