"Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, his first chart-topper. One night, some of Johnny Russell"s friends from Oklahoma planned to do a recording session in Los Angeles. Russell had to break a date with his then-girlfriend. "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.' Thus inspired, Russell quickly came up with a concept for a love song based around his comment The Beatles covered the song in 1965 on their album Help! (in the United Kingdom) and as the B-side of the "Yesterday" single in the U.S.The Beatles' version is sung by Ringo Starr. |