"Johnny Loves Me" is a pop single by Shelley Fabares released in 1962 on Colpix Records. It was the first single taken from her second album, The Things We Did Last Summer. "Johnny Loves Me" was a collaboration written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The single was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips.

"Johnny Loves Me"
Single by Shelley Fabares
from the album The Things We Did Last Summer
B-side"I'm Growing Up"
ReleasedMay 1962
Recorded1962
GenrePop
Length2:21
LabelColpix
Songwriter(s)Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Producer(s)Stu Phillips
Shelley Fabares singles chronology
"What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll"
(1962)
"Johnny Loves Me"
(1962)
"The Things We Did Last Summer"
(1962)

Reception

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The single peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1962.[1] It also charted at number 7 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.[2] It is the sequel to her number one hit "Johnny Angel" that charted three months earlier.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Johnny Loves Me" - 2:21
  2. "I'm Growing Up" - 2:13

Chart performance

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Chart (1962) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21[4]
U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart 7

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 234. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Presents Across The Charts: The 1960s (first ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.136
  3. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present (5 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 107. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6.
  4. ^ "Shelley Fabares: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.