Gloria Estefan – Turn The Beat Around – Official Music Video
The song was written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson for American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson. The single was released in 1976.
The cover by Gloria Estefan was recorded for the original soundtrack for the Luis Llosa’s 1994 movie” The Specialist (starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone). “Turn The Beat Around” is included also on Estefan’s fifth studio solo album, “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”. The single was released in September 1994 topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.
In 1990, “Turn The Beat Around” was covered by Laura Branigan.