Just One Smile

"Just One Smile" is a pop song written by Randy Newman in 1960.^[1] An early version was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1965.^[2][3] It appeared on his 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things, and AllMusic 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".^[4]

"Just One Smile"
Single by Gene Pitney
from the album I Must Be Seeing Things
B-side	"Innamorata"
Released	1965
Recorded	1965 (1965)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:37
Label	Musicor Records (US) Stateside Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)	A-side : Randy Newman B-side : Mimo Del Sud
Producer(s)	Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney singles chronology
"(In the) Cold Light of Day" (1966) "Just One Smile" (1965) "I'm Gonna Listen to Me" (1967)

The song became a Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart,^[5] although it failed to register in the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64.^[6] "Just One Smile" was Pitney's seventh consecutive Top Ten hit single in the UK.^[5]

"Just One Smile" was covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears on their 1968 album, Child Is Father to the Man.^[1][7] That version was just one of a number of covers of the song, which have been recorded by Dusty Springfield, Eternity's Children, Walter Jackson, Sheena Easton, and the Sensations, amongst others.^[8] For example, Marcia Hines covered the song on her Ladies and Gentlemen album (1977).^[9]

The original version of the song was recorded by the Tokens in 1965, on the B-side to their single, "The Bells of St. Mary's".^[10]

Chart performance

Month	Year	Title	Chart positions
			AU	CA[11]	UK[5]	US[6]
November	1966	"Just One Smile" (A-side)	55	51	8	64
		"Innamorata" (B-side)