Just One Smile
1965 single by Gene Pitney
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"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" | ||||
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| Single by Gene Pitney | ||||
| from the album I Must Be Seeing Things | ||||
| B-side | "Innamorata" | |||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Musicor Records (US) Stateside Records (UK) | |||
| Songwriters | A-side : Randy Newman B-side : Mimo Del Sud | |||
| Producer | Gene Pitney | |||
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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]
