One by One (song)

This article is about the song sung by Cher. For other songs with the same title, see One by One (disambiguation).
"One by One"
Single by Cher
from the album It's a Man's World
Released January 5, 1996 (Europe)
June 4, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded 1995
Genre Pop/Rock (Europe)
Pop/R&B (US)
Length 5:06 (Europe)
4:06 (U.S.)
Label Reprise
WEA
Writer(s) Anthony Griffiths
Producer(s) Stephen Lipson
Cher singles chronology
"Walking in Memphis"
(1995)		 "One by One"
(1996)		 "Not Enough Love in the World"
(1996)

"One by One" is the first American and second European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty first studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released on January 5, 1996 by Reprise Records and WEA. It was written by Anthony Griffiths of The Real People and had been released by Irish singer Johnny Logan in 1990. Cher is credited as composer on the U.S. edition of It's a Man's World.

Song information

In 1987, Liverpool-based musician Anthony Griffiths penned the song for his band, "Jo Jo & The Real People", who later shortened their name to The Real People. It was not intended to be released as a single and was not included among the 12 tracks of their eponymous debut album The Real People, released in 1991 on CBS Records.

Irish singer Johnny Logan recorded the song in 1990. It was released as a double A-sided single and reached the Irish top 20.

In 1995, Cher recorded the song and released it in 1996 as the first U.S. and second European official single for her twenty-first album It's a Man's World.

For Cher, although "Walking in Memphis" was chosen as the first single, One by One proved to be more successful in the United Kingdom when it charted at number seven. In the United States the single performed fairly on the Billboard's Hot 100, but was a big hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary, Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.

Critical reception

Allmusic was positive by calling it "irresistible, mid-tempo soul."[1]

Music video

The original video was released in the United Kingdom, which follows the story of an unhappy couple who struggle with problems, but later make up when they realize how much they actually love each other. When the video was released in the United States it followed the same concept, but some scenes were added and some were taken off, the beginning was also much different including animations which followed the beat of the song. Finally a third video was released due to the popularity of the single's club remix. Dan Rucks or most famously known as Dan-O-Rama remixed the video by using a combination of both original videos. The remix used for the video was the Junior Vasquez vocal edit.

Notable live performances

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of all single releases of "One by One".

Europe CD maxi-single (WEA 032 CD)[3][4]

  1. "One By One"
  2. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez mix)
  3. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
  4. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"

Germany CD single (WEA 032 CD)[5][6]

Same track list of the European CD Single but, without the "Junior Vasquez Mix".[7]

US 12" vinyl (PRO-A-8015)[8][9]

  • A1. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez club vocal mix)
  • A2. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez club dub)
  • B1. "One By One" (X Beat mix)
  • B2. "One By One" (X Beat dub)
  • B3. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez vocal edit)

US CD maxi-single (9 43643-2)[10][11]

  1. "One By One" (with Melle Mel)
  2. "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" (non-album track)
  3. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez club vocal mix)
  4. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez club dub)
  5. "One By One" (X Beat mix)
  6. "One By One" (X Beat dub)

US 12" vinyl (0-43643)[12][13]

Same track list of the US CD Maxi-Single' but, without the "X Beat Dub".[14]

UK 12" vinyl (SAM 1785)[15][16]

  • A1. "One By One" (Junior's club vocal)
  • A2. "One By One" (club dub 2)
  • B1. "One By One" (long version)
  • B2. "One By One" (tribal beats)
  • B3. "One By One"

UK 12" vinyl (WEA032T)[17][18]

  • A1. "One By One" (Junior's club vocal)
  • B1. "Walking In Memphis" (Shut Up And Dance vocal mix)
  • B2. "Walking In Memphis" (Baby Doc mix)

US CD single (9 17695-2)[19][20]

  1. "One By One" (album version)
  2. "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog" (The Way You Treated Me) (non-album track)
  3. "One By One" (original UK album version)

UK 12" vinyl (SAM 1763)[21][22]

  • A1. "One By One (Junior's club vocal)
  • A2. "One By One (tribal beats)
  • B1. "One By One (Junior's club dub 1)
  • B2. "One By One (Junior's club dub 2)

US 12" vinyl promo (PRO-A-8428)[23][24]

  • A1. "One By One" (Junior's Pride mix)
  • A2. "One By One" (bonus beats)
  • A3. "One By One" (piano dub)
  • B1. "Walking In Memphis" (Shut Up And Dance mix)
  • B2. "Walking In Memphis" (rated PG mix)

Official versions
"One By One" (Junior Vasquez Mix)
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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[25] 22
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[26] 2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[27] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[29] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[31] 52
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[32] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 29
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[34] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[35] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 83
US Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales[37] 39

Notes

1.^ Cher is credited as composer on the U.S. edition of the album It's a Man's World.

References

  1. ↑ Review by Allmusic Retrieved 15 October 2013
  2. ↑ Video on YouTube
  3. ↑ Cher - One by One
  4. ↑ "One By One Single".
  5. ↑ Cher - One by One
  6. ↑ "One By One Single".
  7. ↑ "One By One Single".
  8. ↑ Cher - One By One (The Junior Vasquez Mixes)
  9. ↑ "One By One Single".
  10. ↑ Cher - One By One
  11. ↑ "One By One Single".
  12. ↑ Cher - One by One
  13. ↑ "One By One Single".
  14. ↑ "One By One Single".
  15. ↑ Cher - One By One
  16. ↑ "One By One Single".
  17. ↑ Cher - One By One
  18. ↑ "One By One Single".
  19. ↑ Cher - One By One
  20. ↑ "One By One Single".
  21. ↑ Cher - One By One
  22. ↑ "One By One Single".
  23. ↑ Cher - One By One/Walking In Memphis
  24. ↑ "One By One Single".
  25. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3048." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9673." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  27. ↑ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-01-14". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Cher: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Cher. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Cher. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Cher. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Cher – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Cher. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  35. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Billboard year-End Charts 1996" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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