Turn Me On (Mark Dinning song)

"Turn Me On" is a song by John D. Loudermilk that was first recorded and released by Mark Dinning in 1961, as the B-side to his single "Lonely Island". Other notable versions are by Nellie Rutherford and Nina Simone.^[1] Norah Jones released her version as the last single from her debut album Come Away with Me. The song was also performed by Shelby Dressel during her American Idol audition.^[2] It has been suggested that the song influenced the composition of Leonard Cohen's 1969 song "Bird on the Wire".^[3]

Norah Jones version

Jones's cover was the seventh track on her debut album. This version also appeared in the movie Love Actually and is on its soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	10
French Singles Chart	92

References

↑ "John D. Loudermilk - 1960-1963". Ihesm.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
↑ Pleasant, Rachel "Forging Ahead, Despite Elimination", 'The Ledger', February 22, 2010.
↑ Hickerson, Joe (22 March 2007). "The Songfinder: A Reader-Assisted Song Search Service". Sing Out!: The Folk Song Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

Norah Jones

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	Come Away with Me (2002) Feels Like Home (2004) Not Too Late (2007) The Fall (2009) Little Broken Hearts (2012) Day Breaks (2016)

Compilations	... Featuring Norah Jones

Other albums	First Sessions (EP) New York City The Little Willies El Madmo Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Rome For the Good Times Foreverly No Fools, No Fun

Singles	"Don't Know Why" "Feelin' the Same Way" "Come Away with Me" "Turn Me On" "Here We Go Again" "Sunrise" "What Am I to You?" "Thinking About You" "Not Too Late" "Sinkin' Soon" "Until the End" "Chasing Pirates" "Young Blood" "It's Gonna Be" "Happy Pills"

Related articles	Little Broken Hearts Tour The Little Willies Puss n Boots Ravi Shankar (father) Anoushka Shankar (half-sister) Lee Alexander "Everybody Needs a Best Friend"

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