Turn Me On (Mark Dinning song)
# Turn Me On (Mark Dinning song)

"Turn Me On" is a song by John D. Loudermilk that was first recorded and released by Mark Dinning in 1961 as the B-side to his single "Lonely Island". Other notable versions are by Nellie Rutherford and Nina Simone. Norah Jones released her version as the last single from her debut album Come Away with Me on May 12, 2003. The song was also performed by Shelby Dressel during her American Idol audition. It has been suggested that the song influenced the composition of Leonard Cohen's 1969 song "Bird on the Wire".

## Norah Jones version

Jones's cover was the seventh track on her debut album. This version also appeared in the movie Love Actually and appears on its soundtrack.

### Charts

| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 10 |
| France (SNEP) | 92 |

### Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | $200,000^‡$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Europe | May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12) | CD | Blue NoteCapitol |
| Europe | August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15) | Maxi-CD | Blue Note |
| United States | October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) | Smooth jazztriple A radio | Blue Note |
| United States | December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) | CD | Blue Note |
