(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again

"(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again" is a hit song written by Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey for R&B/funk band L.T.D. Released from their Something To Love album, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in the fall of 1977. It became a gold record. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.

"(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again"
Single by L.T.D.
from the album Something to Love
B-side"Material Things"
ReleasedNovember 1977
Recorded1977
GenreR&B, funk, disco
Length8:37 (12" extended version)
4:44 (LP version)
3:40 (7" version)
LabelA&M Records
Songwriter(s)Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
Producer(s)Bobby Martin
L.T.D. singles chronology
"Love to the World"
(1977)
"(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again"
(1977)
"Never Get Enough of Your Love"
(1978)

"Back in Love Again" was their biggest pop hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] The single also reached number 19 on the disco charts.[2] The song was also a major hit on the Canadian pop charts, where it spent two weeks at number two.[3]

Personnel

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  • Jeffrey Osborne - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion
  • Billy Osborne - Organ, Percussion, Backing Vocals
  • Jimmie Davis - Clavinet, Electric Piano, Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Henry Davis - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Bernorce Blackman, John McGhee - Guitar
  • Carle Vickers - Flute, Flugelhorn, Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet
  • Abraham "Onion" Miller - Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals
  • Lorenzo Carnegie - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Jake Riley - Trombone
  • Melvin Webb - Drums
  • Lorraine Johnson - Backing Vocals

Chart history

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 364.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 161.
  3. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-01-28. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ a b "L.T.D. - (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again".
  5. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search rianz". www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 21, 1978". Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". www.musicoutfitters.com.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1978". Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.