"Turn Back the Hands of Time" | ||||
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Single by Tyrone Davis | ||||
from the album Turn Back the Hands of Time | ||||
B-side | "I Keep Coming Back" | |||
Released | February 1970 | |||
Recorded | January 23, 1970 | |||
Studio | Universal, Chicago | |||
Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Dakar | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Willie Henderson | |||
Tyrone Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song recorded by the American R&B singer Tyrone Davis. It was co-written by Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore a.k.a. John Edward Moore (credited to Moore’s girlfriend at the time, Bonnie Thompson) and produced by Willie Henderson.
"Turn Back the Hands of Time" was released as a single in February 1970 and became Davis's second major hit, spending two weeks at number one on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and reaching number three on its Pop chart.[1] The single was also certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. "Turn Back the Hands of Time" is from the album of the same name that MTV says "ranks among the best soul LP's of its time".[2] Bruce Springsteen covered the song in his 2022 studio album, Only the Strong Survive.