Johnny Tillotson
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- This article is about the 1950s and 1960s singer. For the former Archbishop, see John Tillotson.
Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida; raised in Palatka, Florida) is an American singer and songwriter.
While still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television. Following graduation in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, he signed with Cadence Records and moved to New York City to pursue his music career. In 1960, he recorded his first hit, a composition titled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music charts in the USA and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
A "crossover" artist, several of Tillotson's songs were successful on both the country music charts and pop charts. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for another of his own compositions, "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin," and also for the song "Heartaches by the Number," nominated for Best Vocal Performance of 1965. He also appeared in the 1963 film Just for Fun and sang the theme song for the 1965 Sally Field television comedy Gidget.
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tillotson has recorded 26 singles that made it onto Billboard's charts and performed at venues across the United States and other places around the globe.
He was featured in the 1966 camp comedy The Fat Spy starring Jayne Mansfield, Jack E. Leonard, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevey and Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones. This film was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (#46).
[edit] Discography
Albums
- 1959: This Is Johnny Tillotson
- 1960: Johnny Tillotson (EP)
- 1962: It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (US #8)
- 1963: You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
- 1964: Talk Back Trembling Lips (US #48)
- 1964: The Tillotson Touch
- 1964: She Understands Me (US #148)
- 1965: That's My Style
- 1965: Johnny Tillotson Sings
- 1966: No Love at All
- 1966: The Christmas Touch
- 1966: Johnny Tillotson Sings Tillotson
- 1967: Here I Am
- 1969: Tears on My Pillow
- 1972: Johnny Tillotson
- 1977: Johnny Tillotson
Compilations
- 1962: Johnny Tillotson's Best (US #120)
- 1968: The Best of Johnny Tillotson
- 1972: The Very Best of Johnny Tillotson
- 1977: Greatest
- 1984: Scrapbook
- 1990: All the Early Hits - and More!!!!
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Pop | R&B | C&W | AC | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | "Dreamy Eyes" | Johnny Tillotson (EP) | 63 | ||||
| 1959 | "True True Happiness" | Johnny Tillotson (EP) | 54 | ||||
| 1960 | "Why Do I Love You So" | This Is Johnny Tillotson | 42 | ||||
| 1960 | "Earth Angel" | This Is Johnny Tillotson | 57 | ||||
| 1960 | "Poetry in Motion" | This Is Johnny Tillotson | 2 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | "Jimmy's Girl" | This Is Johnny Tillotson | 25 | 43 | |||
| 1961 | "Without You" | Johnny Tillotson's Best | 7 | ||||
| 1962 | "Dreamy Eyes" (reissue) | Johnny Tillotson's Best | 35 | ||||
| 1962 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | 89 | ||||
| 1962 | "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | 3 | 6 | 4 | 31 | |
| 1962 | "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | 17 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
| 1962 | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | 24 | 41 | |||
| 1963 | "Out of My Mind" | All His Early Hits - and More!!!! | 24 | 34 | |||
| 1963 | "You Can Never Stop Me Loving You" | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You | 18 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | 50 | ||||
| 1963 | "Talk Back Trembling Lips" | Talk Back Trembling Lips | 7 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | "I'm a Worried Guy" | Talk Back Trembling Lips | 37 | ||||
| 1964 | "I Rise, I Fall" | The Tillotson Touch | 37 | ||||
| 1964 | "Worry" | The Tillotson Touch | 45 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | "She Understands Me" | She Understands Me | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | "Then I'll Count Again" | That's My Style | 86 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | "Heartaches by the Number" | That's My Style | 35 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | "Our World" | Johnny Tillotson Sings | 70 | ||||
| 1965 | "Angel" | Johnny Tillotson Sings | 51 | ||||
| 1968 | "You're the Reason" | The Best of Johnny Tillotson | 48 | ||||
| 1969 | "Tears on My Pillow" | Tears on My Pillow |
