Just One Look (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Just One Look


Artist = Doris Troy
from Album =
B-side =
Released = 1963
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1963
Genre = R&B
Length = 1:59
Label = Atlantic
Writer = Gregory Carroll and Doris Payne
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Heart" (as Jay & Dee) [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004055/Doris-Troy.html Doris Troy Biography ] ]
This single = "Just One Look"
Next single = "Whatcha Gonna Do About It?"

"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" [Jancik, Wayne, "Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders", revised and expanded, Billboard Books, 1998.] , James Brown saw Troy performing in a nightclub (under her then-stage name Doris Payne), and introduced her to Atlantic. According to a more recent and detailed story in "Soulful Divas" [Nathan, David, "Soulful Divas", Billboard Books, 1998.] , 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.

The single's release was the first time she started using "Doris Troy" as her stage name, though her pen name remained Doris Payne.

"Just One Look" has been covered by other artists, most notably The Hollies and Linda Ronstadt. It was also covered by Harry Nilsson on his 1976 album "…That's the Way It Is".

Doris Troy's version was featured in a 1990s television commercial for Pepsi starring model Cindy Crawford.

ee also

*One-hit wonders in the United States

References