Turn Around, Look at Me

"Turn Around, Look at Me"
Single by Glen Campbell
B-side"Brenda"
ReleasedOctober 1961
GenreCountry[1]
Length2:35
LabelCrest Records
SongwriterJerry Capehart
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1961)		 "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"
(1962)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
Single by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees
B-side"(Theme From) The Travels Of Jamie McPheeters"
ReleasedOctober 1964
RecordedSeptember 1964
Festival Studio, Sydney, Australia
GenreCountry[1]
LabelLeedon
SongwriterJerry Capehart
Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees singles chronology
"Claustrophobia"
(1964)		 "Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1964)		 "Everyday I Have to Cry"
(1965)
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
Single by the Vogues
from the album Turn Around, Look at Me
B-side"Then"
ReleasedJune 1968
Recorded1968
GenrePop
Length2:43
LabelReprise
SongwriterJerry Capehart
ProducerDick Glasser
The Vogues singles chronology
"That's the Tune"
(1966)		 "Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1968)		 "My Special Angel"
(1968)

"Turn Around, Look at Me" is a song written by Jerry Capehart and Glen Campbell, though Campbell is not officially credited.[2]

In 1961, Glen Campbell released his version as a single. This was his first song to achieve national success by means of two hit parades in the United States, hitting position No.62 on the Billboard Hot 100 hit parades[3] and peaking at position No.15 on the Adult Contemporary hit parades. In Canada, this tune had reached No.9 in the CHUM Hit Parades.[4] This version included session drummer Earl Palmer on drums.[5]

The Lettermen version

The Lettermen
"Turn Around, Look at Me" / "How Is Julie?"
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive[6]

In 1962, the Lettermen released their version as a single. It made it to No.5 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, but the b-side of the single, "How Is Julie?" became the bigger hit.

Bee Gees version

In 1964, while Bee Gees were still in Australia, they released their take on the song which did not chart.[7] It is also their fifth single, and was credited to "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees".[8] It was also included on the group's 1967 mop-up compilation Turn Around, Look at Us and the 1998 anthology of their Australian recordings Brilliant from Birth.[9]

Personnel

  • Barry Gibb — lead vocals
  • Robin Gibb — harmony and backing vocals
  • Maurice Gibb — harmony and backing vocals, guitar
  • Uncredited musicians — bass, drums, orchestra, chorus

The Vogues' version

In 1968, the Vogues released their remake as a single. This version was by far the most successful, reaching No.7 on the Hot 100[10] and No.3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[11] In 2019 it was used in a Volkswagen commercial.[12]

Chart history

References

  1. 1 2 Stanley, Bob (6 February 2024). "Sydney". The Story of the Bee Gees - Children of the World. New York City: Pegasus Books. p. 53. ISBN 9781639365531. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Jeremy (2019-10-01). "The complete songwriting list of 'Wichita Lineman' Glen Campbell". Medium. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. ↑ Glen Campbell charting singles Retrieved 09-18-11.
  4. ↑ "CHUM Top 20 Singles - January 22, 1962".
  5. ↑ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
  6. ↑ "Spotlight Singles of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 April 1962. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  7. ↑ The Bee Gees, Spicks & Specks: 26 Songs from the Early Days Retrieved 09-18-11.
  8. ↑ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1964".
  9. ↑ Discogs.com (1998). "Bee Gees - Brilliant from Birth". Discogs.
  10. ↑ The Vogues charting singles Retrieved 09-18-11.
  11. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 251.
  12. ↑ "Volkswagen Tiguan TV Commercial, 'Overview Effect' Song by the Vogues [T1]".
  13. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 19, 1968" (PDF).
  14. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  15. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 8/31/68". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "RPM Top Singles of 1968 - January 6, 1969" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1968". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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