Thus inspired, Russell quickly came up with a concept for a love song based around his comment. "When she asked me why I was going to L.A., I answered 'They are going to put me in the movies and make a big star out of me.' We both laughed." In order to do so, Russell had to break a date with his then-girlfriend. One night, some of his friends from Oklahoma planned to do a recording session in Los Angeles and asked him to join them. Russell, originally from Mississippi, was based in Fresno, California, in the early 1960s.
The song was also covered by Betty Willis in 1978. Owens and Starr went on to record a duet version in 1989. Featuring Ringo Starr taking the lead vocal, it became a featured performance number of his in concert, both with the Beatles and later with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
The best-known other version is from the Beatles in 1965. It has been recorded by many other artists, including Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam, Kidsongs, and Mrs. The song tells the tale of someone who has been jilted and, because of that, can play a film part of someone sad and lonely without knowing anything about acting. In 2002, Shelly Fabian of ranked the song number 169 on her list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs. It was originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, his first chart-topper. " Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. Johnny Russell, Lavonia Inez Morrison (“Voni Morrison”)īuck Owens and the Buckaroos singles chronology 1963 single by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
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