GEORGE BENSON - TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND

"Turn Your Love Around" is a pop/R&B single by George Benson. The song was written by Grammy winners Bill Champlin of Chicago, Steve Lukather of Toto and producer and guitarist Jay Graydon to help fill out Benson's 1981 greatest hits album, The George Benson Collection. The song won a Best R&B Song Grammy Award at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for Champlin, Graydon, and Lukather as its co-writers.

The inspiration for the song came to Graydon in the bathroom. He explained to Songfacts, "'Turn Your Love Around' was a gift, and it's the gift that keeps giving. I was in the bathroom when I came up with the melody, and I was sitting down, if you get my drift. Well, I got off the can as fast as I could and got to a cassette machine so I wouldn't forget it. George Benson was coming in town Tuesday, so I had four days to come up with a song for The George Benson Collection. And I was gettin' nothing. And then bang! I just came up with this melody for the chorus when I was in the bathroom."

Lyrics:
You've got the love, you've got the power
But you just don't understand
Girl, you've been charging by the hour for your love
I'm tryin' to show how much I love you
Still believing in romance
You're taking way too many chances with my love
I remember when you used to be
The talk of the town
All you get is lonely
Turn your love around
Don't you turn me down
I can show you how
Turn your love around
Without the woman I can make it
But I need the girl to stay
Oh, don't you let the lady take it all away
When the woman needs a taste of yesterday
But you stays at home
All they get is lonely
Turn your love around
Don't you turn me down
I can show you how
Turn your love around (turn your love around)
Oh, girl you know me
I'm alone until you show me
That you're still in love with me
We're gonna make it
We're gonna take it
Back where we belong
Turn your love around
Don't you turn me down
I can show you how
Turn your love around (turn your love around)
Turn your love around
It's time the girl became a woman
Don't you turn me down
Every woman needs a man
I can show you how
I love the girl, I love the woman
Turn your love around (turn your love around)
Turn your love around
It's time the girl became a woman
Don't you turn me down
Every woman needs a man
I can show you how
I love the girl, I love the woman
Turn your love around (turn your love around)
Turn your love around
It's time the girl became a woman
Don't you turn me down
Every woman needs a man
I can show...