What is "turn around"

n. (alternative spelling of turnaround English) vb. 1 (context transitive intransitive reflexive English) To physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees. 2 (context transitive intransitive reflexive English) To change to the opposite direction from a previous position.

1. v. turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" [syn: swing around, swing about]

2. cause to get better; "The new stategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

3. get better; "Her performance in school picked up" [syn: pick up]

n. turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" [syn: reversal]

"Turn Around" is a 2001 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the only one which was released from the compilation album, Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits.

Turn Around is the fifth studio album by American blues guitarist Jonny Lang, released on September 19, 2006 (see 2006 in music). On February 11, 2007, it won the Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.

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''"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least I can do."

''That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."

''For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.

''"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"

Turn Around may refer to:

• Turn Around (album), an album by Jonny Lang
• "Turn Around" (Conor Maynard song)
• "Turn Around" (Dick and Dee Dee song), written by Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, and Harry Belafonte
• "Turn Around" (Enigma song)
• "Turn Around" (Phats & Small song)
• "Turn Around" (Samantha Jade song)
• " Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)", a song by Flo Rida
• " Si demain... (Turn Around)", a song by Bonnie Tyler and Kareen Antonn; an adaptation of Tyler's hit " Total Eclipse of the Heart",
• "Turn Around", 1970 song written by Henry Mayer and Al Stillman, a song recorded by Perry Como
• "Turn Around", a song by the Beau Brummels from Bradley's Barn, also recorded by The Everly Brothers
• "Turn Around", a song by Billy Joel from Cold Spring Harbor
• "Turn Around", a song by Carl Perkins
• "Turn Around", a song by Devo, a B-side from the single " Whip It", notably covered by Nirvana in Incesticide
• "Turn Around", a song by Heatwave from Candles
• "Turn Around", a song by Neil Diamond
• "Turn Around", a song by They Might Be Giants on the album Apollo 18
• "Turn Around", a song by Westlife from Turnaround

"Turn Around" is a song by British singer Conor Maynard from his debut studio album, Contrast. The song features vocals from American singer Ne-Yo. It was released as the album's third single as a digital download on 11 October 2012. The song was produced by Stargate and Benny Blanco, who also co-wrote it with Ne-Yo. This is another collaboration between StarGate and Benny Blanco, following such songs as Wiz Khalifa's " Work Hard, Play Hard" and Rihanna's " Diamonds".

"Turn Around" is a song by British dance duo Phats & Small, featuring vocals from British-Nigerian singer Ben Ofoedu. The song samples Toney Lee's "Reach Up"(Acapella) and Change's "The Glow of Love". It was released on 1 January 1999 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.

"Turn Around" is a song written by Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene, and Harry Belafonte and made popular by Dick and Dee Dee. It reached #15 on the adult contemporary chart and #27 on the Billboard chart in 1963. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song was featured on their 1964 album, Turn Around.

The song was produced by Don Ralke and The Wilder Brothers.

"Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida from his third studio album, Only One Flo (Part 1). It was released as the second single on 8 November 2010 in the United States. The song contains samples of " Din Daa Daa" by German dance singer George Kranz, and " Oh Yeah" by Swiss electronica band Yello. It debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was featured prominently in the closing credits of The Hangover 2. It was the second such use of a Flo Rida song in the closing credits of a film from "The Hangover" franchise—the first was " Right Round", which also featured DJ Frank E and was used in the closing credits of The Hangover.