"Just One Smile" is a

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song written by

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in 1960. An early version was recorded by

Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 h ...

in 1965. It appeared on his 1965 album, ''I Must Be Seeing Things'', and

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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". The song became a Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, although it failed to register in the Top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 64. "Just One Smile" was Pitney's seventh consecutive Top Ten hit single in the UK. "Just One Smile" was

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on their 1968 album, ''

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''. That version was just one of a number of covers of the song, which have been recorded by

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, Walter Jackson,

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress who achieved recognition in an episode of the reality television series ''The Big Time (TV series), The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to gain a ...

, and

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, amongst others. For example,

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covered the song on her ''

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'' album (1977). The original version of the song was recorded by

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in 1965, on the

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to their single, "

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Chart performance

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