My One Temptation

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"My One Temptation"
Mica Paris - My One Temptation.jpg
Single by Mica Paris
from the album So Good
Released1988
Genre R&B, soul
Length4:38
Label 4th & Broadway / Island Records
Songwriter(s) Mick Leeson, Miles Waters, Peter Vale
Mica Paris singles chronology
"My One Temptation"
(1988)
"Like Dreamers Do"
(1988)
Music video
"My One Temptation" on YouTube

"My One Temptation" is the debut single by British singer Mica Paris, from her debut album So Good . "My One Temptation" is an r&b song which has been described as "haunting" by critics.

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"My One Temptation" was released by 4th & Broadway and Island Records in 1988 and became Mica Paris' biggest hit, reaching the top ten of the UK Singles Chart and US Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a top twenty hit on the US R&B singles and Irish singles charts.

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