Songs Written by John TurnerTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James John Turner Phillips, also known as Jimmy Phillips, (7 July 1902 – 14 April 1982) was an English lyricist who used the pen name John Turner. == Biography == He ran the Peter Maurice Music Company, whose most important lyricist was Geoffrey Parsons. The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language. He would usually assign a song to Parsons and when the latter was finished, suggest some changes. The credits for the English... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, John Turner first charted in 1952 with Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart.The artist placed 19 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 12 UK Top‑75 entries, including 5 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) - #2: Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart - #3: Smile - #4: The Little Shoemaker - #5: Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart
Publicité

Video thumbnail


  Vera Lynn
1.
06/1952

#2  Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
Vera Lynn

339 pts
1
US




10
UK
as Vera Lynn & Chorus
[London 1227]
written by Eberhard Storch, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Eddy Howard
2.
06/1952

#5  Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart
Eddy Howard

170 pts
4
US






written by Eberhard Storch, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Les Baxter
3.
07/1952

Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart
Les Baxter

58 pts
20
US






written by Eberhard Storch, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
4.
08/1952

Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

83 pts
13
US






vocals by Kenny Martin
written by Eberhard Storch, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  The Ames Brothers
5.
08/1952

Aufwiederseh'n Sweetheart
The Ames Brothers

83 pts
13
US






written by Eberhard Storch, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Jimmy Young
6.
08/1953

Eternally
Jimmy Young

107 pts






8
UK
[London 1357]
written by Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons & John Turner greentick
  Eddie Fisher
7.
12/1953

#1  Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
Eddie Fisher

345 pts
1
US




9
UK
written by Paul Burkhard, Geoffrey Parsons & John Turner greentick
  Petula Clark
8.
06/1954

The Little Shoemaker
Petula Clark

111 pts






7
UK
written by Rudi Revil, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb & John Turner greentick
  Hugo Winterhalter
9.
07/1954

The Little Shoemaker
Hugo Winterhalter

100 pts
9
US






with Eddie Fisher
[RCA 47-5769]
written by Rudi Revil, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb & John Turner greentick
  The Gaylords
10.
07/1954

#4  The Little Shoemaker
The Gaylords

199 pts
2
US






as The Gaylords, Three Friends and a Stranger
[Mercury 70403]
written by Rudi Revil, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons, Nathan Korb & John Turner greentick
  Nat King Cole
11.
09/1954

#3  Smile
Nat King Cole

280 pts
10
US




2
UK
[Capitol 2897]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Sunny Gale
12.
10/1954

Smile
Sunny Gale

58 pts
19
US






[RCA 47-5836]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Perry Como and Jaye P. Morgan
13.
06/1955

Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang the Little Bird)
Perry Como and Jaye P. Morgan

81 pts
12
US






written by Saverio Seracini, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Ronnie Hilton
Stars Shine in Your Eyes
14.
08/1955

Stars Shine in Your Eyes
Ronnie Hilton

74 pts






13
UK
written by Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner greentick & Nino Rota
  Malcolm Vaughan
15.
01/1956

With Your Love
Malcolm Vaughan

57 pts






18
UK
written by Geoffrey Parsons, Gilbert Bécaud & John Turner greentick
  Eddie Calvert
16.
06/1958

Little Serenade
Eddie Calvert

33 pts






28
UK
[ABC 9939]
written by Antonio Amurri, Geoffrey Parsons, Giovanni Ferrio & John Turner greentick
  Teddy Randazzo
17.
07/1958

Little Serenade
Teddy Randazzo

11 pts
66
US






[Vik 0330]
written by Gianni Ferrio, Antonio Amurri, Geoffrey Parsons & John Turner greentick
  The Ames Brothers
18.
08/1958

Little Serenade
The Ames Brothers

5 pts
98
US






[RCA 47-7268]
written by Paolo Esposito, Antonio Amurri, Geoffrey Parsons & John Turner greentick
  Art Mooney
19.
06/1959

Smile
Art Mooney

4 pts
107
US






as Art Mooney and his Orchestra
instrumental
[MGM 12802]
written by Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons & John Turner greentick
  Tony Bennett
20.
08/1959

Smile
Tony Bennett

11 pts
73
US






[Columbia 41434]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Dick Lee
21.
03/1961

Oh Mein Papa
Dick Lee

6 pts
94
US






[Blue Bell 503]
written by John Turner greentick, Geoffrey Parsons & Paul Burkhard
  Timi Yuro
22.
11/1961

Smile
Timi Yuro

32 pts
42
US
9
AC




[Liberty 55375]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Ferrante & Teicher
23.
03/1962

Smile
Ferrante & Teicher

from Tonight   
14 pts
94
US
18
AC




instrumental
[United Artists 431]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  The Chucks
24.
01/1963

Loo-Be-Loo
The Chucks

52 pts






22
UK
written by Bill Turner, John Turner greentick & Melville Farley
  Ken Dodd
25.
02/1964

Eight by Ten
Ken Dodd

43 pts






22
UK
written by Bill Anderson, John Turner greentick & Walter Haynes
  Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
26.
12/1964

Smile
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler

27 pts
42
US


16
R&B


[Vee-Jay 633]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  The Buckinghams
27.
09/1969

It's a Beautiful Day (For Lovin')
The Buckinghams

3 pts
126
US






[Columbia 44923]
written by Thomas Boudreau & John Turner greentick
  Reunion
28.
06/1972

Smile (Theme from Modern Times)
Reunion

3 pts


38
AC




[Bell 45,222]
written by Charles Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Frances Ruffelle
29.
04/2004

Smile
Frances Ruffelle

from Showgirl   
3 pts






149
UK
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Michael Jackson
30.
07/2009

Smile
Michael Jackson

9 pts






74
UK
R: Michael Jackson's death
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  The Glee Cast
31.
04/2010

Smile
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, Volume 2   Glee: The Music, Volume 2
2 pts






190
UK
featuring New Directions
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Katherine Crowe
32.
12/2012

Smile
Katherine Crowe

11 pts






64
UK
with The London Metropolitan Orchestra
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner greentick & Geoffrey Parsons
  Jidenna
Classic Man
33.
05/2015

Classic Man
Jidenna

from Wondaland Presents: The Eephus   
60 pts
22
US


8
R&B


featuring Roman GianArthur
[Wondaland LP Cut]
written by Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX, Eleanor Kateri Tannis, George Astasio, Jasbir Sehra, Jason Pebworth, Jidenna, John Turner greentick, Jon Shave, Kurtis McKenzie, Milan Wiley, Nana Kwabena Tuffuor, Nathaniel Irvin III & Roman GianArthur

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email LinkedIn


US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts   •   UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts
Music VF  © 2007-2026 Howard Drake / VF Entertainment 05/06/26 08h16:33 xx faux
  Music VF.com, music hit charts   •   Rock VF.com, rock music hit charts   •   Music VF.fr, tous les tubes   •