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Turn Back the Hands of Time

Not to be confused with If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time or If I Could Turn Back Time.

"Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song recorded by the American R&B singer Tyrone Davis. It was co-written by Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore a.k.a. John Edward Moore (credited to Moore’s girlfriend at the time, Bonnie Thompson) and produced by Willie Henderson.

"Turn Back the Hands of Time"
Swedish vinyl single
Single by Tyrone Davis
from the album Turn Back the Hands of Time
B-side"I Keep Coming Back"
ReleasedFebruary 1970
RecordedJanuary 23, 1970
StudioUniversal, Chicago
GenreR&B, Soul
Length2:35
LabelDakar
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Daniels
  • Bonnie Thompson
Producer(s)Willie Henderson
Tyrone Davis singles chronology
"Is It Something You've Got"
(1969) 		"Turn Back the Hands of Time"
(1970) 		"I'll Be Right Here"
(1970)

"Turn Back the Hands of Time" was released as a single in February 1970 and became Davis's second major hit, spending two weeks at number one on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and reaching number three on its Pop chart.[1] The single was also certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. "Turn Back the Hands of Time" is from the album of the same name that MTV says "ranks among the best soul LP's of its time".[2] Bruce Springsteen covered the song in his 2022 studio album, Only the Strong Survive.

Background

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Daniels and Moore wrote "Turn Back the Hands of Time" based on relationship problems Moore was having at the time. Daniels had co-written Davis's 1968 hit "Can I Change My Mind" and the recording session for "Turn Back the Hands of Time" included some of the same musicians from that session.

Chart history

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Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
US Billboard R&B 1
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (1970) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 51
US Cash Box[6] 32

Personnel

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  • Background vocals by Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record & Robert Lester
  • Bass guitar by Billy Robinson
  • Drums by Quinton Joseph
  • Guitar by Carl Woolfolk
  • Keyboards by Floyd Morris
  • Lead vocals by Tyrone Davis
  • Written by Jack Daniels & Johnny Moore(credited to Bonnie Thompson)
  • Produced by Willie Henderson
  • Arranged by Tom-Tom Washington

Other versions

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Use in media

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The song appears in the 1995 movie, Nine Months.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 147.
  2. ^ "About Tyrone Davis". MTV. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/30/70". Tropicalglen.com.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com.
  6. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles – 1970". Tropicalglen.com.
  7. ^ Checkmates, Ltd., Life Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
 

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