Johnny Loves Me Explained

Johnny Loves Me
Cover:Johnny Loves Me.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Shelley Fabares
Album:The Things We Did Last Summer
B-Side:"I'm Growing Up"
Released:May 1962
Recorded:1962
Genre:Pop
Length:2:21
Label:Colpix
Producer:Stu Phillips
Prev Title:What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:The Things We Did Last Summer
Next Year: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.

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 10021[4]
U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart7

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn , Joel . 2003. Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. 10th. Record Research Inc.. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 0-89820-155-1. 234. registration.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Presents Across The Charts: The 1960s (first ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.136
  3. Book: Bronson, Fred . The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present. Billboard Books. 2003. 5. 107. 0-8230-7677-6.
  4. Web site: Shelley Fabares: Charts & Awards. Allmusic. 9 January 2012.