Just Once in My Life

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Not to be confused with For Once in My Life. For the Righteous Brothers album, see Just Once in My Life (album)
"Just Once in My Life"
Single by The Righteous Brothers
from the album Just Once in My Life
B-side "The Blues"
Released April 1965
Format 7" single
Genre Blue-eyed soul
Length 3:54
Label Philles
Writer(s) Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector
The Righteous Brothers singles chronology
"Bring Your Love to Me"
(1965)		 "Just Once in My Life"
(1965)		 "You Can Have Her"
(1965)

"Just Once in My Life" is a song written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Phil Spector. The song was released by The Righteous Brothers in 1965 and reached No. 9 in Billboard Hot 100.

The song was covered by the American rock band The Beach Boys and released on their 1976 album 15 Big Ones. Other artists to release versions include The Alan Price Set and The Action.

The Righteous Brothers' original

After the success of the Righteous Brothers' first single with Phil Spector, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", the writers of the song Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil then wrote "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" for them. The song however was not completed,[1] and Spector instead asked Carole King to write a song for the duo, which turned out to be "Just Once in My Life".[2]

The Righteous Brothers released their version as a single in April 1965 as the follow-up to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Their second release on the Philles label, the single was another big hit, making the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number nine.

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 9

The Beach Boys version

"Just Once in My Life"
Song

Personnel

Personnel per 2000 liner notes.[5]

The Beach Boys
Additional musicians

Sources

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  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5699." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ↑ "The Righteous Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Righteous Brothers.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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