Turn the Tide (Johnny Hates Jazz song)

"Turn the Tide"
Single by Johnny Hates Jazz
B-side"Breaking Point"
Released18 September 1989[1]
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Calvin Hayes
  • Mike Nocito
Johnny Hates Jazz singles chronology
"Don't Say It's Love"
(1988) 		"Turn the Tide"
(1989) 		"Let Me Change Your Mind Tonight"
(1991)

"Turn the Tide" is a song by British pop band Johnny Hates Jazz, released by Virgin as a non-album single in 1989. The song was written by Phil Thornalley, Scott Cutler and Chris Murrell, and produced by Calvin Hayes and Mike Nocito. It peaked at number 84 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[2]

"Turn the Tide" was Johnny Hates Jazz's first release to feature Phil Thornalley as lead vocalist, following the departure of Clark Datchler at the end of 1988 to pursue a solo career.[3] The song was not included on the band's 1991 studio album Tall Stories.

  1. ^ "Johnny loves Belfast". Sunday Life. Belfast. 17 September 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "JOHNNY HATES JAZZ; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ Anderson, Michael R. (2008) The Ultimate 80's Music Book, lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-4092-0904-1, p. 37