Turn Me On (Mark Dinning song)

"Turn Me On" is a song by John D. Loudermilk that was first recorded and released by Mark Dinning in 1961, as the B-side to his single "Lonely Island". Other notable versions are by Nellie Rutherford and Nina Simone.[1] Norah Jones released her version as the last single from her debut album Come Away with Me. The song was also performed by Shelby Dressel during her American Idol audition.[2] It has been suggested that the song influenced the composition of Leonard Cohen's 1969 song "Bird on the Wire".[3]

"Turn Me On"
Single by Norah Jones
from the album First Sessions/Come Away with Me
Released2003
Recorded2002
GenreJazz, pop
Length2:34
LabelBlue Note
Songwriter(s)John D. Loudermilk
Producer(s)Lee Alexander, Norah Jones
Norah Jones singles chronology
"Come Away with Me"
(2003)		 "Turn Me On"
(2003)		 "Sunrise"
(2004)

Norah Jones version

Jones's cover was the seventh track on her debut album. This version also appeared in the movie Love Actually and is on its soundtrack.

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 10
French Singles Chart 92

References
  1. "John D. Loudermilk - 1960-1963". Ihesm.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. Pleasant, Rachel "Forging Ahead, Despite Elimination", 'The Ledger', February 22, 2010.
  3. Hickerson, Joe (22 March 2007). "The Songfinder: A Reader-Assisted Song Search Service". Sing Out!: The Folk Song Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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