25 All-time Greatest Hits
Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an A… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Tillotson (born 20 April 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'".

In 1957 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 entitled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. 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 Donlevy and Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones. This film was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (#46).
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25 All-time Greatest Hits
Johnny Tillotson Lyrics


Angel (Angel, angel) Angel Gentle as a flower Every waking hour Wa…
Dreamy Eyes Dreamy eyes You've got such dreamy eyes When I'm away from y…
Earth Angel Earth angel earth angel will you be mine My darling dear…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time How'm I…
Heartaches By The Number [VERSE 1] I've got heartaches by the number when you left…
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell…
I'm A Worried Guy When my friends say that you're a run-around I laugh at…
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' I cry myself to sleep each night Wishing I could hold…
Jimmy's Girl Jimmy's girl, Jimmy's girl Wish that I were holdin' Jimmy's …
Our World They say, "Look at the mess you′re in." We say, Don't…
Out Of My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Pledging My Love Forever my darling our love will be true Always and forever…
Poetry in Motion When I see my baby What do I see Poetry Poetry in motion Po…
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Send me the pillow that you dream on Don't you…
She Understands Me You ask me why, why I love her Woh-woh, dumb-dee-dah-dee, Du…
Talk Back Trembling Lips Talk back trembling lips Shakey legs don't just stand there …
True True Happiness True true happiness will folow True true happiness will folo…
Why Do I Love You So Oooo - Oooo - Oooo - Oooo....... My darlin' I have…
Without You You made me happy, you made me sing But now without…
Worry Worry the nights away worry all through the day I worry…
You Can Never Stop Me Loving You YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU Writers Ian Samwell, Jean…


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