bill laswell was the original who turned the beat around.
bill laswell was the original who turned the beat around.
who did the original turn the beat around?
bill laswell
in 1975, robinson was providing vocals at a new york recording session for the album "many sunny places" by scott fagan, a singer with whom she had performed in greenwich village clubs. warren schatz, a producer/engineer with rca records, was struck by robinson's voice and saw her potential as a disco-oriented artist. schatz invited robinson to cut some demos including a remake of the foundations' "baby now that i've found you" which became robinson's first solo release. despite that track's failure, rca green-lit schatz's producing robinson's debut album "never gonna let you go". the title cut, a schatz original, became a #10 disco hit but another album track, "turn the beat around," began to build "buzz" and was expediently released as a single, topping the disco charts on march 20, 1976. "turn the beat around" broke on top 40 radio in boston in may, almost immediately topping the charts there. despite failure to crack the major market of los angeles, "turn the beat around" reached the u.s. top 10 in august, spending around six months overall on the "billboard" hot 100 and propelling the "never gonna let you go" album to #49. "turn the beat around" would chart internationally, reaching #14 in canada, #44 in france, #11 in the netherlands and #12 in south africa. the track would earn robinson a nomination for a grammy award for best female pop vocal performance.
vicki sue robinson
turn the beat around (film)









































turn the beat around is a 2010 mtv original film produced by mtv and paramount pictures.









































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"turn the beat around" focuses around a 21-year-old woman named zoe (played by romina d'ugo) who dreams of becoming a famous dancer similar to her idol malika (played by brooklyn sudano) and she persuades a local dance club owner michael krasny (played by david giuntoli) to open a disco-themed danceclub. zoe's rather unsupportive boyfriend chris (played by adam t. brooks) doesn't approve of their partnership. the film features original music performed by just kait and jason derülo.









































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turn the beat around (film)