Dedicated to the One I Love
| "Dedicated to the One I Love" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by The Shirelles | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "Look a Here Baby" | ||||||||||||
| Released |
May 1959 1961(re-release) | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, soul | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2:03 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Scepter | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Lowman Pauling, Ralph Bass | ||||||||||||
| The Shirelles singles chronology | |||||||||||||
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"Dedicated to the One I Love" is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass which was a hit for The "5" Royales, The Shirelles and The Mamas & the Papas.[1] Pauling was the guitarist of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song, produced by Bass, in 1957. Their version was re-released in 1961 and charted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
The Shirelles version
A cover version recorded by American girl group The Shirelles[1] reached number 83 in 1959.[3] In 1961, they re-released their version and it reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the R&B charts.[4]
The Mamas & The Papas version
A subsequent and more popular cover version by The Mamas & the Papas[1] released on the Dunhill label went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[5] This version also reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] The lead singer on the Mamas & the Papas version was Michelle Phillips. It was the first time that Phillips was given the lead over Cass Elliot.
In 1992, the long-running CBS night time soap Knots Landing a show that Michelle Phillips starred in, named an episode, "Dedicated to the One I Love", in which The Mamas & The Papas' version of the song is played in the background. [7]
The Mamas & The Papas version is played at the end of the last scene, and during the credits, of the 2014 movie The One I Love. In D-TV Disney, the Mamas and the Papas' version was set to Sleeping Beauty.
Other versions
- 1965: Johnny Preston released a version of the song as the B-side to his single, "Running Bear '65".[8]
- 1965: Reparata and the Delrons covered the song on their LP Whenever a Teenager Cries.
- 1967: The Lettermen released a version of the song on their album, Spring![9]
- 1972: The Temprees' version reached #17 on the US R&B chart and #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10]
- 1973: Ruben and the Jets released it on their album For Real!
- 1981: Bernadette Peters recorded a Hot 100 hit version, reaching #65.[11]
- 1994: Bitty McLean recorded a reggae remake, which reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart.[12]
- 1996: Linda Ronstadt made it the title song of her album, Dedicated to the One I Love.
- 1998: Tanya Stephens included the song on her album Ruff Rider.
- 2000: Holly Cole included the song on her album Romantically Helpless.
- 2013: Wilson Phillips included it on their album Dedicated.
Song in popular culture
- In 2005, the song was covered by the final 10 of the second season of New Zealand Idol.
- The song is used in the last scene and fade-out of the movie Morvern Callar (1995).
- In an episode of the television show China Beach, which has been described as a Vietnam-era version of M*A*S*H, the actress Chloe Webb, portraying a USO touring backup singer, offers a tender and emotional version of this song to a fatally injured soldier as a last request to help his death.
- Used during a scene in the 1986 film House.
References
- 1 2 3 Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 36 - The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance. [Part 2] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ↑ The "5" Royales, "Dedicated to the One I Love" chart position Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ The Shirelles, "Dedicated to the One I Love" chart position Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 523.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 392.
- ↑ The Mamas & the Papas, "Dedicated to the One I Love" UK chart position Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ http://www.knotslanding.net/episodeguide/season13.htm
- ↑ Johnny Preston, "Running Bear '65" single release Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ The Lettermen, Spring! Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ The Temprees, "Dedicated to the One I Love" chart positions Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ Bernadette Peters, "Dedicated to the One I Love" chart position Retrieved July 6, 2015
- ↑ Bitty McLean, "Dedicated to the One I Love" chart position Retrieved July 6, 2015
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