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| album = [[Kylie (album)|Kylie]]
| album = [[Kylie (album)|Kylie]]
| B-side = Made in Heaven
| B-side = Made in Heaven
| released = 21 December 1988
| released = {{Start date|1988|12|21|df=y}}
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = Melbourne, Australia
| studio = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Hi-NRG]]
| genre = [[Hi-NRG]]
| length = 3:37
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=37}}
| label = [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL]]
| label = [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL]]
| writer = {{flat list|
| writer = {{flatlist|
* [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]
* [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]
* [[Matt Aitken]]
* [[Matt Aitken]]
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Pq1QcBPe64g|"Turn It into Love"}}|header=Audio video}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Pq1QcBPe64g|"Turn It into Love"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
}}

"'''Turn It into Love'''" is a [[single (music)|single]] released by Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]]. It was taken from her debut studio album ''[[Kylie (album)|Kylie]]'' (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both "[[Je ne sais pas pourquoi (Kylie Minogue song)|Je ne sais pas pourquoi]]" and "[[It's No Secret (Kylie Minogue song)|It's No Secret]]" in other international territories.
"'''Turn It into Love'''" is a [[single (music)|single]] released by Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]]. It was taken from her debut studio album ''[[Kylie (album)|Kylie]]'' (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both "[[Je ne sais pas pourquoi (Kylie Minogue song)|Je ne sais pas pourquoi]]" and "[[It's No Secret (Kylie Minogue song)|It's No Secret]]" in other international territories.


The song, written and produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW)]], was also released by British singer [[Hazell Dean]] the same year, sparking years of speculation about which performer recorded it first. But the track's writer and producer [[Matt Aitken]] insists it was written for Minogue, and later given to Dean when it became apparent the Australian singer didn't need another UK single from her debut album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-41-looking-back-with-matt-aitken/id1565879477?i=1000583585235 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref>
The song, written and produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW)]], was also released by British singer [[Hazell Dean]] the same year, sparking years of speculation about which performer recorded it first. But the track's writer and producer [[Matt Aitken]] insists it was written for Minogue, and later given to Dean when it became apparent the Australian singer did not need another UK single from her debut album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-41-looking-back-with-matt-aitken/id1565879477?i=1000583585235 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref>


Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her [[On a Night Like This Tour]] and [[Showgirl Homecoming]] shows in the 2000s, as well the [[Mushroom Records]] 25th birthday concert in [[Melbourne]], Australia in 1998.
Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her [[On a Night Like This Tour]] and [[Showgirl Homecoming]] shows in the 2000s, as well the [[Mushroom Records]] 25th birthday concert in [[Melbourne]], Australia in 1998.


==Critical reception==
Also a favourite track among [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] enthusiasts, the song also featured on the 2005 UK compilation album ''[[Stock Aitken Waterman Gold]]'', one of just two tracks included that were not released as a single in the UK.
A favourite track among [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] enthusiasts, the song also featured on the 2005 UK compilation album ''[[Stock Aitken Waterman Gold]]'', one of just two tracks included that were not released as a single in the UK. Retrospectively, in 2017, Christian Guiltenane of British magazine ''[[Attitude (magazine)| Attitude]] '' described it as "one of SAW's most amazing songs", noting "its exuberant xylophone intro and lilting melody" but with "a melancholy in the verses".<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/the-very-best-hits-and-misses-of-stock-aitken-waterman-285566/ |first=Christian |last=Guiltenane |title=The very best hits (and misses) of Stock Aitken Waterman |magazine=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |date=7 September 2017 |issn=1353-1875 |location=London |accessdate=24 January 2024}}</ref> In 2021, British magazine ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' ranked the song number 21 in their list of 'Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs', adding that it "is surely one of their finest creations for Minogue".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/stock-aitken-waterman-songs/|first=|last=|title=Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs|magazine=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|date=18 August 2021|accessdate=14 August 2023}}</ref> In 2024, the same magazine ranked the song at number 18 in its list of "Top 40 Kylie Minogue songs", describing it as a "breezy, moreish serving of galloping SAW loveliness".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2024/03/top-40-kylie-tracks/|first=|last=|title=Top 40 Kylie Minogue songs|magazine=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|date=27 March 2024|accessdate=1 May 2024}}</ref> In 2023, Robert Moran of Australian daily tabloid newspaper ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' ranked the song as Minogue's 38th best song (out of 183), adding that it is the "proof that Kylie's been doing [[Euro-disco]] since the very beginning. The chorus is the sort of earworm you'll suddenly find yourself repeating every time you turn a tap, a doorknob, etc".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/every-kylie-minogue-song-ranked-170-1-20230906-p5e2dk.html |title=Every Kylie Minogue song ranked |first1=Robert |last1=Moran |first2=Annabel |last2=Ross |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=25 September 2023 |issn=0312-6315 |place=Sydney |accessdate=28 February 2024}}</ref>


