One Kiss for Old Times' Sake

One Kiss for Old Times' Sake is Ronnie Dove's second album for Diamond Records.

One Kiss For Old Times’ Sake
Studio album by
Released1965 (1965)
GenrePop
LabelDiamond
ProducerPhil Kahl, Ray Vernon
Ronnie Dove chronology
Right or Wrong
(1964)
One Kiss For Old Times’ Sake
(1965)
I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True
(1965)

History

The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee[1] and released on the strength of two hit singles, "A Little Bit of Heaven" and "One Kiss for Old Times’ Sake", both of which were Top 20 pop hits.[2]

The initial Billboard magazine reviews stated that "The warm and sensitive vocal stylist offers an album of tender love ballads including his current hit single "A Little Bit of Heaven" and the recent "One Kiss for Old Times' Sake." His feel for country flavor is a remarkable one for the Baltimore-born balladeer." Adding that "...the arrangements of Bill Justis and Ray Stevens enhance the fresh vocal readings."[1]

The album was reissued on CD in the mid 1990s, being paired with Dove’s I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True album. More recently, the album was reissued digitally by Ronnie Dove Music, with a few songs sourced from newly available tapes that were previously unavailable.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 24, 1965, peaking at No. 119 during a long forty-one-week run on the chart.[3] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated July 31, 1965, peaking at No. 43 during a fifteen-week run on the chart.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Only Makes Me Love You More"Vinnie Monte, Frank Catana2:42
2."All of Me"Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks3:10
3."I Had to Lose You (To Find That I Need You)"Roy Alfred, Wes Farrell2:20
4."If I Live to Be a Hundred"Ben Raleigh, Mark Barkan2:35
5."If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me"Harlan Howard2:23
6."A Little Bit of Heaven"Artie Resnick, Kenny Young2:33
7."All"Johnny Lehmann, Herb Miller2:36
8."Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)"Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby2:35
9."Where in the World"Roy Alfred, Doug Barnd, Wes Farrell2:06
10."It's Almost Tomorrow"Gene Adkinson3:16
11."One Kiss for Old Times' Sake"Artie Resnick, Kenny Young2:35

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 119
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[4] 43

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard magazine, July 3 1965: Album Reviews, page 68.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Dove - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 46. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 106. Retrieved December 15, 2025.