Song · Roxy Music
“To Turn You On” by Roxy Music
From the album Avalon (1982)
“To Turn You On” by Roxy Music appears on 11 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1982 on the album Avalon. Its best result is #1389 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,973 alternative song of all time.
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"To Turn You On" sits on Roxy Music's 1982 album Avalon, a Bryan Ferry song that he sings and plays keyboards on, and it's pure late-night seduction: slow, plush and misty. Rhett Davies produced it with Roxy, Bob Clearmountain mixed it, and the players include Paul Carrack on piano, Neil Hubbard on guitar, Alan Spenner on bass and Rick Marotta on drums, with Kermit Moore's cello adding a dark sheen underneath. Ferry croons like a man who has perfected the art of wanting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1401 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1401 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1406 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1404 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1390 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1390 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1389 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1904 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1884 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1922 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1973 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
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