==Format and track listing==
==Format and track listing==
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'''Japanese 7" single and 3" CD'''
'''Japanese 7" single and 3" CD'''
# "Turn It into Love" – 3:37
# "Turn It into Love" – 3:35
# "Made in Heaven" – 3:30
# "Made in Heaven" – 3:29


==Official versions==
==Official versions==
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In September 1988, just prior to Kylie's "Turn It into Love" being released in Japan, British Hi-NRG singer [[Hazell Dean]] released her version which was also produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], however, the arrangement was noticeably different from that of Kylie's version.
In September 1988, just prior to Kylie's "Turn It into Love" being released in Japan, British Hi-NRG singer [[Hazell Dean]] released her version which was also produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], however, the arrangement was noticeably different from that of Kylie's version.


===Background and release===
Published reports and notes contained in Dean's own 2012 greatest hits compilation, ''Evergreen'', have claimed that the singer was at PWL Studios recording "Maybe" when she was played a selection of songs being recorded for Kylie's debut album. In this version of events, "Turn It into Love" stood out, and she liked the song so much, she asked [[Pete Waterman]] to let her record her own version of the song. Waterman obliged and it was eventually released as the lead into the release of Dean's second Stock Aitken Waterman-produced album [[Always (Hazell Dean album)|''Always'']] in October 1988.
Published reports and notes contained in Dean's own 2012 greatest hits compilation, ''Evergreen'', have claimed that the singer was at PWL Studios recording "Maybe" when she was played a selection of songs being recorded for Kylie's debut album. In this version of events, "Turn It into Love" stood out, and she liked the song so much, she asked [[Pete Waterman]] to let her record her own version of the song. Waterman obliged and it was eventually released as the lead into the release of Dean's second Stock Aitken Waterman-produced album [[Always (Hazell Dean album)|''Always'']] in October 1988.


However, Dean has refuted these long-repeated claims, insisting she never knew Kylie had recorded the song until the Australian singer's version later came to prominence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 36: The Loco-Motion to Turn It Into Love on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-36-the-loco-motion-to-turn-it-into-love/id1565879477?i=1000576045102 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> Asserting that she thought she was recording a totally original song when given "Turn It Into Love", Dean admitted she was "p-ed off" when she discovered there had been a double up, calling the reuse of the song by SAW "a cop out".<ref name=":0" />
However, Dean has refuted these long-repeated claims, insisting she never knew Kylie had recorded the song until the Australian singer's version later came to prominence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 36: The Loco-Motion to Turn It Into Love on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-36-the-loco-motion-to-turn-it-into-love/id1565879477?i=1000576045102 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> Asserting that she thought she was recording a totally original song when given "Turn It Into Love", Dean admitted she was "p-ed off" when she discovered there had been a double up, calling the reuse of the song by SAW "a cop out".<ref name=":0" />


===Chart performance===
Dean's version of "Turn It into Love" peaked at number 21 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] for the week ending 8 October 1988<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19881008/7501 |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100: 02 October 1988 – 08 October 1988 |work=Official Charts }}</ref> and number 30 in [[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss singles chart]] for the week ending 30 October 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Hazell-Dean/Turn-It-Into-Love-1868 |title=Hazell Dean – Turn It into Love |work=hitparade.ch }}</ref> Hazell believed it should have been released as the follow-up to "Who's Leaving Who" and felt it would have been a bigger hit. She also stated recently in an interview published on her website that it is her least favourite song to perform live{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}.
Dean's version of "Turn It into Love" was a moderate hit in Europe. It peaked at number 21 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] for the week ending 8 October 1988,<ref name="UK"/> number 30 in [[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss singles chart]] for the week ending 30 October 1988,<ref name="Switzerland"/> and number three in Finland on 19 November 1988.<ref name="Finland"/> On the overall [[Eurochart Hot 100]], it peaked at number 68,<ref name="Europe"/> and charted for five weeks.

