It's My Turn (song)
"It's My Turn" | ||||
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Single by Diana Ross | ||||
from the album To Love Again | ||||
B-side | "Sleepin'" | |||
Released | September 29, 1980 | |||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Michael Masser | |||
Diana Ross singles chronology | ||||
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"It's My Turn" is a 1980 song used as the theme to the film of the same name. The song, written by Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics) and Michael Masser (music) for Diana Ross, was released as the film's soundtrack single on September 29, 1980, by Motown. It became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine, and at number 14 on the soul chart.[1] "It's My Turn", likewise, peaked at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] The song was used as the theme song of Philippine drama anthology Coney Reyes on Camera in 1984.
Chart performance[]
Chart (1980–81) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 97 |
Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 17 |
Netherlands | 31 |
South Africa (Springbok)[5] | 15 |
UK Singles Chart | 16 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 14 |
Year-end chart (1981) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] | 42 |
Cover versions[]
Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her album Love All the Hurt Away in 1981.
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 502.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 210.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's My Turn". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Diana Ross songs
- 1980s ballads
- 1980 singles
- 1980 songs
- Songs written by Carole Bayer Sager
- Songs written by Michael Masser
- Songs written for films
- Motown singles
- 1980s pop song stubs