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"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Tina Turner and released as the B-side to her 1986 hit single " Typical Male ".
Black Ivory's debut single, "Don't Turn Around", was released in April 1971 and serves as the title track of their debut album. The song entered the Billboard Soul singles chart in November 1971, reaching its peak at No. 38 in January 1972. [2]
The group traveled to Philadelphia and recorded two songs at Sigma Sound Studios produced by Patrick Adams. The songs, "Don't Turn Around" and "I Keep Asking You Questions" would become the "A" and "B" sides of the Black Ivory's first single released on the Today Label, with which Adams had subsequently secured a deal for the group. [4]
Black Ivory's debut single, "Don't Turn Around" (written by Patrick Adams) was released in April 1971 and peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard R&B/Soul singles chart in January 1972. [1] The single along with the B-side, "I Keep Asking You Questions" was recorded at Sigma Sound Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The song "Alejandro" in particular has been heavily compared to Ace of Base's version of "Don't Turn Around"; Paul Lester from BBC commented that "[Alejandro] moves at an Ace of Base pace", [99] and Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine described the song as a homage to them; [100] The song "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" from The Fame has also ...
The Sign is a 1993 album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base, released as the band's debut album in North America and some Latin American countries by Arista Records. The Sign contains songs from Ace of Base's debut album, Happy Nation (1992) and the new songs "Don't Turn Around", "The Sign", and "Living in Danger" as well as revised versions of "Voulez-Vous Danser" and "Waiting for Magic".
Comparing the song with Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around"—which tells the story of a woman left by her male lover—Burns, Woods and Lafrance added that "Alejandro" switches this concept where Gaga initiates the break-up. [17] As such, the song shows Gaga's commitment to feminism and "liberat[ing]" performance art. [18]
Don't Turn Around; 1990: Fontana Records – The Merseybeats – first CD release of the album with several of the group's non-album A- and B-sides added; 2002: Bear Family Records – I Think of You: The Complete Recordings – compiles the group's entire discography on one CD; 2003: Merseybeat Records – Anniversary Tour 2003 – live album