Johnny One Time Explained

Johnny One Time
Type:single
Artist:Brenda Lee
Album:Johnny One Time
B-Side:I Must Have Been Out of My Mind
Released:23 December 1968
Recorded:14 October 1968
Columbia 30th Street Studio
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre:Easy listening
Label:Decca 32428
Producer:Mike Berniker
Prev Title:Each Day Is a Rainbow
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:You Don't Need Me Anymore
Next Year: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]

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
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 Contemporary3
US Billboard Country50
US Cash Box Top 100[5] 34

Other versions

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Johnny+One+Time+by+Brenda+Lee&id=6877 Brenda Lee, "Johnny One Time" Chart Positions
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Brenda-Lee-Johnny-One-Time/release/3417704 Brenda Lee, Johnny One Time
  3. http://www.45cat.com/record/32428 Brenda Lee, "Johnny One Time" single release
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  5. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19690412.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 12, 1969
  6. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Johnny+One+Time+by+Willie+Nelson&id=109847 Willie Nelson, "Johnny One Time" single release
  7. http://www.45cat.com/record/pos1083 Hootenanny Singers, "Johnny One Time" single release
  8. http://www.allmusic.com/album/woman-of-the-world-to-make-a-man-mw0001200272 Loretta Lynn, Woman of the World/To Make a Man