Which 1976 disco song by Vicki Sue Robinson became her signature hit and reached the U.S. Top 10?

Vicki Sue Robinson’s 1976 disco song “Turn the Beat Around” became her signature hit and reached the U.S. Top 10.

The song was written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, who were brothers and members of the group Touch of Class. Robinson recorded it after hearing the composition, and her performance emphasized the song’s celebration of percussion, rhythm and dance-floor energy.

Released in 1976, “Turn the Beat Around” reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became a major club record and helped establish Robinson as a distinctive disco vocalist, although she did not repeat the song’s pop-chart success on the same scale.

The title is sometimes associated with Gloria Estefan because Estefan recorded a well-known 1994 cover. That later version introduced the composition to another generation, but Robinson’s original was the 1970s disco hit and the recording that made the song famous.