Johnny Loves Me

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"Johnny Loves Me"
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Single by Shelley Fabares
from the album The Things We Did Last Summer
B-side "I'm Growing Up"
ReleasedMay 1962
Recorded1962
Genre Pop
Length2:21
Label Colpix
Songwriter(s) Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Producer(s) Stu Phillips
Shelley Fabares singles chronology
"What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll"
(1962)
"Johnny Loves Me"
(1962)
"The Things We Did Last Summer"
(1962)

"Johnny Loves Me" is a pop single by Shelley Fabares released in 1962 on Colpix Records. It was the first single taken from her second album, The Things We Did Last Summer . "Johnny Loves Me" was a collaboration written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The single was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips.

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Reception

The single peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1962. [1] It also charted at number 7 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. [2] It is the sequel to her number one hit "Johnny Angel" that charted three months earlier. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Johnny Loves Me" - 2:21
  2. "I'm Growing Up" - 2:13

Chart performance

Chart (1962)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21 [4]
U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart 7

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References

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