No One (Connie Francis song)

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"No One"
Single by Connie Francis
A-side"Where the Boys Are"
ReleasedJanuary 1961 (U.S.)
Recorded1960
GenrePop, Easy Listening
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Connie Francis singles chronology
"No One"
(1961)
"Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart"
(1961)
"No One"
Without Love (There is Nothing)"
ReleasedJune 1963 (U.S.)
GenrePop, Easy Listening
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
(1963)
"No One"
(1963)
"
Without Love (There is Nothing)
"
(1963)
"No One"
Single by Brenda Lee
A-side"Too Many Rivers"
ReleasedMay 17, 1965 (U.S.)[1]
GenrePop, Easy Listening
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Too Many Rivers"
(1965)
"No One"
(1965)
"Rusty Bells"
(1965)

"No One" is a song originally recorded by Connie Francis in 1960. It was released as the B-side of her bigger hit, "Where the Boys Are," but charted separately. The song reached #34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the winter of 1961.[2]

Ray Charles cover

The most successful version of "No One" was recorded by Ray Charles in 1963. His version peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] and became a Top 10 R&B and AC hit. It also charted in the United Kingdom, reaching #35.[3]

Brenda Lee cover

In 1965,

Easy Listening chart, and was the only version of the song to chart in Canada, where it became a Top 40 hit (#36).[4]

Chart history

Connie Francis
Chart (1961) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 34
U.S.
Cash Box
Top 100
63
Ray Charles
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK[3]
35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 21
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 6
U.S. Billboard
R&B
9
U.S.
Cash Box Top 100[5]
22
Brenda Lee
Chart (1965) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 98
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 25
U.S.
Cash Box
Top 100
95

References

  1. ^ a b "Brenda Lee - No One".
  2. ^
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1963-09-18. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  4. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1965-06-14. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 20, 1963

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