Turn It into Love
"Turn It into Love" | ||||
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Single by Kylie Minogue | ||||
from the album Kylie | ||||
B-side | "Made in Heaven" | |||
Released | 21 December 1988 | |||
Recorded | February 1988, Melbourne, Australia | |||
Genre | Hi-NRG | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | PWL | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Kylie Minogue singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Turn It into Love" (audio only) on YouTube |
"Turn It into Love" is a single released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was taken from her debut album Kylie. The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The B-side was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and "It's No Secret" in other international territories.
"Turn It into Love" was the sixth single to be released from the album Kylie and was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. Considered something of a hidden gem, Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her On a Night Like This Tour and Showgirl Homecoming shows in the 2000s, as well the Mushroom Records 25th birthday concert in Melbourne, Australia in 1998.
Also a favourite track among Stock Aitken Waterman enthusiasts, the song also featured on the 2005 UK compilation album Stock Aitken Waterman Gold, one of just two tracks included that were not released as a single in the UK.
Format and track listing[]
This is the format and track listing of major single release of "Turn It into Love".
Japanese 7" single and 3" CD
- "Turn It into Love" – 3:35
- "Made in Heaven" – 3:24
Official versions[]
"Turn It into Love"
- Album version / single version
- Instrumental: Initially used on a very rare Turkish bootleg 7" in 1988 and then as the theme music to the 'gallery' section of the 2002 Greatest Hits 1987–1992 DVD. Also made available as part of PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
- Extended instrumental: included exclusively on the Japanese Greatest Hits 1987–1997 CD in 2003
- Backing Track: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
No official vocal extended version of "Turn It into Love" was ever produced at PWL.
"Made in Heaven"
- Album version / single version
- Maid in England Mix, aka Made in Australia Mix or Made in Sweden Mix
- Heaven Scent Mix (edit): shorter version included on the Australian "Never Too Late" single and the UK Greatest Hits 87–92 (2002 release)
- Heaven Scent 12" Mix (extended): included exclusively on Greatest Remix Hits Volume 4 in Australia in August 1998
- Original 12" Mix: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
- Instrumental: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
- Backing Track: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
Live performances[]
Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours:
- On a Night Like This Tour (as part of the Hits Medley)
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (as a medley with "Light Years")
Charts and certifications[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[1] | 34 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[2] | 46,320[1] |
Hazell Dean version[]
"Turn It into Love" | ||||
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Single by Hazell Dean | ||||
from the album Always | ||||
Released | 12 September 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Hazell Dean singles chronology | ||||
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In September 1988, just prior to Kylie's "Turn It into Love" being released in Japan, British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean released her version which was also produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, however, the arrangement was noticeably different from that of Kylie's version.
As explained in notes contained on her 2012 greatest hits compilation, Evergreen, Hazell was at PWL studios recording "Maybe" when she was played a selection of songs being recorded for Kylie's debut album. "Turn it into Love" stood out, and she liked the song so much, she asked Pete Waterman to let her record her own version of the song. Waterman obliged and it was eventually released as the lead into the release of Dean's second Stock Aitken Waterman-produced album Always in October 1988.
Dean's version of "Turn It into Love" peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 8 October 1988[3] and number 30 in Swiss singles chart for the week ending 30 October 1988.[4] Hazell believed it should have been released as the follow-up to "Who's Leaving Who" and felt it would have been a bigger hit. She also stated recently in an interview published on her website that it is her least favourite song to perform live[citation needed].
Same Difference version[]
Brother-sister duo Same Difference recorded "Turn It into Love" and included it on their debut album which was released on 1 December 2008.[5] It was intended to have been the second single from the duo (and from the album), and was due for release in 2009 but was cancelled[citation needed]. In 1990, Hong Kong band Echo covered this song in Cantonese[citation needed].
Wink version[]
"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" | ||||
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Single by Wink | ||||
from the album At Heel Diamonds | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
B-side | "Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train" | |||
Released | 16 November 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Polystar | |||
Composer(s) | ||||
Lyricist(s) | Neko Oikawa | |||
Producer(s) | Haruo Mizuhashi | |||
Wink singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" on YouTube |
"Turn It into Love" was covered by Japanese idol duo Wink as "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" (愛が止まらない 〜Turn it into love〜, lit. "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"). Released by Polystar Records on 16 November 1988, it was their third single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The song was used as the theme of the Fuji TV drama series Oikaketaino! (I Want to Chase!). The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of Annica Burman's "I en ding ding värld".
The single became Wink's first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.[6] It sold over 645,000 copies, making it the duo's biggest-selling single.[7]
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" ((愛が止まらない 〜Turn it into love〜, "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)")) | 3:29 | |
2. | "Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train" (Din Din ~Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Torein~ (DING DING 〜恋から始まるふたりのトレイン〜, "Ding Ding ~Two Trains Starting from Love~")) | 2:59 |
Chart positions[]
- Weekly charts
Charts (1988) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
Japanese The Best Ten Chart[6] | 1 |
- Year-end charts
Charts (1988) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[6] | 5 |
Cover versions[]
Year | Artist | Album |
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1995 | Hideki Saijo | Ai ga Tomaranai (愛が止まらない) (Single) |
2001 | Puffy AmiYumi | The Hit Parade |
2003 | Yuki Koyanagi | Koyanagi the Covers Product 2 |
2003 | Dream | Dream World |
2008 | Demon Kogure | Girls' Rock √Hakurai |
2009 | ManaKana | Two Sing 2 (ふたりうた2 Futari Uta 2) |
2010 | Junichi Inagaki (duet with Nanase Aikawa) | A Man and a Woman 3 (男と女3 Otoko to Onna 3) |
2011 | Serial TV Drama | Power Spot (パワースポット Pawāsupotto ) |
2020 | Lovers Wanted | Lovers Wanted |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-076-0.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – Kylie Minogue – Turn It into Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 02 October 1988 – 08 October 1988". Official Charts.
- ^ "Hazell Dean – Turn It into Love". hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Song of the Day; Turn it into Love". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "愛が止まらない~TURN IT INTO LOVE~ | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links[]
- Kylie Minogue version
- "Turn It into Love" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Turn It into Love" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Wink version
- "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" at Discogs (list of releases)
- 1988 singles
- 1989 singles
- 1988 songs
- Songs written by Mike Stock (musician)
- Songs written by Matt Aitken
- Songs written by Pete Waterman
- Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
- Pete Waterman Entertainment singles
- Kylie Minogue songs
- Hazell Dean songs
- Wink (duo) songs
- Japanese-language songs
- Japanese television drama theme songs
- Songs with lyrics by Neko Oikawa
- Oricon Weekly number-one singles