===Critical reception===
A review in Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' deemed the song "a very professional disco record with the familiar PWL groove".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-08.pdf|title=Previews – Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=41|date=8 October 1988|page=25<!-- 13 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from ''[[Record Mirror]]'' praised the extended version, stating this "SAW created attractively trotting {{frac|(0-)115|3|4}}-{{frac|115|2|3}}-{{frac|115|3|4}} bpm plaintive light swinger is not surprisingly very Kylie Minogue-like (though better sung!), being one of the best song from her LP – a generous move giving it to Hazell as such an obviously hit-bound single".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hamilton |first=James |author-link=James Hamilton (DJ and journalist) |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/88/Record-Mirror-1988-08-27.pdf |title=DJ directory by James Hamilton |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |date=27 August 1988 |page=39 |location=London |publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History |issn=0144-5804 |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Turn It into Love"
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100]])<ref name="Europe">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-15.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=42|date=15 October 1988|page=26-27<!-- 14 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=28 August 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|68
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Airplay Top 50)<ref name="Airplay">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-22.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=43|date=22 October 1988|page=27<!-- 14 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|48
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="Finland">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-11-19.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=47|date=19 November 1988|page=24<!-- 14 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|30|artist=Hazell Dean|song=Turn It into Love|rowheader=true|refname=Switzerland|access-date=28 August 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|21|artist=Hazell Dean|artistid=20678|rowheader=true|refname=UK|access-date=28 August 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1988/MW-1988-10-01-S-OCR.pdf |title=Top Dance Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=1 October 1988 |page=13 <!-- The song is #31 and its previous chart position is #20 which was thus its debut and its peak, but the previous issue of the magazine is not available --> |via=World Radio History |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|38|artist=Hazell Dean|refname="DCP"|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2024}}
|}


==Same Difference version==
==Same Difference version==
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| recorded = 1988
| recorded = 1988
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[J-pop]]|[[Kayokyoku]]|[[Synth-pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[Hi-NRG]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[J-pop]]|[[dance-pop]]}}
| length = 3:29
| length = 3:29
| label = Polystar
| label = Polystar
| composer = {{hlist|[[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]|[[Matt Aitken]]|[[Pete Waterman]]}}
| composer = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]
| lyricist = [[Neko Oikawa]]
| lyricist = [[Neko Oikawa]]
| producer = Haruo Mizuhashi
| producer = Haruo Mizuhashi
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| next_title = [[Boys Don't Cry (Moulin Rouge song)#Wink version|Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)]]
| next_title = [[Boys Don't Cry (Moulin Rouge song)#Wink version|Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)]]
| next_year = 1988
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|wcvnmwrsJn8|"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)"}}}}<!-- Polystar official channel -->
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DSKwziTbZLw|"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)"}}}}<!-- Wink official channel -->
}}
}}
"Turn It into Love" was covered by [[Japanese idol]] duo [[Wink (duo)|Wink]] as {{nihongo4|"'''Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)'''"|愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜||lit. "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"}}. Released by Polystar Records on 16 November 1988, it was their third single, with Japanese lyrics written by [[Neko Oikawa]]. The song was used as the theme of the [[Fuji TV]] drama series {{nihongo4|''Oikaketaino!''||''I Want to Chase!''}}. The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of Annica Burman's "I en ding ding värld".
"Turn It into Love" was covered by [[Japanese idol]] duo [[Wink (duo)|Wink]] as {{nihongo4|"'''Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)'''"|愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜||lit. "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"}}. Released by Polystar Records on 16 November 1988, it was their third single, with Japanese lyrics written by [[Neko Oikawa]]. The song was used as the theme of the [[Fuji TV]] drama series {{nihongo4|''Oikaketaino!''||''I Want to Chase!''}}. The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of Annica Burman's "I en ding ding värld".
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| title1 = Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)
| title1 = Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)
| note1 = {{nihongo4||愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜||"Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"}}
| note1 = {{nihongo4||愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜||"Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"}}
| music1 = {{hlist|[[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]]|[[Matt Aitken]]|[[Pete Waterman]]}}
| music1 = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]
| length1 = 3:29
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train
| title2 = Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train
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"Turn It into Love"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Kylie
B-side"Made in Heaven"
Released21 December 1988 (1988-12-21)
StudioMelbourne, Australia
GenreHi-NRG
Length3:37
LabelPWL
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"It's No Secret"
(1988) 		"Turn It into Love"
(1988) 		"Hand on Your Heart"
(1989)
Audio video
"Turn It into Love" on YouTube

