Jenny (Johnny Mathis song)
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| "Jenny" | ||||
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 US 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| from the album Portrait of Johnny | ||||
| A-side | "You Set My Heart to Music" | |||
| Released | March 20, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 8, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Jenny" on YouTube | ||||
"Jenny" is a popular song written by Jack Segal and Paul Vance that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1961. It charted that same year.
Johnny Mathis recorded "Jenny" on February 8, 1961, with an orchestra conducted by Ray Ellis. It was produced by Irving Townsend and released as a single six weeks later, on March 20, 1961.[1]
Chart performance
"Jenny" "bubbled under" Billboard magazine's Hot 100 for one week at number 118 in the issue dated April 10, 1961.[2] On Cash Box magazine's best seller list, "Jenny" was paired with its B-side, "You Set My Heart to Music", on the Looking Ahead chart, which was described as a "compilation, in order of strength, of up and coming records showing signs of breaking into The Cash Box Top 100". They peaked there at number 20.[3]
Critical reception
In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as their Pick of the Week, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for both songs. They described "Jenny" as "very pretty".[4] The editors of Billboard categorized the single as a "Spotlight Winner", one of the best of the week's new releases, and, regarding "Jenny", wrote, "An attractive tune is handed an expressive vocal interpretation by Mathis with haunting backing."[5]