The Ones You Love

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"The Ones You Love"
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Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side "Cry for Help"
Released23 August 1993 (1993-08-23) [1]
Genre
Length7:13
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Rick Astley
  • Dave West
Producer(s)
  • Gary Stevenson
  • Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Hopelessly"
(1993)		"The Ones You Love"
(1993)		"Sleeping"
(2001)
Music video
"The Ones You Love" on YouTube

"The Ones You Love" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley, written by Astley and Dave West. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley, and recorded for the singer's third album, Body & Soul (1993). The song was released as the album's first single on 23 August 1993 by RCA Records and peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. After its release, Astley retired from music, and "The Ones You Love" served as his final single until the release of "Sleeping" in October 2001.

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Critical reception

Upon the single release, Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Astley digs into his pretty Body & Soul album and pulls out this gospel-spiced pop ballad. Tambourine-shaking, choir-bolstered chorus is enhanced by mindful lyrics on getting past the tougher moments in life. Astley's vocal is a pleasure. His restrained performance keeps the song from becoming too cloying or heavy-handed. Fine for either top 40 or AC play." [2] Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, describing it as "cheerful, uptempo and commercial, though far inferior to his last hit "Cry for Help" which is included here [on the single]." [3]

Track listing

  1. "The Ones You Love" (single edit) – 4:20
  2. "Cry for Help" (single edit) – 4:14
  3. "The Ones You Love" (instrumental) – 4:21

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1993–1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 132
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] 54
Europe (European Hit Radio) [6] 16
Germany (GfK) [7] 54
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 48
UK Airplay (ERA) [11] 45
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [12] 19

References

  1. ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week . 21 August 1993. p. 23.
  2. ↑ Flick, Larry (29 January 1994). "Single Reviews: Pop" (PDF). Billboard . p. 79. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (21 August 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 14. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15" . Retrieved 15 September 2015– via Imgur.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2414." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 39. 25 September 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rick Astley – The Ones You Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rick Astley" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Rick Astley – The Ones You Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Airplay 100" (PDF). Hit Music . 18 September 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Rick Astley Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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