"The Only One" | ||||
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Single by Transvision Vamp | ||||
from the album Velveteen | ||||
B-side |
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Released | May 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:50 4:19 (album version) | |||
Label |
MCA Records TVV 7 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nick Christian Sayer | |||
Producer(s) | Duncan Bridgeman Zeus B. Held | |||
Transvision Vamp singles chronology | ||||
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"The Only One" was the second single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second studio album Velveteen. It was a UK Top 20 hit in 1989 and peaked at #15, spending a total of six weeks on the chart. The sleeve design was similar to that of the previous single " Baby I Don't Care", this time featuring the band against a panelled backdrop printed with a large photo of Marilyn Monroe.
Eleanor Levy left positive review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror. She called it "messy pop rock'n'roll" with "feisty little tune". [1] New Musical Express' reviewer Barry Egan also liked "The Only One". He considered that it lacks immediate attraction of " Baby I Don't Care" but, in time, listeners will learn "to stop worrying and love it". [2] In turn Bob Stanley of Melody Maker was disappointed by song. As per him: "This features a cute-as-pie verse, but goes all wonky on the chorus – awkward time changes, no discernible hook." [3]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [7] | 30 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 22 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [9] | 15 |
http://www.itm-ed.de/tvamp/music/discography/onlyone.html Worldwide releases
"The Only One" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Transvision Vamp | ||||
from the album Velveteen | ||||
B-side |
| |||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:50 4:19 (album version) | |||
Label |
MCA Records TVV 7 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nick Christian Sayer | |||
Producer(s) | Duncan Bridgeman Zeus B. Held | |||
Transvision Vamp singles chronology | ||||
|
"The Only One" was the second single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second studio album Velveteen. It was a UK Top 20 hit in 1989 and peaked at #15, spending a total of six weeks on the chart. The sleeve design was similar to that of the previous single " Baby I Don't Care", this time featuring the band against a panelled backdrop printed with a large photo of Marilyn Monroe.
Eleanor Levy left positive review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror. She called it "messy pop rock'n'roll" with "feisty little tune". [1] New Musical Express' reviewer Barry Egan also liked "The Only One". He considered that it lacks immediate attraction of " Baby I Don't Care" but, in time, listeners will learn "to stop worrying and love it". [2] In turn Bob Stanley of Melody Maker was disappointed by song. As per him: "This features a cute-as-pie verse, but goes all wonky on the chorus – awkward time changes, no discernible hook." [3]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [7] | 30 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 22 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [9] | 15 |
http://www.itm-ed.de/tvamp/music/discography/onlyone.html Worldwide releases