Turn the Beat Around

"Turn the Beat Around"
Single by Vicki Sue Robinson
from the album Never Gonna Let You Go
B-side"Lack of Respect"
ReleasedFebruary 1976
Recorded1975
GenreDisco
Length5:35 (LP)
3:21 (single)
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Gerald Jackson, Peter Jackson
Producer(s)Warren Schatz
Vicki Sue Robinson singles chronology
"Baby Now That I Found You"
(1975)
"Turn the Beat Around"
(1976)
"Never Gonna Let You Go"
(1976)

"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, and performed by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 (see 1976 in music), originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go (1976). Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts, and #73 on the Billboard soul chart.[1] The song earned Robinson a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The track also went to number one on the Billboard disco chart for four weeks.[2] "Turn the Beat Around" is considered a disco classic and is featured on many compilation albums.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 497.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 219.