Johnny and Mary

"Johnny and Mary"
Single by Robert Palmer
from the album Clues
B-side
  • "What's It Take" (EU)
  • "Style Kills" (NA)
ReleasedAugust 1980
StudioCompass Point Studios
Genre
Length3:59
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer singles chronology
"Can We Still Be Friends"
(1979)
"Johnny and Mary"
(1980)
"Looking for Clues"
(1980)
Music video
"Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary" on YouTube

"Johnny and Mary" is a 1980 song by Robert Palmer. It was taken from his sixth studio album Clues. It went to number 44 in the United Kingdom and was a Top 40 hit in New Zealand, Austria, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada. It topped the single charts in Spain.

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