| "Just One Look" | ||||
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 Side A of US single | ||||
| Single byDoris Troy | ||||
| from the album Just One Look | ||||
| B-side | "Bossa Nova Blues" | |||
| Released | May 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriters | Gregory Carroll,Doris Payne | |||
| Producer | Artie Ripp[1] | |||
| Doris Troy singles chronology | ||||
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"Just One Look" is a song co-written byAmericanR&B singersDoris Troy andGregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963.The Hollies,Anne Murray,Linda Ronstadt andIain Matthews each achieved success with the song. There have also been many other versions.
Details vary as to how theDoris Troy version came to be released onAtlantic Records. According to the bookBillboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,[3]James Brown saw Troy performing in a nightclub (under her then-stage name Doris Payne), and introduced her to Atlantic. According to a more recent and detailed story inSoulful Divas,[4] Payne recorded a studio demo of the song and took it toSue Records first, but their lack of response led her to offer it toJerry Wexler at Atlantic, where the label released the demo unchanged. The personnel included Ernie Hayes on piano, Wally Richardson on guitar,Bob Bushnell on bass andBernard Purdie on drums.[5]
The single's release was the first time she started using "Doris Troy" as her stage name, though herpen name remained Doris Payne. She is listed as Payne in the songwriting credits.
In 1963,Doris Troy scored her only hit on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Just One Look". The song spent 14 weeks on theBillboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 10,[6] while reaching No. 3 onBillboard'sHot R&B Singles chart,[7] No. 8 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[8] and No. 1 on Canada'sCHUM Hit Parade for 3 weeks.[9] It also charted at No. 9 on theCash Box Top 100, in a tandem ranking with the version by Andy and the Marglows, with Troy's version marked as a bestseller.[10]
"Just One Look" was ranked No. 70 onBillboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963",[11] while being ranked No. 80 onCash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1963",[12] and No. 11 onBillboard's "Top R&B Singles for 1963".[13]
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Doris Troy's version was featured in a 1991Pepsi commercial starringCindy Crawford, which was re-aired duringSuper Bowl XXXV in 2001.[16] An updated version of the ad, still featuring Cindy Crawford and Troy's rendition aired in 2002.[17] In 2015, Troy's take was featured in an ad forAspartame FreeDiet Pepsi.[18] A different version was utilized in a series of commercials forMazda, beginning in 1979 and continuing into the early 1980s.[19][20][21]
| "Just One Look" | ||||
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 Side A of the 1967 US single reissue | ||||
| Single bythe Hollies | ||||
| from the albumHere I Go Again | ||||
| B-side | "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" | |||
| Released | February 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 27 January 1964[22] | |||
| Studio | EMI, London[22] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriters | Gregory Carroll,Doris Payne | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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| The Hollies – Just One Look onYouTube | ||||
"Just One Look" became a hit in theUnited Kingdom via a cover bythe Hollies which reached No. 2 on theRecord Retailer chart in April 1964.[23] It became the 37th biggest hit of the year.[24] Although not a major U.S. hit in its original release, the Hollies' "Just One Look" marked the first appearance of the band on theBillboard Hot 100 at No. 98.[25] A U.S. re-issue in 1967 reached No. 44 on theBillboard Hot 100.[26]
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia | 29 |
| Ireland (Evening Press)[27] | 6 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[28] | 4 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[29] | 11 |
| Sweden | 8 |
| UK (Record Retailer) | 2 |
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM 100)[30] | 30 |
| United States (Billboard Hot 100)[26] | 44 |
| "Just One Look" | ||||
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 Side A of US single | ||||
| Single byLinda Ronstadt | ||||
| from the albumLiving in the USA | ||||
| B-side | "Love Me Tender" | |||
| Released | January 23,1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Asylum Records | |||
| Songwriters | Gregory Carroll,Doris Payne | |||
| Producer | Peter Asher | |||
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| Live video | ||||
| Linda Ronstadt – "Just One Look" fromLive in Hollywood, 1980 onYouTube | ||||
Linda Ronstadt included "Just One Look" on her 1978 albumLiving in the USA. Her cover was issued onAsylum Records as the album's third single on January 23, 1979, and was produced byPeter Asher. Ronstadt's single spent eight weeks on theBillboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44,[31] while reaching No. 5 onBillboard's Easy Listening chart.[32][33] It also peaked at No. 46 on theCash Box Top 100[34] and No. 54 on theRecord World Singles chart.[35]
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (KMR)[36] | 38 |
| CanadaRPM 100 Singles[37] | 46 |
| CanadianRPM Adult Contemporary[38] | 4 |
| U.S.Billboard Hot 100[31] | 44 |
| U.S.BillboardEasy Listening[32] | 5 |
| U.S.Cash Box Top 100[34] | 46 |
| U.S.Record World Singles[35] | 54 |
| Chart (1979) | Rank |
|---|---|
| U.S.Billboard Hot 100[39] | 256 |
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas covered the song later that year on their 1963 albumHeat Wave.Anne Murray remade "Just One Look" for her 1974Love Song album. The track was produced byBrian Ahern and issued as a single that October. Her cover reached No. 11 on Canada'sRPM Top Singles chart,[40] No. 12 on Canada'sCHUM 30,[41] and spent two weeks on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 86.[42] It also reached No. 50 onBillboard'sEasy Listening chart.[43][44] The single'sB-side, "Son of a Rotten Gambler", reached No. 1 onRPM's Adult Contemporary chart[45] and No. 3 onRPM's Country chart in 1974.[46] TheTampa, Florida-based disco bandFaith Hope and Charity released a cover, which spent four weeks on theUK Singles Chart, reaching No. 38 on February 7, 1976.[47][48]
