One Love in My Lifetime

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"One Love in My Lifetime"
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Artwork for Dutch release
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Diana Ross
B-side "Smile"
ReleasedAugust 11, 1976 (1976-08-11)
Genre Pop
Length3:39
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
  • Terri McFaddin
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Leonard Perry
Producer(s) Lawrence Brown
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Love Hangover"
(1976)		"One Love in My Lifetime"
(1976)		"Gettin' Ready for Love"
(1977)

"One Love in My Lifetime" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for the 1976 album of the same name. The song was written by Lawrence Brown, Leonard Perry and Terri McFadden, produced by Brown and arranged by Wade Marcus.

Contents

The song was released as the final single from the album in August 1976. On the second side, the publishers posted "Smile", a cover version of a Charlie Chaplin song from the 1936 film Modern Times . The single rose to number 25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart [1] and number 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. [2]

Critical reception

The Cash Box magazine wrote: "A funky number, this is an intelligent followup to 'Love Hangover.' It shows off another facet of Ms. Ross' talents. The chorus is a strong hook, the music has a lot of texture, and there's an excellent vocal tradeoff near the end. It looks like this one is right on the mark; it's headed straight for the top." [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "One Love in My Lifetime"
Chart (1976)Peak
position
Canada Top 100 Singles ( RPM ) [4] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip) [5] 22
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 25
US Hot Soul Singles ( Billboard ) [2] 10
US Top Easy Listening ( Billboard ) [6] 31
US Top 100 Singles ( Cash Box ) [7] 34
US Top 100 R&B ( Cash Box ) [8] 16
US The Singles Chart ( Record World ) [9] 37
US The R&B Singles Chart ( Record World ) [10] 11

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "One Love in My Lifetime"
Chart (1976)Peak
position
Canada Top 200 Singles ( RPM ) [11] 173

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  2. 1 2 "Hot Soul Singles (For Week Ending 9/18/76)" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 88, no. 38. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 18, 1976. p. 52. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. ↑ "Singles Reviews: Diana Ross - "One Love in My Lifetime"" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. 38, no. 10. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. June 24, 1976. p. 28. ISSN   0008-7289.
  4. ↑ "Top 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 26, no. 2. October 9, 1976. p. 23. ISSN   0033-7064.
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