Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth

"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" is a song by the American rock group Sparks. The song was recorded by the group's mid-1970s 'glam' line-up. It was released in late 1974 as the first single from the group's fourth album, Propaganda.

"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
Single by Sparks
from the album Propaganda
B-side"Alabamy Right"
Released1974
Recorded1974
Genre
Length2:28
2:35 (re-recording)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Ron Mael
Producer(s)Muff Winwood
Tony Visconti (re-recording)
Sparks singles chronology
"Amateur Hour"
(1974)		 "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"
(1974)		 "Something for the Girl with Everything"
(1975)

Plagiarism re-recording

In 1997, Sparks recorded a new version of the song with the producer Tony Visconti. This introduced strings and a choir. The song concludes their Plagiarism album where it segues from out of the previous track, "The Number One Song in Heaven".

Cover versions

Depeche Mode recorded a cover version on a single-sided flexi-disc which was sent to members of their official fan club for Christmas 1987.

Martin Gore, the guitarist and songwriter of Depeche Mode, recorded a cover version for his first solo EP, Counterfeit, in 1989.[1]

Nicola Sirkis covered the song as the B-side to his 1992 single "Alice dans la Lune", from the album Dans La Lune.[2]

Johan Johansson created a Swedish version titled "Kärlek & Respekt Till Moder Jord" for his 1994 EP 10.[3]

Karen J. Walsha recorded a version for the Dutch tribute album Amateur Hour (A Global Tribute to Sparks) released in 1999. [4]

Haloed Ghost recorded a version for their 2004 EP, Saw Versions. [5]

Billy Mackenzie recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album Transmission Impossible.[6]

Paul Roland recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album Strychnine... And Other Potent Poisons.[7]

Geezerbird have recorded a version for their 2006 album One in the Hand.[8]

Mary Hopkin recorded a version which appeared on her 2007 album Valentine.[9]

Neko Case has a version on her 2009 album Middle Cyclone.[10]

Louis Guidone made a version in 2011 on the self released album Meet Your Maker.[11]

Satie's Faction recorded an instrumental version in 2012 for his album Déjà Vu.

Track listing
  1. "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" — 2:28
  2. "Alabamy Right" — 2:11

Personnel

Chart positions
Chart Peak
position
U.K. Singles chart 13
German Singles chart 40
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References
  1. Gore, Martin. "Martin L.Gore Counterfeit". Martin L. Gore Counterfeit. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Nicola Sirkis. "Dans la lune: Nicolas Sirkis: Amazon.fr: Musique". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  3. "johan johansson - kärlek och respekt till moder jord". YouTube. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  4. "Karen J. Walsha - Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth". YouTube. 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  5. "Haloed Ghost | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  6. Billy Mackenzie. "Transmission Impossible by Billy Mackenzie: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. "Paul Roland Website". Paulroland.it. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  8. "Geezerbird". Geezerbird.com\accessdate=2016-10-09.
  9. Mary Hopkin. "Valentine". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  10. "Middle Cyclone: Neko Case: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  11. "Meet Your Maker | Louis Guidone". Louisguidone.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.


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