"Just One Smile" is a pop song written by Randy Newman in 1960. An early version was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1965. It appeared on his 1965 album, ''I Must Be Seeing Things'', and

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noted that it "allowed Pitney to explore the extent of his dramatic range with its tale of the giddy highs and painful lows of a love affair". The song became a Top 10 hit on the

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, although it failed to register in the Top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 64. "Just One Smile" was Pitney's seventh consecutive Top Ten hit single in the UK. "Just One Smile" was

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on their 1968 album, ''

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''. That version was just one of a number of covers of the song, which have been recorded by

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, Walter Jackson,

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, and

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, amongst others. For example,

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covered the song on her ''

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'' album (1977). The original version of the song was recorded by

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in 1965, on the B-side to their single, "

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