It's My Turn (song)

"It's My Turn" is a 1980 song used as the theme to the film of the same name. The song, written by Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics) and Michael Masser (music)[1] for Diana Ross, was released as the film's soundtrack single on September 29, 1980 by Motown. It became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine, and at number 14 on the soul chart.[2] "It's My Turn", likewise, peaked at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3] The song was used as the theme song of Philippine drama anthology Coney Reyes on Camera in 1984.

"It's My Turn"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album To Love Again
B-side"Sleepin'"
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1980
Genre
Length3:57
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Masser[1]
Diana Ross singles chronology
"My Old Piano"
(1980)		 "It's My Turn"
(1980)		 "One More Chance"
(1981)

Chart performance
Chart (1980–81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 97
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 17
Netherlands 31
South Africa (Springbok)[6] 15
UK Singles Chart 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 14
Year-end chart (1981)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[7] 42

Cover versions

Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her album Love All the Hurt Away in 1981.

References
  1. "Diana Ross - It's My Turn (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 502.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 210.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's My Turn". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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