Johnny One Time

"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]

"Johnny One Time"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the 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	Country[1]
Length	3:14
Label	Decca 32428
Songwriter(s)	A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier
Producer(s)	Mike Berniker
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Each Day Is a Rainbow" (1968) "Johnny One Time" (1968) "You Don't Need Me Anymore" (1969)

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.

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.