Just One Look (song)
"Just One Look" was a hit single co-written and sung by American R&B singer Doris Troy in 1963. The song peaked at #10 in the U.S. singles charts.
Details vary as to how the single came to be released on Atlantic Records. According to the book Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders[2], James Brown saw Troy performing in a nightclub (under her then-stage name Doris Payne), and introduced her to Atlantic.[1] According to a more recent and detailed story in Soulful Divas[3], Payne recorded a studio demo of the song and took it to Sue Records first, but their lack of response led her to offer it to Jerry Wexler at Atlantic, where the label released the demo unchanged.[1]
The single's release was the first time she started using "Doris Troy" as her stage name, though her pen name remained Doris Payne.[1]
"Just One Look" became a UK hit via a version by the Hollies which reached #2 in the spring of 1964. Although not a major US hit in its original release, the Hollies' "Just One Look" marked the first appearance of the Hollies on the Billboard Hot 100 at #98 and a US re-issue in 1967 saw the Hollies' "Just One Look" rise as high as #44. The Beatle tribute band, "The Buggs", also recorded an obscure version (retitled "Soho Mash") on their 1964 Coronet album, "The Beetle Beat".
Anne Murray remade "Just One Look" for her 1974 Love Song album and the track was issued as a single that October to become a minor Billboard Hot 100 entry at #86. Linda Ronstadt remade "Just One Look" for her 1978 Living in the USA album; issued as the album's third single in February 1979, the track just fell short of the Top 40 with a #44 peak.
Other versions of "Just One Look" are those by Lynda Carter, Faith Hope and Charity (#38 UK January 1976), Mark Farner, Lulu, Harry Nilsson on his 1976 album …That's the Way It Is and Klaus Nomi on his 1982 album Simple Man.
Troy's version was featured in a 1997 television commercial for Pepsi starring Cindy Crawford that aired during Super Bowl XXXI. Her version was also heard on DTV Disney set to The Wind in the Willows segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Doris Troy Biography
- ^ Jancik, Wayne, Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, revised and expanded, Billboard Books, 1998.
- ^ Nathan, David, Soulful Divas, Billboard Books, 1998.
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See also: Discography · Band members
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Live albums |
Hollies Live
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Compilations |
The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · Hollies' Greatest (UK) · Hollies' Greatest Hits (GER) · Hollies' Greatest Volume 2 (UK) · The Hollies' Greatest Hits (US) · The Very Best of the Hollies (US) · The History of the Hollies (UK) · 20 Golden Greats (UK) · The Best of the Hollies E.P.'s (UK) · The Other Side of the Hollies (UK) · All the Hits and More - The Definitive Collection (UK) · Rarities (UK) · The Air That I Breathe - The Very Best of the Hollies (UK) · 30th Anniversary Collection · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1963 to 1966 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1966 to 1970 · The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973 to 1989 · Greatest Hits (2003 UK) · A's B's & EP's · On a Carousel 1963-1974: The Ultimate Hollies · Midas Touch: The Very Best of The Hollies
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UK and US
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1963
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" Stay" / "Now's the Time"
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1964
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"Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine" · "Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - " Lucille" (US) · "We're Through" / "Come On Back"
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1965
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1966
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1967
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1968
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" Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US) · " Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US)
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1969
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1970
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"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth" · "Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine"
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1971
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"Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together"
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1972
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"The Baby" / "Oh Granny" · " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US) · "Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US)
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1973
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"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man"
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1974
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1983
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UK only
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1963
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"(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me" · " Searchin'" / "Whole World Over"
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1965
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1976
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"Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)" · "Star" / "Love is the Thing" · "Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon" · "Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine"
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1977
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"Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole" · "Amnesty" / "Crossfire"
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1979
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"Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun"
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1980
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"Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels" · " Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)"
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1981
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"Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)" · "Take My Love and Run" / "Driver"
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1985
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"Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman"
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1987
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"This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength" · "Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken"
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1989
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"Find Me a Family" / "No Rules"
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1993
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"The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)"
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2005
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"Hope" / "Shine On Me"
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US only
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1967
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"Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It" · "Just One Look" / "Running Through the Night" · "Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On" · "If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will"
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1968
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"Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations"
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1971
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"Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart"
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1972
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"Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl"
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1973
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"Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream" · "Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good"
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1974
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"Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music"
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1975
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"Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive"
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1976
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"Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"
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1977
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"Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over"
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1978
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"Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out"
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1983
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"If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes" · "Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"
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Italy only
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1967
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"Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me" · "Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"
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