Johnny One Time

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"Johnny One Time"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album Johnny One Time
B-side "I Must Have Been Out of My Mind"
Released 23 December 1968
Recorded14 October 1968
Columbia 30th Street Studio
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre Easy listening
Length3:14
Label Decca 32428
Songwriter(s) A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier
Producer(s) Mike Berniker
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Each Day Is a Rainbow"
(1968)
"Johnny One Time"
(1968)
"You Don't Need Me Anymore"
(1969)

"Johnny One Time" is a song written by A.L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #50 on the country chart in 1969. [1] The song also reached #11 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart and #38 on the Canadian pop chart. It was featured on her 1969 album, Johnny One Time. [2]

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The song was produced by Mike Berniker and arranged by Marty Manning. [3] Lee was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song.

Chart history

Willie Nelson version
Chart (1968)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Country 36
Brenda Lee version
Chart (1968–69)Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary11
Canada RPM Top Singles38
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 41
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
US Billboard Country 50
US Cash Box Top 100 [5] 34

Other versions

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References

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  3. Brenda Lee, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  5. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 12, 1969
  6. Willie Nelson, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
  7. Hootenanny Singers, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
  8. Loretta Lynn, Woman of the World/To Make a Man Retrieved June 21, 2014