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

Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier (October 27, 1939 – January 14, 2022) was an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on October 27, 1939, but was raised in Bakersfie ...

and performed by

Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only ...

. The song reached #3 on the

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, #41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #50 on the

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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 Michael Berniker (June 30, 1935 – July 25, 2008) was an American record producer who was recognized with nine Grammy Awards over the course of his career for his work on albums with such performers as Perry Como, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Jo ...

and arranged by

Marty Manning Martin Manning (April 26, 1916 – November 22, 1971) was a Grammy-winning American arranger and conductor of popular music, most noted for his work at Columbia Records in the 1950s and early 1960s when he was "one of the most in-demand arr ...

. Lee was nominated for the

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for the song.

Chart history

;Willie Nelson version ;Brenda Lee version

Other versions

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1968 that reached #36 on the country chart. *

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released a version of the song entitled "Casanova" in 1969 as the

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to "Om Jag Kunde Skriva En Visa". The Swedish translation of the song was by

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. *

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My M ...

released a version of the song on her 1969 album, ''

Woman of the World/To Make a Man ''Woman of the World/To Make a Man'' is the fourteenth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on July 7, 1969, by Decca Records. The album includes a cover of " Stand by Your Man", originally ...

''.Loretta Lynn, ''Woman of the World/To Make a Man''
Retrieved June 21, 2014

References

1968 songs 1968 singles Songs written by A.L. "Doodle" Owens Songs written by Dallas Frazier Brenda Lee songs Willie Nelson songs Loretta Lynn songs Decca Records singles RCA Records singles {{1960s-single-stub