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"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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The song was produced by Mike Berniker and arranged by Marty Manning.^[4] Lee was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song.

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Brenda Lee Anthology 1956-1980.

Recorded October 14, 1968, Columbia Studios, New York
Jay Berliner – Guitar
Arthur Brennan – Piano
Louis Mauro – Bass
Buddy Saltzman – Drums
Dave Carey – Vibes
Mike Berniker – Producer
Marty Manning – Arranger/Conductor

Chart history

Willie Nelson version

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Country	36

Brenda Lee version

Chart (1968–69)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	11
Canada RPM Top Singles	38
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	41
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	3
US Billboard Country	50
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	34

Other versions

Willie Nelson released a version of the song as a single in 1968 that reached #36 on the country chart.^[7]
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.^[8]
Loretta Lynn released a version of the song on her 1969 album, Woman of the World/To Make a Man.^[9]
Johnny Duncan (country singer) released a version of the song on his 1969 album of the same name.
Maxine Weldon released a version of the song for her 1970 album Right On.

References

↑ Bush, John. Brenda Lee - Anthology (1956-1980) (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
↑ Brenda Lee, "Johnny One Time" Chart Positions Retrieved June 21, 2014
↑ Brenda Lee, Johnny One Time Retrieved June 21, 2014
↑ Brenda Lee, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 12, 1969
↑ Willie Nelson, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
↑ Hootenanny Singers, "Johnny One Time" single release Retrieved June 21, 2014
↑ Loretta Lynn, Woman of the World/To Make a Man Retrieved June 21, 2014

v t e Brenda Lee
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959) Brenda Lee (1960) This Is...Brenda (1960) Emotions (1961) All the Way (1961) Sincerely (1962) Brenda, That's All (1962) All Alone Am I (1963) ..."Let Me Sing" (1963) By Request (1964) Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964) Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965) The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965) Too Many Rivers (1965) Bye Bye Blues (1966) Coming On Strong (1966) Reflections in Blue (1967) For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968) Johnny One Time (1969) Memphis Portrait (1970) Brenda (1973) New Sunrise (1973) Brenda Lee Now (1974) Sincerely, Brenda Lee (1975) L. A. Sessions (1976) Even Better (1980) Take Me Back (1980) Only When I Laugh (1981) Feels So Right (1985) Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)
Compilation albums	10 Golden Years (1966) The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982)
Singles	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "One Step at a Time" "Let's Jump the Broomstick" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Sweet Nothin's" "That's All You Gotta Do" "I'm Sorry" "I Want to Be Wanted" "Emotions" "You Can Depend on Me" "Dum Dum" "Fool #1 "Break It to Me Gently" "Speak to Me Pretty" "Everybody Loves Me But You" "Here Comes That Feeling" "Heart in Hand" "It Started All Over Again" "All Alone Am I" "Your Used to Be" "She'll Never Know" "Losing You" "I Wonder" "My Whole World Is Falling Down" "The Grass Is Greener" "As Usual" "Think" "Alone with You" "When You Loved Me" "Truly, Truly True" "Is It True" "Jingle Bell Rock" "Too Many Rivers" "No One" "Rusty Bells" "Coming On Strong" "Ride, Ride, Ride" "Johnny One Time" "If This Is Our Last Time" "Misty Memories" "Always on My Mind" "Nobody Wins" "Sunday Sunrise" "Wrong Ideas" "Big Four Poster Bed" "Rock on Baby" "He's My Rock" "Bringing It Back" "Find Yourself Another Puppet" "Tell Me What It's Like" "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" "Broken Trust" "Every Now and Then" "Only When I Laugh" "From Levis to Calvin Klein Jeans" "A Sweeter Love (I'll Never Know)" "Hallelujah, I Love You So"

v t e Willie Nelson singles
1950s	"No Place for Me" "Man With the Blues" / "The Storm Has Just Begun" "What a Way to Live"
1960s	"Nite Life" "The Part Where I Cry" / "Mr. Record Man" "Willingly" "Touch Me" "Wake Me When It's Over" "Half a Man" / "The Last Letter" "Am I Blue" "I Never Cared for You" "Pretty Paper" "San Antonio Rose" "I Love You Because" "The Party's Over" "Blackjack County Chain" "Johnny One Time" "Bring Me Sunshine"
1970s	"Fire and Rain" "Yesterday's Wine" "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" "Bloody Mary Morning" "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" "Georgia on My Mind" "Blue Skies" "All of Me" "Whiskey River" "September Song" "White Christmas"
1980s	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" "Midnight Rider" "On the Road Again" "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" "Mona Lisa" "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" "Always on My Mind" "Let It Be Me" "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" "Little Old Fashioned Karma" "Why Do I Have to Choose" "Take It to the Limit" "Without a Song" "City of New Orleans" "Forgiving You Was Easy" "Living in the Promiseland" "Heart of Gold" "Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias) "Twilight Time" "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" "There You Are" "Mr. Record Man"
1990s	"Ain't Necessarily So" "Graceland"
2000s	"Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) "Wurlitzer Prize" (with Norah Jones) "Beer for My Horses" (with Toby Keith) "The Harder They Come" "You Don't Know Me" "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" "Gravedigger"
2010s	"Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" "Just Breathe" "Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples) "The Wall" "It's All Going to Pot" "Summer Wind" "Vote 'Em Out" "Forever Country"
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