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Skipworth & Turner
OriginUnited States
GenresDance-pop, post-disco, soul
Years active1985–1991
Labels4th & Broadway, Warner Bros.
Past membersPhil Turner
Rodney Skipworth

Skipworth & Turner are a male duo, consisting of Rodney Skipworth (from Syracuse, New York) and Phil Turner (from Memphis, Tennessee).[1] Their biggest hit came in 1985, when they went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Thinking About Your Love". The track reached No. 24 in the UK Singles Chart, and a further release, "Make It Last" peaked at No. 60 in the same chart in January 1989.[1]

The duo disbanded in 1991. A greatest hits compilation was issued the following year by Unidisc Music.

Discography

Albums

  • Skipworth & Turner (1985) (4th & Broadway)
  • Harlem Nights (1989) (4th & Broadway)

Singles

Year Song U.S. Dance[2] U.S. R&B U.S. Pop UK[3]
1985 "Thinking About Your Love" 1 10 104 24
"Hot Pursuit!" 81
1986 "Won't Get No Better"
"Can't Give Her Up" 7 63
1988 "Make It Last" 60
1989 "Cash"
"I Miss It"
1990 "Some Day You'll Come Back To Me"
1991 "I Shoulda Been Good"

Compilations

  • The Greatest Hits (1992)

[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 506. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ US Chart Information. MusicVF.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017
  3. ^ UK Singles Chart. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020
  4. ^ Album and Singles Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017

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