| "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" | ||||
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| Single by High Inergy | ||||
| from the album Turnin' On | ||||
| A-side | "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" | |||
| B-side | "Save It for a Rainy Day" | |||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:09 (album version) 3:32 (7" version) | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Songwriters | Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer [1] | |||
| Producer | Kent Washburn | |||
| High Inergy singles chronology | ||||
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"You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" is the first single by the R&B girl group High Inergy, released in 1977. It was written by Pam Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod and was produced by Kent Washburn and arranged by Sylvester Rivers. It was from their first album, Turnin' On . Originally recorded by Millie Jackson, it was the lead track on her lp "Lovingly Yours" released the previous year.
The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 12 on the Hot 100 chart in December 1977. [2] The song was also parodied by Carol Burnett on her weekly television show.
The B-side, "Save It for a Rainy Day", was co-written by James Ingram. [3]