Turn To Me Maxine Nighingale ft. Jimmy Ruffin

"Turn To Me" comes from the season 3 episode "Consequences" where it was performed by Valerie Landsburg. An edited duet version performed by Valerie with Carlo Imperato also appears in that episode. A snippet of Valerie's solo version also appeared in the season 3 episode "A Way of Winning".

Songwriter

The song was written by Lori Lieberman and Gary Scott

Lori is an American Singer, Songwriter who is most famous for co-writing the song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and she recorded the original version. Lori wrote a number of songs used on Fame including "Love Takes Time", "Watcha gonna Do" and "So Many Dreams". She also performed a "Man In The Mirror" from the season 4 episode "Take My Wife Please".

Lori Lieberman's Official Site

Gary was an American Composer and wrote the score for 25 episodes of Fame. At that time in the 80s he was married to Lori and he featured some of her work on the show. He also composed for "Romeo and Juliet", "The Suite life on Deck" and "Beverley Hill 90201". He is also a musical director and conductor and toured the World conducting for Cher.

Gary's IMDB Page

Original Artist

The song was originally recorded by Maxine Nightingale and featured Jimmy Ruffin in 1982 for Maxine's album called "A Beautiful thing". It was released as a 7 inch single in 1982.

Cover Versions

Canadian singer Patti Layne recorded a French version of the song in 1983 titled "Encore Amoureuse" Which came from her album "Une Espèce De Canadienne - Je Veux L'aimer".

In 1985 Argentinian singers Valeria Lynch and Fernando Riba recorded a Spanish Langue Version titled "Vuelve A Mi", which was released as a single and featured on the album Sus Mejores Momentos.