Who Do I Turn To – Chanté Moore | Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning

Chart Performance: Pop (#83); 1993

Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne

San Francisco-born Chanté Moore grew up singing in church (her dad was a minister). As a teenager, she entered beauty contests and tried her hand at modeling. By then, she’d already settled on a career in music; inspired by her part as Dorothy in a high school production of The Wiz.

Chanté spent several years honing her vocal and writing skills before hooking up with Louis Silas Jr., who’d just started his own label. Through her manager – who was also handling El DeBarge at the time – the 24-four-year old Chanté landed a featured role in the chorus of El’s 1992 R&B single, You Know What I Like.

Within months Chanté was back on the charts with her solo debut, Love’s Taken Over. The song reached #11 R&B and spent a healthy 33 weeks on the chart. Her follow-up, It’s Alright, also turned in a solid #13 performance. Her third single was Who Do I Turn To, co-written – like her first two – by Moore.

This content and all Song Meaning articles were created and written by Top 40 Contributing Editor Ed Osborne. © 2024 Ed Osborne. All Rights Reserved. In addition to these song meaning articles, Ed has written our “Year in Music 1960s-1990s” articles.

Produced by:

  • Chanté Moore
  • Fred Moultrie
  • Louil Silas Jr

Lyrics Written by:

  • Phillip L. Stewart II

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Ed Osborne

Hi. I got my first record at age two and never looked back, spending a decades-long career in radio and the music business. Even after years of reading about and listening to all types of music, I am still fascinated by it. Apart from that, I’m endlessly intrigued by art, nature, and the inner lives of people (and dogs).