One Love (Blue album)

One Love
Studio album by Blue
Released 4 November 2002 (UK)
21 October 2003 (US)
Recorded 2002;
Los Angeles, United States
London, United Kingdom
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Virgin, Innocent
Producer Stargate, Cutfather & Joe, Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, True North, Supa'Flyas, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves, Copenhaniacs, John Themis, Hugh Goldsmith (exec.)
Blue chronology
All Rise
(2001)		 One Love
(2002)		 Guilty
(2003)
Singles from One Love
  1. "One Love"
    Released: 21 October 2002
  2. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
    Released: 9 December 2002
  3. "U Make Me Wanna"
    Released: 17 March 2003
  4. "Supersexual"
    Released: 11 May 2003
Alternative cover
Special Asian edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment.ie [2]
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One Love is the second studio album by English boy band Blue, released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "One Love", which peaked at number three, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", featuring Elton John, which peaked at number one, and "U Make Me Wanna", which peaked at number four. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for two weeks. On 20 December 2003 it was certified four times Platinum in the UK and is currently the fifteenth biggest selling boy band album ever in the UK.[3]

Contents

Singles

Tracklisting

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "One Love"   Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan Stargate 3:33
2. "Riders"   James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan Stargate 3:45
3. "Flexin'"   David Dawood, Webbe, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen Cutfather & Joe 4:02
4. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John) Elton John, Bernie Taupin Stargate 3:41
5. "She Told Me"   James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan Stargate 4:01
6. "Right Here Waiting"   Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:30
7. "U Make Me Wanna"   John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve Robson Stargate 3:38
8. "Ain't Got You"   James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan Stargate 4:33
9. "Supersexual"   James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock True North 3:40
10. "Don't Treat Me Like a Fool"   Angie Stone, Terry Britten Cutfather & Joe 3:53
11. "Get Down"   Davis, James Rob Davis 4:10
12. "Privacy"   Rasmus Bille Bähncke, René Tromborg, Remee, Ali Tennant, Webbe, Costa Supa'Flyas 4:00
13. "Without You"   Ryan, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves Mark Hall, Conner Reeves 3:27
14. "Invitation"   Multiman, Jens Lomholt, Philip Dencker, Webbe, Tennant Copenhaniacs 3:33
15. "Like a Friend"   John Themis, Costa, Tennant John Themis 4:15

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 61
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart 23
Danish Albums Chart 24
Dutch Albums Chart 6
German Albums Chart 15
Irish Albums Chart 5
New Zealand Albums Chart 21
UK Albums Chart 1
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 19
French Albums Chart 32
Italian Albums Chart 10
Norwegian Albums Chart 9
Swedish Albums Chart 56
Swiss Albums Chart 31

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
Germany BVMI Gold[4]
Japan RIAJ Platinum[5]
United Kingdom BPI 4× Platinum[3]
Preceded by
A New Day at Midnight by David Gray		 UK number one album
November 16, 2002 – November 22, 2002		 Succeeded by
Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 by Westlife

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart 18
UK Albums Chart 6
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Italian Albums Chart 52
Swiss Albums Chart 73

References

  1. ^ One Love (Blue album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  3. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 20 December 2002. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  4. ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
  5. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2003年1月～7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2003-08-10. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200307.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
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