The One That You Love

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"The One That You Love"
Air Supply - The One That You Love (single).jpg
Single by Air Supply
from the album The One That You Love
B-side "I Want to Give It All"
Released30 April 1981
Genre Soft rock
Length4:17
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Graham Russell
Producer(s) Harry Maslin
Air Supply singles chronology
"Every Woman in the World"
(1980)
"The One That You Love"
(1981)
"Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)"
(1981)

"The One That You Love" is a song by British-Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released as a single from their sixth studio album of the same name. It was written by member Graham Russell. The song reached No. 1 in the United States, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 25 July 1981 and remaining there for one week; it is the duo's only No. 1 hit. The song's lead vocals are sung by Russell Hitchcock. Graham Russell provides backing vocals on this song.

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"The One That You Love" also peaked at No. 2 for five weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, behind "I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers. [1]

Reception

Cash Box said "Australia's Air Supply leaps back onto the charts with the title track from its forthcoming follow-up LP. A grandoise, string-laden number, with Graham Russell's [ sic ] unmistakable vocals, this recaptures the urgent romanticism of 'Lost in Love' and 'All Out Of Love' with plaintive backup vocals." [2] Record World described it as a "loving ballad that can't miss." [3]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold75,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

See also

References

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  17. "American single certifications – Air Supply – The One That You Love". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 11 June 2023.