Turning Away
| "Turning Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Crystal Gayle | ||||
| from the album Cage the Songbird | ||||
| B-side | "On Our Way to Love" | |||
| Released | June 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Krekel | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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"Turning Away" is a song written by Tim Krekel, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in June 1984 as the third single from the album Cage the Songbird. The song was Gayle's fourteenth number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
Two years later Welsh rockabilly singer Shakin' Stevens had a top 15 pop hit with the song in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Crystal Gayle single (1984)
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Shakin' Stevens single (1986)
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom Pop Singles | 15 |
| Ireland Pop Singles | 11 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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