Joanie Sommers – “I’m Gonna Know He’s Mine” (Warners) 1964
Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Produced by Barry Mann.
Hailing from Buffalo, NY, Joanie moved with her family to California in 1955. Her recording career began on Warner Brothers where she debuted with “Kookie’s Love Song”, a duet with Edd Byrnes. Her biggest charting hit followed in 1962 when “Johnny Get Angry” reached #7 on the Hot-100.
After the follow-up, “When The Boys Get Together” peaked at #94, Joanie didn’t grace the Hot-100 again, in spite of the quality of her releases. One of these, “Don’t Pity Me” from 1965 has become a firm favorite among northern soul fans,