One Night Only (song)

"One Night Only"
Single by Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Loretta Devine
from the album Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
A-side"When I First Saw You" (by Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ben Harney)
Released1982
Recorded1982
Genre
Length3:42
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster

"One Night Only" is a song from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics written by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "One Night Only" is performed twice in succession, as differing versions of the song — a soul ballad by the character Effie White and a dance version by her former bandmates Deena Jones & the Dreams — compete on the radio and the pop charts.