"I Turn to You" is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren and first recorded by R&B quartet All-4-One from the soundtrack album to the film Space Jam (1996). The ballad, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, received little recognition until American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera recorded it for her self-titled debut album. Aguilera, who worked with Warren in another song for her debut album, felt connected to the song after relating its lyrics to her relationship with her mother, and was encouraged by Warren to record the track. Aguilera's version received mixed reviews from music critics, with some praising her vocal delivery, while others went on to criticize the ballad for being too clichéd. Nevertheless, the song became a success in the United States, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the charts of multiple countries across the world. In 2008, "I Turn To You" was covered by Nina Girado, a Filipino pop/R&B singer, for her album Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren. It has been used in many singing competition series, such as American Idol and The Voice. Background On November 12, 1996, Atlantic Records released the accompanying soundtrack for the film Space Jam. The soundtrack includes "I Turn to You", a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by boy band All-4-One. Its production was done by James Harris III and Terry Lewis. It is a pop song and lasts for a duration of 4:52 (four minutes and fifty-two seconds). A promotional single was released with new remixes and All-4-One recorded a music video for the song. The group expected it to be released as a commercial single, however, the label decided against it, feeling that in spite of three hit singles, "Fly Like an Eagle", "I Believe I Can Fly" and "For You I Will", the soundtrack had nothing else to offer. Warren, who felt the song had the potential to become a number one hit and even said to Atlantic that "I'll put my own money behind it if you just release it," decided to find someone else to record it and make it a hit single. Christina Aguilera version Background After signing a record deal with RCA Records, Christina Aguilera started working on songs from her debut album, set to be released in January 1999. Ron Fair was the album's executive producer and according to him,