Turn Around, Look at Me

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"Turn Around, Look at Me"
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Single by Glen Campbell
B-side "Brenda"
ReleasedOctober 1961
Genre Folk
Length2:35
Label Crest Records
Songwriter(s) Jerry Capehart
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1961)
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
(1962)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
Single by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees
B-side "(Theme From) The Travels Of Jamie McPheeters"
ReleasedOctober 1964
RecordedSeptember 1964
Festival Studio, Sydney, Australia
Genre Folk, pop, country
Length2:16
Label Leedon
Songwriter(s) Jerry Capehart
Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees singles chronology
"Claustrophobia"
(1964)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1964)
"Everyday I Have to Cry"
(1965)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
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Single by The Vogues
from the album Turn Around, Look at Me
B-side "Then"
ReleasedJune 1968
Recorded1968
Genre traditional pop
Length2:43
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Jerry Capehart
Producer(s) Dick Glasser
The Vogues singles chronology
"That's the Tune"
(1966)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1968)
"My Special Angel"
(1968)

"Turn Around, Look at Me" is a song written by Jerry Capehart and Glen Campbell, though Campbell is not officially credited. [1]

Contents

In 1961, Glen Campbell released his version as a single. This was his first song to chart in the United States, hitting #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in Canada, it reached #9 in the CHUM Charts. [3] This version included session drummer Earl Palmer on drums. [4]

The Lettermen version

In 1962, The Lettermen released their version as a single. It made it to #5 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, but the b-side of the single, "How Is Julie?," became the bigger hit.

Bee Gees version

In 1964, while Bee Gees were still in Australia, they released a version of the song which did not chart. [5] It is also their fifth single, and was credited to "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees". [6] It was also included on the group's 1967 mop-up compilation Turn Around, Look at Us and the 1998 anthology of their Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth. [7]

Personnel

The Vogues' version

In 1968, The Vogues released their remake as a single. This version was by far the most successful, reaching #7 on the Hot 100 [8] and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [9] In 2019 it was used in a Volkswagen commercial. [10]

Chart history

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