"Turn It into Love" is a single released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was taken from her debut studio album Kylie (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The B-side was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and "It's No Secret" in other international territories.

The song, written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), was also released by British singer Hazell Dean the same year, sparking years of speculation about which performer recorded it first. But the track's writer and producer Matt Aitken insists it was written for Minogue, and later given to Dean when it became apparent the Australian singer did not need another UK single from her debut album.[1]

Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her On a Night Like This Tour and Showgirl Homecoming shows in the 2000s, as well the Mushroom Records 25th birthday concert in Melbourne, Australia in 1998.

Critical reception

[edit]

A favourite track among Stock Aitken Waterman enthusiasts, the song also featured on the 2005 UK compilation album Stock Aitken Waterman Gold, one of just two tracks included that were not released as a single in the UK. Retrospectively, in 2017, Christian Guiltenane of British magazine Attitude described it as "one of SAW's most amazing songs", noting "its exuberant xylophone intro and lilting melody" but with "a melancholy in the verses".[2] In 2021, British magazine Classic Pop ranked the song number 21 in their list of 'Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs', adding that it "is surely one of their finest creations for Minogue".[3] In 2024, the same magazine ranked the song at number 18 in its list of "Top 40 Kylie Minogue songs", describing it as a "breezy, moreish serving of galloping SAW loveliness".[4] In 2023, Robert Moran of Australian daily tabloid newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald ranked the song as Minogue's 38th best song (out of 183), adding that it is the "proof that Kylie's been doing Euro-disco since the very beginning. The chorus is the sort of earworm you'll suddenly find yourself repeating every time you turn a tap, a doorknob, etc".[5]

Format and track listing

[edit]

This is the format and track listing of major single release of "Turn It into Love".

Japanese 7" single and 3" CD

  1. "Turn It into Love" – 3:35
  2. "Made in Heaven" – 3:29

Official versions

[edit]

"Turn It into Love"

  • Album version / single version
  • Instrumental: Initially used on a very rare Turkish bootleg 7" in 1988 and then as the theme music to the 'gallery' section of the 2002 Greatest Hits 1987–1992 DVD. Also made available as part of PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
  • Extended instrumental: included exclusively on the Japanese Greatest Hits 1987–1997 CD in 2003
  • Backing Track: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.

No official vocal extended version of "Turn It into Love" was ever produced at PWL.

"Made in Heaven"

  • Album version / single version
  • Maid in England Mix, aka Made in Australia Mix or Made in Sweden Mix
  • Heaven Scent Mix (edit): shorter version included on the Australian "Never Too Late" single and the UK Greatest Hits 87–92 (2002 release)
  • Heaven Scent 12" Mix (extended): included exclusively on Greatest Remix Hits Volume 4 in Australia in August 1998
  • Original 12" Mix: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
  • Instrumental: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.
  • Backing Track: Unavailable until the PWL's re-issues of back catalogue releases on iTunes.

Live performances

[edit]

Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours:

Charts and certifications

[edit]

Weekly charts

[edit]
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[6] 34

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan — 46,320[6]

Hazell Dean version

[edit]
"Turn It into Love"
Single by Hazell Dean
from the album Always
Released12 September 1988
Recorded1988
Length3:35
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Hazell Dean singles chronology
"Maybe (We Should Call It a Day)"
(1988) 		"Turn It into Love"
(1988) 		"Love Pains"
(1989)

In September 1988, just prior to Kylie's "Turn It into Love" being released in Japan, British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean released her version which was also produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, however, the arrangement was noticeably different from that of Kylie's version.

