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“I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her eighth studio album, Glitter. The track is a cover of Cherrelle’s’s 1984
recording of the song which was written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Jam & Lewis also produced Carey’s version. They had Mariah rec...
[Verse 1]
Let you take me out
I knew what you were all about
But when I did
I wasn't trying to lead you on
Now you bring me home
And tell me "goodnight"'s not enough for you
I'm sorry, baby
I didn’t mean to turn you on
[Chorus]
You read me wrong
I wasn't trying to lead you on
I want a friend
I didn’t mean to turn you on
Ho, I didn't mean to turn you on
[Verse 2]
I know you expected a one night stand
When I refused I knew you wouldn't understand
Boy, I told you twice
I was only trying to be nice, only trying to be nice
Oh, I didn't mean to turn you on, ho
Turn you on
[Instrumental breakdown]
[Verse 3]
Tell me why should I feel guilty 'cause I won't give
Guilty 'cause I won't give in?
I didn’t mean to turn you on, baby
[Chorus]
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
Ho, I didn’t mean to turn you on, baby
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I didn’t mean to turn you on
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I didn’t mean to turn you on
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
You know I didn’t mean to turn you on, baby
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
[Bridge]
You think that I'm a fool
'Cause I wouldn't play by your rules
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
You don't stand a chance
All I want to do is dance with you
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I told you twice I was only trying to be nice
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
[Verse 4]
I loved you for a friend
But I guess this is the end of our relationship
'Cause I didn’t mean to turn you on
[Chorus]
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I didn’t mean to turn you on
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I didn’t mean to turn you on
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
I didn’t mean to turn you on
(I didn’t mean to turn you on)
Ho, I didn’t mean to turn you on, baby
Didn’t Mean to Turn You On was written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Didn’t Mean to Turn You On was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis & Mariah Carey.
Mariah Carey released Didn’t Mean to Turn You On on Tue Sep 11 2001.
On her Glitter Interview CD, Mariah said:
People are coming up to me about – I did a cover of “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” – and they’re like “Oh isn’t that a Robert Palmer song?” and I’m like ‘Well actually it’s a girl named Cherrelle – it was written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.” I was obsesse...