It's Gonna Be Alright (Ruby Turner song)

"It's Gonna Be Alright" is a song written[2] and performed by Jamaican contemporary R&B singer Ruby Turner, issued as the lead single from her third studio album Paradise. It contains a sample of "Keep On Movin'" by Soul II Soul.[4] The song reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart on February 17, 1990.[5]

"It's Gonna Be Alright"
Single by Ruby Turner
from the album Paradise
B-side"Sexy"[1]
Released1989 (1989)
GenreR&B
Length4:28
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Ruby Turner[2]
Producer(s)
Ruby Turner singles chronology
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
(1989)
"It's Gonna Be Alright"
(1989)
"Paradise"
(1990)

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 39
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

UK: 57

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1990) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 55

Cover versions edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ruby Turner - It's Gonna Be Alright at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hogan, Ed. "It's Gonna Be Alright - Ruby Turner | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ruby Turner - Paradise (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ "It's Gonna Be Alright - Ruby Turner | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Ruby Turner | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Ruby Turner – It's Gonna Be Alright". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Ruby Turner Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Ruby Turner Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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