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Johnny One Time

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Released
  
December 1968

Length
  
3:14

Genre
  
Easy listening

Label
  
Decca 32428

B-side
  
"I Must Have Been Out of My Mind"

Writer(s)
  
A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier

"Johnny One Time" is a song written by A.L. 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. 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.

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

Other versions

  • Willie Nelson released a version of the song as a single in 1968 that reached #36 on the country chart.
  • Hootenanny Singers released a version of the song entitled "Casanova" in 1969 as the B-side to "Om Jag Kunde Skriva En Visa". The Swedish translation of the song was by Stig Anderson.
  • Loretta Lynn released a version of the song on her 1969 album, Woman of the World / To Make a Man.

    • References

    Johnny One Time Wikipedia
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