"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]
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]
^ abBruce Pollock (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 978-0415970730.
^"Gene Pitney - Just One Smile (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
^Richie Unterberger (2008-04-01). "On Vine Street: The Early Songs of Randy Newman - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^Donald A. Guarisco. "Looking Through the Eyes of Love - Gene Pitney | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
^ abCite error: The named reference British Hit Singles & Albums was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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