Historical Artist Profile
Johnny Tillotson
Biography & Overview
Johnny Tillotson (April 20, 1938 – April 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including "Poetry in Motion", the self-penned "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and "Without You".
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
9 Charted Tracks
"Poetry In Motion"
Entered Charts: 1960
Peak: #2
"It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #3
"Without You"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #7
"Talk Back Trembling Lips"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #7
"Send Me The Pillow You Dream On"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #17
"You Can Never Stop Me Loving You"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #18
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #24
"Out Of My Mind"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #24
"Jimmy's Girl"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #25
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
7 Charted Tracks
"Poetry In Motion"
Entered Charts: 1960
#1 HIT
"Send Me The Pillow You Dam On"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #21
"It Keeps Right On A Hurtin'"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #31
"Out Of My Mind"
Entered Charts: 1963
Peak: #34
"I Can'T Help It"
Entered Charts: 1962
Peak: #41
"Jimmy's Girl"
Entered Charts: 1961
Peak: #43
"Poetry In Motion/Princess Princess"
Entered Charts: 1979
Peak: #67