Kai Butterweck from laut.de rated the album two out of five stars. He felt that the "album, at least in its danceable moments, hits the coolness level of a chill pad basking in the sun [...] Sasha’s voice still melts hearts in candlelight mode. But once the instrumentals pick up speed, it fades into something pale and monotonous. And yet, the path to a better, more authentic future was paved long ago – thanks to Dick Brave.[1] In her review for T-Online, Julia Brummert noted that downtempo tracks "are still Sasha’s thing, but the affected coolness doesn't suit the singer very well." She was critical with Sasha's decision to experiment with "spoken word, funk, reggae, and scratch elements" on the album.[2]Hitchecker magazine found that "on his new album, Sasha sounds like he did 15 years ago [...] which makes him feel like yesterday’s news [...] The flaw in this concept is easy to spot: a pop album that sounds like it was produced in 1998 feels terribly outdated and stale in 2014."[3]
Commercial performance
In Germany, The One debuted and peaked at number 18 on the German Albums Chart in the week of 19 December 2014.[4] It was a considerable decline from Sasha's previous efforts, all of which had at least reached the top 10 on the chart.[4] In Switzerland, the album reached number 59 on the Swiss Albums Chart.[5] It marked the singer's first album to miss the top 40.[5]The One failed to chart elsewhere, becoming Sasha's first album not to chart in Austria.[5]
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