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((Infobox song
| name       = Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
| cover      = Sparks - Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]]
| album      = [[Propaganda (Sparks album)|Propaganda]]
| B-side     = Alabamy Right
| released   = 1974
| recorded   = 1974
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
* [[Glam rock]]
* [[art rock]]
* [[baroque pop]]
| length     =
* 2:28
* 2:35 (re-recording)
| label      = [[Island Records|Island]]
| writer     = [[Ron Mael]]
| producer   =
* [[Muff Winwood]]
* [[Tony Visconti]] (re-recording)
| prev_title = [[Amateur Hour (song)|Amateur Hour]]
| prev_year  = 1974
| next_title = Something for the Girl with Everything
| next_year  = 1975
| misc       = ((External music video|((YouTube|bn8jOo5u9fI|"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"))|header=Licensed audio))
))
"'''Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth'''" is a song by the American [[rock music|rock]] group [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]]. The song was recorded by the group's mid-1970s [[glam rock|glam]] line-up. It was released in late 1974 as the first single from the group's fourth album, ''[[Propaganda (Sparks album)|Propaganda]]''.

==''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)|Plagiarism]]'' album where it [[segue]]s 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]] also recorded a cover version for his first solo [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Counterfeit EP|Counterfeit]]'', in 1989.<ref>((cite web |last1=Gore |first1=Martin |url=http://counterfeit2.martingore.com/discography/index.html |title=Martin L.Gore Counterfeit|website=Martin L. Gore Counterfeit |accessdate=March 12, 2020))</ref>

[[Nicola Sirkis]] covered the song as the B-side to his 1992 single "Alice dans la Lune", from the album ''Dans La Lune''.<ref>((cite web|author=Nicola Sirkis |url=https://www.amazon.fr/Dans-lune-Nicolas-Sirkis/dp/B00004UV1O |title=Dans la lune: Nicolas Sirkis: Amazon.fr: Musique |website=Amazon.fr |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

[[Johan Johansson (KSMB)|Johan Johansson]] created a Swedish version titled "Kärlek & Respekt Till Moder Jord" for his 1994 [[Extended Play|EP]] ''10''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfJfUxdmxo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_jfJfUxdmxo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=johan johansson - kärlek och respekt till moder jord |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2010-07-03 |accessdate=2016-10-09))((cbignore))</ref>

Karen J. Walsha recorded a version for the Dutch tribute album ''Amateur Hour (A Global Tribute to Sparks)'' released in 1999.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz8yJU0AXzo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Fz8yJU0AXzo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Karen J. Walsha - Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2011-01-27 |accessdate=2016-10-09))((cbignore))</ref>
 
Haloed Ghost recorded a version for their 2004 [[Extended Play|EP]], ''Saw Versions''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://myspace.com/haloedghostmusic |title=Haloed Ghost &#124; Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |website=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

[[Billy Mackenzie]] recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album ''Transmission Impossible''.<ref>((cite web|author=Billy Mackenzie |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transmission-Impossible-Billy-Mackenzie/dp/B000EQ60TA |title=Transmission Impossible by Billy Mackenzie: Amazon.co.uk: Music |website=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

[[Paul Roland]] recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album ''Strychnine... And Other Potent Poisons''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.paulroland.it/crbst_19.html |title=Paul Roland Website |website=Paulroland.it |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

Geezerbird have recorded a version for their 2006 album ''One in the Hand''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.geezerbird.com/news.html |title=Geezerbird |website=Geezerbird.com\accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

[[Mary Hopkin]] recorded a version which appeared on her 2007 album ''Valentine''.<ref>((cite web|author=Mary Hopkin |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Valentine-Mary-Hopkin/dp/B000QGE7KW |title=Valentine |website=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

[[Neko Case]] has a version on her 2009 album ''[[Middle Cyclone]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001U8ZILC |title=Middle Cyclone: Neko Case: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

Louis Guidone made a version in 2011 on the self released album ''Meet Your Maker''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://louisguidone.bandcamp.com/album/meet-your-maker |title=Meet Your Maker &#124; Louis Guidone |website=Louisguidone.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-09))</ref>

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

==Track listing==
# "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" – 2:28
# "Alabamy Right" – 2:11

==Personnel==
* [[Ron Mael]] – keyboards
* [[Russell Mael]] – vocals
* Trevor White – guitar
* Ian Hampton – bass guitar
* [[Norman "Dinky" Diamond]] – drums
* [[Adrian Fisher (musician)|Adrian Fisher]] – guitar

==Chart positions==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart
!Peak<br>position
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|40
|}

==References==
((Reflist))

((sparks))

((authority control))

[[Category:1974 singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ron Mael]]
[[Category:Sparks (band) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Muff Winwood]]
[[Category:1974 songs]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]


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