It's My Turn (song)

"It's My Turn"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album To Love Again
Released	September 29, 1980
Genre	Pop
Length	3:57
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Carole Bayer Sager Michael Masser
Producer(s)	Michael Masser
Diana Ross singles chronology
"My Old Piano" (1980) "It's My Turn" (1980) "One More Chance" (1981)

"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) for Diana Ross, was released as a single and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine, and at number 14 on the soul chart.^[1] "It's My Turn", likewise, peaked at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[2] The song was used the theme song of Philippine drama anthology Coney Reyes on Camera in 1984.

Chart positions

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	14

Cover versions

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

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 502.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 210.

• Dirty Dancing, The E! True Hollywood Story, first aired September 3, 2000

External links

• It's My Turn at the Internet Movie Database
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics