One Love (Dr. Alban album)

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One Love (The Album)
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Studio album by
Released23 November 1992
Recorded1992
Label BMG Ariola
Producer Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr
Dr. Alban chronology
Hello Afrika
(1990)
One Love (The Album)
(1992)
Look Who's Talking
(1994)
Singles from One Love (The Album)
  1. "It's My Life"
    Released: 1 May 1992
  2. "One Love"
    Released: August 1992
  3. "Sing Hallelujah"
    Released: 1993

One Love (The Album) is the second studio album by European-based Nigerian artist Dr. Alban. It was released in 1992. The album was also released as a second edition in 1993, with a different track listing.

Contents

Track listing

First edition

  1. "Introduction" (1:45)
  2. "It's My Life" (4:00)
  3. "Sing Hallelujah" (4:24)
  4. "Groove Machine 4" (3:41)
  5. "Reggae Gone Ragga" (4:01)
  6. "Cash Money" (3:36)
  7. "One Love" (5:27)
  8. "Om we rembwe ike" (4:47)
  9. "Groove Machine 5" (4:46)
  10. "Mata oh a eh" (4:20)
  11. "Roll Down Di Rubber Man" (5:39)
  12. "It's My Life (Club Edit)" (4:00)

Second edition

  1. "Introduction" (1:45)
  2. "It's My Life" (4:00)
  3. "One Love" (4:00)
  4. "Sing Hallelujah" (4:00)
  5. "Mata oh a eh" (4:20)
  6. "Reggae Gone Ragga" (4:01)
  7. "Om we rembwe ike" (4:47)
  8. "Hard To Choose" (3:53)
  9. "Cash Money" (3:36)
  10. "Roll Down Di Rubber Man" (5:39)
  11. "It's My Life (Remix)" (4:32)
  12. "One Love (Remix)" (4:30)

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [1] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [2] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [4] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 3

Sales and certifications

Certifications for One Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [7] Platinum50,000*
Germany (BVMI) [8] Gold250,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [9] Gold31,794 [9]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [10] Platinum50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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