"Johnny Loves Me" is a pop single by

Shelley Fabares Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (; born January 19, 1944) is a retired American actress and singer. She is known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom ''The Donna Reed Show'' (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitc ...

released in 1962 on

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. It was the first single taken from her second album, ''

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''. "Johnny Loves Me" was a collaboration written by

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and

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. The single was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips.

Reception

The single peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in July 1962. It also charted at number 7 on the

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.Whitburn, Joel (2008). ''Presents Across The Charts: The 1960s'' (first ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.136 It is the sequel to her number one hit "

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" that charted three months earlier.

Track listing

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

Chart performance

References

1962 singles Shelley Fabares songs Songs written by Barry Mann Sequel songs 1962 songs Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil {{1960s-single-stub