The Only One (Transvision Vamp song)

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"The Only One"
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Single by Transvision Vamp
from the album Velveteen
B-side
  • "The Mystery Song"
  • "Love Me"
ReleasedMay 1989
Recorded1989
Genre
Length3:50
4:19 (album version)
Label MCA Records
TVV 7
Songwriter(s) Nick Christian Sayer
Producer(s) Duncan Bridgeman
Zeus B. Held
Transvision Vamp singles chronology
"Baby I Don't Care"
(1989)		"The Only One"
(1989)		"Landslide of Love"
(1989)

"The Only One" was the second single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second studio album Velveteen . It was a UK Top 20 hit in 1989 and peaked at #15, spending a total of six weeks on the chart. The sleeve design was similar to that of the previous single "Baby I Don't Care", this time featuring the band against a panelled backdrop printed with a large photo of Marilyn Monroe.

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Critical reception

Eleanor Levy left positive review on this single for British music newspaper Record Mirror . She called it "messy pop rock'n'roll" with "feisty little tune". [1] New Musical Express' reviewer Barry Egan also liked "The Only One". He considered that it lacks immediate attraction of "Baby I Don't Care" but, in time, listeners will learn "to stop worrying and love it". [2] In turn Bob Stanley of Melody Maker was disappointed by song. As per him: "This features a cute-as-pie verse, but goes all wonky on the chorus – awkward time changes, no discernible hook." [3]

Track listing

7" vinyl (TVV 7) [4]
  1. "The Only One" (7" Version) - 3:50
  2. "The Mystery Song" (Dave Parsons) - 3:18
  3. "Love Me" (Anthony Doughty) - 3:17
12" vinyl (TVVT 7) [5]
  1. "The Only One" (Extended Mix) - 5:50
  2. "The Mystery Song" - 3:18
  3. "Love Me" - 3:17
CD single (DTVVT 7) [6]
  1. "The Only One" (7" Version) - 3:50
  2. "The Mystery Song" - 3:18
  3. "Love Me" - 3:17
  4. "The Only One" (Extended Mix) - 5:50

Charts

Chart performance for "The Only One"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 22
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 15

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References

  1. ↑ Levy, Eleanor (27 May 1989). "Review: Transvision Vamp — "The Only One"" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 29. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022– via World Radio History.
  2. ↑ Egan, Barry (27 May 1989). "45s: Transvision Vamp – "The Only One" (MCA)". New Musical Express . London: IPC Limited. p. 20. ISSN   0028-6362 . Retrieved 28 March 2024– via Flickr.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Bob (27 May 1989). "Singles: Transvision Vamp – "The Only One" (MCA)". Melody Maker . London: IPC Limited. p. 32. ISSN   0025-9012 . Retrieved 28 March 2024– via Flickr.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Transvision Vamp – the Only One (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs .
  5. ↑ "Transvision Vamp – the Only One (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs .
  6. ↑ "Transvision Vamp – the Only One (1989, CD)". Discogs .
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Transvision Vamp - The Only One". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  8. ↑ Charts.nz
  9. ↑ Official Charts Company

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