"Dedicated to the One I Love" | ||||
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Single by the Shirelles | ||||
from the album Tonight's the Night | ||||
B-side | "Look a Here Baby" | |||
Released | May 1959 | |||
Recorded | Beltone (New York City) | |||
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Length | 2:03 | |||
Label | Scepter | |||
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The Shirelles singles chronology | ||||
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"Dedicated to the One I Love" is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass that was a hit for the "5" Royales, the Shirelles, the Mamas & the Papas and Bitty McLean. [1] Pauling was the guitarist of the "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of the song, produced by Bass, in 1957. Their version was re-released in 1961 and charted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
A cover version recorded by American girl group the Shirelles [1] reached number 83 in 1959. [3] This version was re-released in 1961 and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides. [4] The song was subsequently included on their 1961 album Tonight's the Night . In Canada, the re-release reached number 13. [5]
"Dedicated to the One I Love" | ||||
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![]() West German picture sleeve | ||||
Single by the Mamas & the Papas | ||||
from the album The Mamas & The Papas Deliver | ||||
B-side | "Free Advice" | |||
Released | February 1967 | |||
Recorded | November 26, 1966 Western Recorders, 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California | |||
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Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | Dunhill | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lowman Pauling Ralph Bass | |||
Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology | ||||
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In 1967, a subsequent and slightly more popular cover version by the Mamas & the Papas [1] released on the Dunhill label went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, [8] kept from number 1 by "Happy Together" by The Turtles. [9] This version also reached number 2 on the UK's Record Retailer chart. [10] The lead singer on the first verse was Michelle Phillips—the first time that Phillips was given the lead. The song was also included on the group's 1967 album The Mamas & The Papas Deliver .
The song has the same mix on both the single and album versions, unlike some of their other tracks. However, there are different versions of the song:
Cash Box called the single a "groovey, harmonic, soft rock venture that is sure to please all of the group's many fans." [7]
The group appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 to perform both this song and the single to follow, "Creeque Alley". Although the single has a running time of 2:56, and the group performed the song in its entirety, edited versions of the song appear on internet video sites with a much shorter running time.
DTV , in 1984, set the Mamas & the Papas version of the song to Sleeping Beauty and was featured on the VHS DTV: Groovin' for a 60's Afternoon.
According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians played on the track. [11]
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Go-Set ) [12] | 5 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [13] | 13 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [14] | 8 |
Canada ( RPM ) [15] | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA) [16] | 7 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] | 15 |
New Zealand ( Listener ) [18] | 10 |
South Africa (Springbok) [19] | 2 |
UK Record Retailer [20] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [21] | 2 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [22] | 2 |
West Germany ( Musikmarkt ) [23] | 26 |