Turn on (The Beat Box)

1988 single by Earth, Wind & Fire

"Turn on (The Beat Box)"

Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album  The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
B-side| "Turn On (The Beat Box)" (Instrumental)
Released| 1988
Genre| Pop, Funk
Length| 4:15 (single version) 4:39 (album version)
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)|

* Maurice White
* Rhett Lawrence
* Martin Page

Producer(s)| Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
| "Evil Roy"
(1988)  | "Turn on (The Beat Box)"
(1988)  | "Heritage"
(1990)

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"Turn On (The Beat Box)" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1988 by Columbia Records[1] as a single from their second greatest hits compilation, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 (1988). The song reached No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, No. 12 on the Dutch Top 40 chart and No. 30 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.[2][3][4]

## Overview

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"Turn On (The Beat Box)" was produced by Maurice White and Rhett Lawrence, who both wrote the song with Martin Page. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Caddyshack II.[5]

## Critical reception

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Billboard called the song "a light, pop inflected chugger".[6]

## Charts

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Chart (1988-1989)  | Peak
position

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Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista)[7] | 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] | 12
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[3] | 30
Japanese (Oricon Singles Chart)[8] | 43
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[2] | 26

## References

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1. ^ Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box). Columbia Records. 1988.
2. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box) {Hot Soul Singles}". billboard.com.
3. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn On The Beat Box". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
4. ^ a b "Earth, Wind & Fire – Turn On (The Beat Box)". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
5. ^ "Caddyshack II (1988) - Soundtracks", IMDb, retrieved 2023-07-03
6. ^ Singles. Vol. 100\. Billboard. November 12, 1988. p. 73.
7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Earth, Wind & Fire". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 69. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
8. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Notable members|

| Current|

* Verdine White
* Philip Bailey
* Ralph Johnson

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Former|

* Maurice White
* Wade Flemons
* Roland Bautista
* Jessica Cleaves
* Larry Dunn
* Ronnie Laws
* Al McKay
* Andrew Woolfolk
* Fred White
* Sonny Emory
* Sheldon Reynolds
* Freddie Ravel
* Morris Pleasure
* Robert Brookins
* Daniel de los Reyes
* Kim Johnson
* Greg Moore

Studio albums|

* Earth, Wind & Fire
* The Need of Love
* Last Days and Time
* Head to the Sky
* Open Our Eyes
* That's the Way of the World
* Spirit
* All 'n All
* I Am
* Faces
* Raise!
* Powerlight
* Electric Universe
* Touch the World
* Heritage
* Millennium
* In the Name of Love
* The Promise
* Illumination
* Now, Then & Forever
* Holiday
* The Classic Christmas Album

Soundtrack albums|

* Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Live albums|

* Gratitude
* Greatest Hits Live
* That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75
* Live in Rio

Videos|

* Earth, Wind & Fire: In Concert
* The Eternal Vision
* Live in Japan
* Shining Stars: The Official Story Of Earth, Wind & Fire
* Earth, Wind & Fire: Live
* Earth, Wind & Fire: Live by Request
* Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997
* The Collection
* Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire – Live at the Greek Theatre

Compilations|

* Another Time
* The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
* The Collection
* The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
* The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
* The Eternal Dance
* The Very Best
* Elements of Love: Ballads
* Boogie Wonderland: The Very Best of Earth, Wind & Fire
* Let's Groove: The Best Of
* Greatest Hits
* The Ultimate Collection
* The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
* The Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "I Think About Lovin' You"
* "Mom"
* "Evil"
* "Keep Your Head to the Sky"
* "Mighty Mighty"
* "Kalimba Story"
* "Devotion"
* "Shining Star"
* "Sun Goddess" (with Ramsey Lewis)
* "That's the Way of the World"
* "Sing a Song"
* "Can't Hide Love"
* "Getaway"
* "Saturday Nite"
* "On Your Face"
* "Serpentine Fire"
* "Fantasy"
* Jupiter"
* "Got to Get You into My Life"
* "September"
* "Boogie Wonderland" (with the Emotions)
* "After the Love Has Gone"
* "In the Stone"
* "Star"
* "Can't Let Go"
* "Let Me Talk"
* "You"
* "And Love Goes On"
* "Let's Groove"
* "Wanna Be with You"
* "I've Had Enough"
* "Fall in Love with Me"
* "Side by Side"
* "Magnetic"
* "Touch"
* "System of Survival"
* "Thinking of You"
* "Evil Roy"
* "Turn on (The Beat Box)"
* "Heritage" (with the Boys)
* "For the Love of You" (with MC Hammer)
* "Wanna Be The Man" (with MC Hammer)
* "Spend The Night"
* "Sunday Morning"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "When Love Goes Wrong"
* "September 99"
* "All in the Way" (with the Emotions)
* "Hold Me"
* "The Way You Move" (with Kenny G)
* "Show Me the Way" (with Raphael Saadiq)
* "Pure Gold"
* "To You" (with Brian McKnight)
* "Change Your Mind"
* "Guiding Lights"
* "My Promise"
* "Why"
* "Holidays"
* "You Want My Love" (with Lucky Daye)

Related articles|

* Ramsey Lewis
* The Pharaohs
* Joe Wissert
* Charles Stepney
* The Phenix Horns
* Earth, Wind & Fire Horns
* The Emotions
* Wayne Vaughn
* Chicago
* Kalimba Music

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* Personnel

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