One Love (Blue album)

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One Love
Studio album by
Blue
Released4 November 2002
RecordedJanuary–July 2002
StudioLos Angeles, United States
London, United Kingdom
GenreR&B
Length53:41
Label
Producer
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

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. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for one week. On 20 December 2003, it was certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[1]

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.

Singles

  • "
    UK Singles Chart
    , No. 36 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 4 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
  • "
    UK Singles Chart
    , No. 43 on the Australian Top 100, No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 3 in Ireland. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.
  • "
    UK Singles Chart
    . The song was produced by multi-platinum producers StarGate & co-written by Steve Robson, John McLaughlin and Tom Wilkins. The song has sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.
  • "Supersexual" — Released as a single exclusively in Spain and South America in May 2003. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Spanish Singles Chart, becoming one of Blue's most successful singles in the region. A music video was recorded, featuring footage from the group's One Love tour.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment.ie[3]
The Guardian[4]

The Guardian critic Caroline Sullivan called the album "a decent showing from one of the less idiotic boy bands. She found that Blue's previous album All Rise "was such a sterling example of what thoughtful production can achieve in the boy-band genre that they can be excused for duplicating it across this album. The strategy essentially pays off, though half a dozen of the 15 tracks [...] could have been left on the cutting-room floor. Things amble along in a satisfyingly low-key way, with as much attention lavished on strong, soulful harmonies as laid-back R&B trimmings."[4] Sharon Mawer from AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five.[2]

Track listing

One Love tracklisting
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."
David Dawood
  • Webbe
  • Joe Belmaati
  • Mich Hansen
    		• Cutfather & Joe4:02
    4."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John)
    		Stargate3:41
    5."She Told Me"
    • James
    • Ryan
    • Webbe
    • Costa
    • Eriksen
    • Hermansen
    • Rustan
    		Stargate4:01
    6."Right Here Waiting"
    • Davis
    • Harrington
    • Howes
    		3:33
    7."U Make Me Wanna"
    		Stargate3:47
    8."Ain't Got You"
    • James
    • Ryan
    • Webbe
    • Costa
    • Eriksen
    • Hermansen
    • Rustan
    		Stargate4:33
    9."Supersexual"
    		True North3:40
    10."Don't Treat Me Like a Fool"
    		Cutfather & Joe3:53
    11."Get Down"
    • Davis
    • James
    		Davis4:10
    12."Privacy"
    		Supa'Flyas4:00
    13."Without You"
    • Hall
    • Reeves
    		3:27
    14."Invitation"
    • Multiman
    • Jens Lomholt
    • Philip Dencker
    • Webbe
    • Tennant
    		Copenhaniacs3:33
    15."Like a Friend"
  • Costa
  • Tennant
    		• Themis4:15
    Japanese Bonus Tracks
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    16."If You Come Back"
    • Nicole Formescu
    • Lee Brennan
    • Ray Ruffin
    • Ian Hope
    • Ruffin
    • Craigie
    		3:29
    17."Sweet Thing"
    		Supa'Flyas3:38
    18."Blue in Japan" (Video)   
    Australian Bonus Tracks
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    16."
    Robert Ford, Jr.
  • Denzil Miller
  • James B. Moore
  • Kurtis Walker
  • Larry Smith
    • Ruffin
    • Cutfather & Joe[a]
    • Blacksmith[b]
    		5:43
    Asian Special Edition Bonus AVCD
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."One Love: The Sequel" (Music Video)  3:46
    2."One Love: The Sequel" (Making of the Video)  3:46
    3."One Love" (Music Video)  3:38
    4."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Music Video) (featuring Elton John)  3:41
    5."U Make Me Wanna" (Music Video)  3:38
    6."Don't Treat Me Like a Fool" (Music Video)  3:53
    7."Live Tour Video Clips"   
    8."One Love: The Sequel"
    • James
    • Ryan
    • Webbe
    • Costa
    • Eriksen
    • Hermansen
    • Rustan
    • StarGate
    • Ian Widgery[b]
    		3:46
    9."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Extended Mix) (featuring Elton John)
    • John
    • Taupin
    		Stargate4:04
    10."One Love" (Octave Remix)
    • James
    • Ryan
    • Webbe
    • Costa
    • Eriksen
    • Hermansen
    • Rustan
    • StarGate
    • Steve Octave[b]
    		3:54
    11."U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North Edit)
    • McLaughlin
    • Wilkins
    • Robson
    • Stargate
    • Urban North[b]
    		3:14
    12."Made for Loving You"
    • Barlow
    • Costa
    • James
    • Kennedy
    • Ryan
    • Webbe
    • Woodcock
    		True North3:25
    13."Sweet Thing"
    • Bähncke
    • Tromborg
    • Sharpe
    • Robbins
    • Tennant
    • Webbe
    		Supa'Flyas3:38
    14."Get Ready"Smokey Robinson
    • Ian Levine
    • Clive Scott
    		3:23
    Taiwan Special Edition Bonus DVD
    No.TitleLength
    1."One Love" (Video) 
    2."If You Come Back" (Video) 
    3."All Rise" (Video) 
    4."Long Time" (Video) 
    5."Fly By II" (Video) 
    6."One Love" (Making of the Video) 
    7."Interview" 

    Notes

    • The Japanese Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus DVD of the One Love Live Tour.
    • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
    • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

    Tour

    Date City Country Venue
    One Love Tour
    18 November 2002 Dublin Ireland Point Depot
    19 November 2002 Belfast Northern Ireland
    Odyssey Arena
    20 November 2002
    22 November 2002 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
    23 November 2002 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
    24 November 2002
    26 November 2002 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
    27 November 2002
    28 November 2002
    30 November 2002 Birmingham England
    NEC Arena
    1 December 2002
    3 December 2002 London Wembley Arena
    4 December 2002
    5 December 2002
    7 December 2002
    Newcastle
    Telewest Arena
    8 December 2002
    10 December 2002 Glasgow Scotland
    Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
    11 December 2002
    12 December 2002
    14 December 2002 Manchester England
    Manchester Evening News Arena
    15 December 2002
    16 December 2002 Birmingham NEC Arena
    17 December 2002
    19 December 2002 London Wembley Arena
    20 December 2002
    21 December 2002

    Charts

    Certifications and sales

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    Certifications for One Love
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 150,000^
    Japan (RIAJ)[34] Platinum 200,000^
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] Gold 7,500^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] Gold 20,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[37] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
    Summaries
    Europe (IFPI)[38] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Trivia

    • In 2004, the "Invitation" song was used as a TV commercial theme song for the Aqua drinking product Aqua Splash of Fruit, produced by Aqua Danone in Indonesia.

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