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Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter. [1] He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including " Poetry in Motion " and the self-penned " It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' " and " Without You ".
Bowing at #91 on 9 November 1963, Johnny Tillotson took his version of the song to number seven on the Hot 100 on 4 January 1964. [8] [9] It was his last top-10 single. Still in the early '60s, a more pop orientated version appeared by Australian singer Debbie Stuart. Australian country singer Kevin Shegog recorded a cover of the song in 1963.
Johnny Tillotson singles chronology "Earth Angel" (1960) "Poetry in Motion" (1960) "Jimmy's Girl" (1961) "Poetry in Motion" is a UK No. 1 hit single in 1961, recorded ...
"Without You" is a song written and sung by Johnny Tillotson, which he released in 1961. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 7, [1] while reaching No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, [2] and No. 5 in Hong Kong.
"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' "Funny Way of Laughing." It has been recorded by many other artists. [1]
Later in 1963, Johnny Tillotson recorded the song. Tillotson's version spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 18, [3] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard ' s Middle-Road Singles chart, [4] [5] Outside the US, this version peaked at No. 1 in Germany, [6] No. 3 in Israel, [7] and No. 4 in Hong Kong. [8]
"Dreamy Eyes" is a song written and sung by Johnny Tillotson, which he recorded on August 21, 1958, [1] and released later that year. The song was Tillotson's debut single. [1] [2] "Dreamy Eyes" spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 63. [3]
It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' is an album by Johnny Tillotson. It was released to capitalize on the success of Tillotson's hit of the same name. [citation needed] The album was arranged by Archie Bleyer and had vocal accompaniment by the Anita Kerr Singers and The Jordanaires. Charlie McCoy plays the harmonica on four tracks.