Turned Away

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"Turned Away"
ChuckiiBookerTurnedAway.jpg
Single by Chuckii Booker
from the album Chuckii
Released1989
Genre New jack swing [1]
Length4:45 (original LP version; incorrectly listed as 4:36) [2]
4:10 (Edit)
5:45 (CD version) [3]
7:18 (Extended Mix)
6:13 (Chuckii's Mix)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Chuckii Booker, Donnell Spencer, Jr. [4]
Producer(s) Chuckii Booker
Chuckii Booker singles chronology
"Turned Away"
(1989)
"(Don't U Know) I Love U"
(1989)

"Turned Away" is a 1989 debut single by singer/songwriter Chuckii Booker. The single went to number one the Billboard R&B singles chart for one week and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100. [5]

Contents

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson. [6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 42
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [9] 23

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References

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