"Turning Away" is a 1984 single written by Tim Krekel

Tim Krekel

Tim Krekel was an American rock musician and country music songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky.- Early life :...

 and recorded by Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...

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"Turning Away" was Crystal Gayle's fourteenth number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart .

Two years later Welsh rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 singer Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...

had a top 15 pop hit with the song in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Crystal Gayle single (1984)

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Shakin' Stevens single (1986)

Chart (1986)	Peak position
United Kingdom Pop Singles	15
Ireland Pop Singles	11