Turn Your Love Around (djpope Funkhut Vocal) < iOS >

: DjPope handles the production, arrangement, and mastering, replacing the 1981 Linn LM-1 drum machine—one of the first ever used in a pop hit—with a driving, soulful house beat. The remix is enriched by a live horn section featuring Clarence Ward III on trumpet, Will Spence on saxophone, and Arte Warren on flute, maintaining the "acoustic" warmth that defines the FunkHut sound.

Released on DjPope’s own , the DjPope FunkHut Vocal mix takes the sophisticated pop-soul of the original and recontextualizes it for the soulful house dance floor. Turn Your Love Around (DjPope FunkHut Vocal)

The remix pays homage to a song with a curious history. Producer Jay Graydon famously came up with the chorus melody while in the bathroom, rushing to a cassette recorder to capture the idea before Benson arrived in town. While the original was a #1 R&B hit, Benson notably did not play guitar on it; that duty fell to Graydon himself. : DjPope handles the production, arrangement, and mastering,