Turned Away Explained

Turned Away
Cover:	ChuckiiBookerTurnedAway.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Chuckii Booker
Album:	Chuckii
Released:	1989
Genre:	New jack swing^[1]
Length:	4:45 (original LP version; incorrectly listed as 4:36)^[2] 4:10 (Edit) 5:45 (CD version)^[3] 7:18 (Extended Mix) 6:13 (Chuckii's Mix)
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Chuckii Booker
Next Title:	(Don't U Know) I Love U
Next Year:	1989

"Turned Away" is a 1989 debut single by singer/songwriter Chuckii Booker. The single went to number one the Billboard R&B singles chart for one week and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100.^[4]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Jane Simpson.^[5]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams . https://web.archive.org/web/20210217175257/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-new-jack-swing-songs/ . uDiscover Team . uDiscoverMusic . . February 17, 2021 . February 17, 2021 . August 31, 2021 . live.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC5lOH2SRtg "chuckii booker turned away" @YouTube.com
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyiqSSHleSE "Chuckii Booker - Turned Away (1989)" @YouTube.com
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 71.

5. Web site: Chuckii Booker: Turned Away . imdb.com . IMDb.com . 2023-05-26.
6. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989. Billboard. July 4, 2021.