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| "Let Me Be the One" | ||||
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| Single by Angela Bofill | ||||
| from the album Let Me Be the One | ||||
| B-side | "Love Me for Today" | |||
| Released | February 8, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriters | Angela Bofill, Rick Suchow, Alan Palanker | |||
| Producers | David Frank & Mic Murphy (The System) | |||
| Angela Bofill singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Me Be the One" is the title of a hit single by acclaimed jazz / R&B vocalist Angela Bofill and was the title track and second single release from her 1984 album Let Me Be the One . The song was produced by David Frank and Mic Murphy of the System and was written by Angela Bofill, Rick Suchow and Alan Palanker. The single peaked at No. 84 [1] on the US R&B Billboard chart.
The song was later released on several Angela Bofill "best of" collections, including "The Best of Angela Bofill", "The Definitive Collection", and "Angela Bofill: Platinum and Gold Collection", all released by Arista Records. A live version was released as well, on her 2006 CD Live From Manila on the Black Angel label.
This song was used in a song called "The One" by Jon Phonics.