Background and release

[edit]

Published reports and notes contained in Dean's own 2012 greatest hits compilation, Evergreen, have claimed that the singer was at PWL Studios recording "Maybe" when she was played a selection of songs being recorded for Kylie's debut album. In this version of events, "Turn It into Love" stood out, and she liked the song so much, she asked Pete Waterman to let her record her own version of the song. Waterman obliged and it was eventually released as the lead into the release of Dean's second Stock Aitken Waterman-produced album Always in October 1988.

However, Dean has refuted these long-repeated claims, insisting she never knew Kylie had recorded the song until the Australian singer's version later came to prominence.[7] Asserting that she thought she was recording a totally original song when given "Turn It Into Love", Dean admitted she was "p-ed off" when she discovered there had been a double up, calling the reuse of the song by SAW "a cop out".[7]

Chart performance

[edit]

Dean's version of "Turn It into Love" was a moderate hit in Europe. It peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 8 October 1988,[8] number 30 in Swiss singles chart for the week ending 30 October 1988,[9] and number three in Finland on 19 November 1988.[10] On the overall Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 68,[11] and charted for five weeks.

Critical reception

[edit]

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media deemed the song "a very professional disco record with the familiar PWL groove".[12] James Hamilton from Record Mirror praised the extended version, stating this "SAW created attractively trotting (0-)115+3⁄4-115+2⁄3-115+3⁄4 bpm plaintive light swinger is not surprisingly very Kylie Minogue-like (though better sung!), being one of the best song from her LP – a generous move giving it to Hazell as such an obviously hit-bound single".[13]

Charts

[edit]
1988 weekly chart performance for "Turn It into Love"
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100)[11] 68
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[14] 48
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 21
UK Dance (Music Week)[15] 20
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 38

Same Difference version

[edit]

Brother-sister duo Same Difference recorded "Turn It into Love" and included it on their debut album which was released on 1 December 2008.[17] It was intended to have been the second single from the duo (and from the album), and was due for release in 2009 but was cancelled[citation needed]. In 1990, Hong Kong band Echo covered this song in Cantonese[citation needed].

Wink version

[edit]
"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)"
Single by Wink
from the album At Heel Diamonds
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train"
Released16 November 1988 (1988-11-16)
Recorded1988
Genre
Length3:29
LabelPolystar
Composer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Lyricist(s)Neko Oikawa
Producer(s)Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
"Amaryllis"
(1988) 		"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)"
(1988) 		"Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)"
(1988)
Music video
"Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" on YouTube

"Turn It into Love" was covered by Japanese idol duo Wink as "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" (愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜, lit. "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"). Released by Polystar Records on 16 November 1988, it was their third single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. The song was used as the theme of the Fuji TV drama series Oikaketaino! (I Want to Chase!). The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of Annica Burman's "I en ding ding värld".

The single became Wink's first No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart.[18] It sold over 645,000 copies, making it the duo's biggest-selling single.[19]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" ((愛が止まらない 〜Turn It into love〜, "Love Doesn't Stop (Turn It into Love)"))Stock Aitken Waterman3:29
2."Ding Ding: Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Train" (Din Din ~Koi kara Hajimaru Futari no Torein~ (DING DING 〜恋から始まるふたりのトレイン〜, "Ding Ding ~Two Trains Starting from Love~"))
2:59

Chart positions

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Weekly charts
Charts (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[18] 1
Japanese The Best Ten Chart[18] 1
Year-end charts
Charts (1988) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[18] 5

Cover versions

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Year Artist Album
1995 Hideki Saijo Ai ga Tomaranai (愛が止まらない) (Single)
2001 Puffy AmiYumi The Hit Parade
2003 Yuki Koyanagi Koyanagi the Covers Product 2
2003 Dream Dream World
2008 Demon Kogure Girls' Rock √Hakurai
2009 ManaKana Two Sing 2 (ふたりうた2 Futari Uta 2)
2010 Junichi Inagaki (duet with Nanase Aikawa) A Man and a Woman 3 (男と女3 Otoko to Onna 3)
2011 Serial TV Drama Power Spot (パワースポット Pawāsupotto )
2020 Lovers Wanted Lovers Wanted

References

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  7. ^ a b "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 36: The Loco-Motion to Turn It Into Love on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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  16. ^ "Hazell Dean Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Song of the Day; Turn It into Love". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  18. ^ a b c d "愛が止まらない～TURN IT INTO LOVE～ | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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Kylie Minogue version
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