Who Can I Turn To? is a 1964 song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley for the UK musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. In the show the original vocal was by Norman Wisdom, and the number helped the musical reach Broadway later that year. The best known recording is Tony Bennett’s 1964 single from the album Who Can I Turn To, a easy listening ballad that runs about 2 minutes 55 seconds and reached #33 on the US pop chart and top five on the Adult Contemporary chart. The tune has been covered by many artists including Shirley Bassey, Carmen McRae, Astrud Gilberto and Dionne Warwick, and Bennett re recorded it later as a duet with Queen Latifah in 2011 and with Gloria Estefan in 2012. The song’s theme centers on loneliness and finding someone to turn to when nobody needs you.
