"Only You" | |
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Single by Teddy Pendergrass | |
from the album Life Is a Song Worth Singing | |
B-side | "It Don't Hurt Now" |
Released | September 2, 1978 |
Recorded | 1977–1978 |
Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Genre | Soul Disco |
Length | 5:07 |
Label | Philadelphia International Records |
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble Leon Huff [1] |
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