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<h1>Turn Around, Look at Me</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Turn_Around%2C_Look_at_Me.jpg" alt="Turn Around, Look at Me.jpg"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Turn Around, Look at Me</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Capehart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerry Capehart</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glen Campbell</a>, though Campbell is not officially credited.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a></p><h2>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1961</a>, Glen Campbell released his version as a single. This was his first song to chart in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">United States</a>, hitting #62 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a> #15 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adult Contemporary chart</a>, and in Canada, it reached #9 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHUM_(AM)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CHUM Charts</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[3]</sup></a> This version included session drummer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earl Palmer</a> on drums.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[4]</sup></a></h2><h2><br></h2><h2>The Lettermen version</h2><p>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1962</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lettermen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lettermen</a> released their version as a single. It made it to #5 on Billboard's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100_Singles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles</a> chart, but the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">b-side</a> of the single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Is_Julie%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Is Julie?</a>," became the bigger hit.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Bee Gees version</h2><p>In 1964, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee Gees</a> were still in Australia, they released a version of the song which did not chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[5]</sup></a> It is also their fifth single, and was credited to "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[6]</sup></a> It was also included on the group's 1967 mop-up compilation <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Turn Around, Look at Us</em></a> and the 1998 anthology of their Australian recordings <em>Brilliant from Birth</em>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[7]</sup></a></p><h3>Personnel</h3><ul><li>Barry Gibb — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lead vocals</a></li><li>Robin Gibb — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_vocal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">harmony</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backing_vocals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">backing vocals</a></li><li>Maurice Gibb — harmony and backing vocals</li><li>Uncredited musicians — guitar, bass, drums, orchestra, chorus</li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2>The Vogues' version</h2><p>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1968</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vogues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Vogues</a> released their remake as a single. This version was by far the most successful, reaching #7 on the Hot 100<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[8]</sup></a> and #3 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adult Contemporary</a> chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Around,_Look_at_Me#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[9]</sup></a> In 2019 it was used in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Volkswagen</a></p>