I'm the Only One
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| Single by Melissa Etheridge from the album Yes I Am |
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| Released | 1993 | ||||
| Format | CD single Cassette single |
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| Recorded | A&M Studios, Los Angeles | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||
| Label | Island Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Melissa Etheridge | ||||
| Producer | Hugh Padgham Melissa Etheridge |
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I'm the Only One is a Melissa Etheridge song that appears on her 1993 album Yes I Am. The single itself was released in 1993, and hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts in January 1995. This is one of her biggest hit singles ever.
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[edit] Content
Like many songs on her first album Melissa Etheridge, I'm the Only One deals with non-monogamous relationships. In the verses, the singer tells how much she suffers because her partner told her that she has a crush on someone else. In the chorus, she reminds her that even if she is in a new relationship, that she will always be the only one who really loves her.
[edit] Tracklist
All songs written by Melissa Etheridge.
- 1. I'm the Only One - 4:15
- 2. I'm the Only One (live) - 5:30
- 3. Yes I Am (live) - 5:02
[edit] Trivia
On the bonus DVD of her greatest hits album Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, Etheridge states that I'm the Only One is one of her top 3 favourite songs to play live and that it is one of the songs that represent her the most. The song starts with a blues tune and then turns into a rock song.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| US Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| US Adult Top 40 | 28 |
| US Top 40 Mainstream | 4 |
| Canadian single charts | 12 |
| Dutch single charts | 26[1] |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Vocals and acoustic guitar by Melissa Etheridge
- Drums and percussion by Mauricio Fritz Lewak
- Electric guitar by Waddy Wachtel
- Keyboards by Scott Thurston
- Bass by Pino Palladino
- Engineer - Hugh Padgham
- Assistant engineers - Greg Goldman, John Aguto, Mike Baumgartner
- Mixed by Hugh Padgham
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- Melissa Etheridge - Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled - Bonus DVD
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