"It's Gonna Be Alright" is a song written
and performed by Jamaican
contemporary R&B
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singer
Ruby Turner
Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress.
In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Amer ...
, issued as the lead
single
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from her third studio album ''
Paradise
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''. It contains a sample of "
Keep On Movin'" by
Soul II Soul
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.
The song reached #1 on the ''
Billboard
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''
R&B chart on February 17, 1990.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Cover versions
*In 1991, the song was
cover
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ed by
Dutch
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entertainer
Daisy Dee
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on her eponymous debut album.
See also
*
List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)
References
External links
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1989 songs
1989 singles
Jive Records singles
Ruby Turner songs
Daisy Dee songs
Song recordings produced by Loris Holland
Songs written by Ruby Turner
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