Don't Turn Around (album)


Don't Turn Around is the debut album by American soul/R&B vocal group, Black Ivory. The album was produced and arranged by record producer, Patrick Adams. and released in March 1972 on Today Records/Perception Records

Album information

Black Ivory's debut single, "Don't Turn Around" was released in April 1971 and peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard R&B/Soul singles chart in January 1972. The single along with the B-side, "I Keep Asking You Questions" was recorded at Sigma Sound Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two more singles were released, "You and I", and "I'll Find a Way". "You and I" peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Soul/R&B singles chart chart, while "I'll Find a Way" peaked at No. 46 on the same chart. The album spent 19 weeks on the Billboard R&B albums chart, peaking at No. 13 in May 1972. The album crossed-over to Billboards 200 chart peaking at No. 158.
Other songs on the album include the B-side to "Don't Turn Around", the upbeat tempo song, "I Keep Asking You Questions", written by Black Ivory and Patrick Adams; and a cover to Michael Jackson's hit single, "Got to Be There", written by Elliot Willensky.

Track listing

Personnel

Black Ivory
Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson – vocals

Production

All songs were produced, conducted and arranged by Patrick Adams
Don’t Turn Around/I Keep Asking You Questions
The album
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
YearSingleUS
R&B
1971"Don't Turn Around"38
1972"You and I"32
1972"I'll Find a Way"46