The One and Only (song)

"The One and Only"
Single by Chesney Hawkes
from the album Buddy's Song
B-side
  • "It's Gonna Be Tough"
  • "Say Mama"
Released28 January 1991 (1991-01-28)[1][2]
GenrePop rock
Length3:42
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Nik Kershaw
Producer(s)
Chesney Hawkes singles chronology
"The One and Only"
(1991)
"I'm a Man Not a Boy"
(1991)
Music video
"The One and Only" on YouTube

"The One and Only" is the debut single of British singer and actor Chesney Hawkes. Written by Nik Kershaw, the single was released by Chrysalis Records in January 1991. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, and recorded and mixed by Gareth Cousins, the song was featured in the 1991 film Buddy's Song which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a hit in that country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March and April 1991. Kershaw's influence can also be heard throughout the track not only in guitar style, but in the backing vocals on the intro and choruses, with Hawkes singing the verses.

In the United States, "The One and Only" was featured in the 1991 film Doc Hollywood.[3] The single proved to be Hawkes' only hit in the US, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in November 1991.

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 26 January 1991. p. vi.
  2. ^ "Spotlight: Chesney Hawkes". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 14. 6 April 1991. p. 15. New Single: The One And Only released on January 28...
  3. ^ "10 Things you Didn't Know About Doc Hollywood". 80s Kids. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2022.