Love Will Turn You Around (song)

"Love Will Turn You Around"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Love Will Turn You Around and Six Pack
B-side"I Want a Son"
ReleasedJune 28, 1982
GenreCountry
Length3:40
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler, Even Stevens
Producer(s)Kenny Rogers, David Malloy
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Through the Years"
(1981) 		"Love Will Turn You Around"
(1982) 		"A Love Song"
(1982)

"Love Will Turn You Around" is a song by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in June 1982 as the first single and title track from Rogers' album of the same name. It is also the theme song to Rogers' 1982 film Six Pack. Rogers wrote the song with Thom Schuyler, David Malloy and Even Stevens.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. On the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the song reached No. 13,[1] while reaching No. 1 on both the country and adult contemporary charts.[2]

Critical reception

Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Rogers "creates a sound similar to his First Edition work, with high-strung acoustic guitars backing a quick, unstrained vocal." He goes on to say that the song is notable for its "sharp metaphors on human relationships."[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 12
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 18

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  3. ^ Billboard, June 26, 1982
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
  9. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.


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