One Look

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"One Look"
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US 7-inch single
Single by Johnny Mathis
from the album Johnny's Newest Hits
A-side "Sweet Thursday"
ReleasedDecember 29, 1961
RecordedOctober 9, 1961
Genre Pop
Length2:47
Label Columbia
Songwriter Arthur Hamilton
Producer Irving Townsend
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"Wasn't the Summer Short?"
(1961)		"Sweet Thursday" / "One Look"
(1961)		"Marianna"
(1962)
Music video
"One Look" on YouTube

"One Look" is a popular song written by Arthur Hamilton that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1961. It made the top ten in the Philippines in 1962.

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Recording and release

Johnny Mathis recorded "One Look" on October 9, 1961. It was produced by Irving Townsend and released as a single two months later, on December 29. [1]

Chart performance

"One Look" spent one week on Music Vendor magazine's Going Up – Heading for the Top 100 chart at 126 in the issue dated January 15, 1962. [2] On the pop chart in the Philippines, it got as high as number 4. [3]

Critical reception

In their review column, the editors of Cash Box gave the song a letter grade of B+. They wrote, "More strong romanticizing from the star." [4] The editors of Billboard categorized the single as a "Spotlight Winner", one of the best of the week's new releases, and wrote, "Here's one of Mathis's strongest performances in a spell. It's a pretty ballad, meaningfully chanted, against a lush string and woodwind backing." [5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "One Look"
Chart (1962)Peak
position
Philippines [3] 4
US Going Up – Heading for the Top 100 ( Music Vendor ) [2] 126

References

  1. ↑ Columbia Records (2015). The Singles (Liner notes). Johnny Mathis. Columbia Records. 88875120552.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn 2012 , p. 93.
  3. 1 2 "Hits of the World > Philippines" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 74, no. 22. June 2, 1962. p. 14. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Cash Box Record Reviews > Best Bets > "Sweet Thursday"/"One Look"" (PDF). Cash Box . New York: Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. February 3, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Reviews of This Week's Singles > Spotlight Winners of the Week > Johnny Mathis – "One Look"/"Sweet Thursday"" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 74, no. 5. February 3, 1962. p. 25. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved November 8, 2025.

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