| "The One You Love" | ||||
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| Single by Glenn Frey | ||||
| from the album No Fun Aloud | ||||
| B-side | "All Those Lies" | |||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Asylum Records | |||
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| Glenn Frey singles chronology | ||||
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"The One You Love" is a song by American musician and singer-songwriter Glenn Frey, most famous as singer and guitarist for the Eagles. It was released as the lead single from his debut solo album No Fun Aloud, in 1982. Ernie Watts and Jim Horn are featured on the tenor saxophone. Watts plays the repeating theme, while Horn plays the closing solo. The single features the track, "All Those Lies", as the B-side, which is also included in the album.
The song was also one of three of Frey's solo hits performed during the Eagles' 1994–1996 Hell Freezes Over tour, the others being "You Belong to the City" and "The Heat is On", wherein bassist Timothy B. Schmit sings along with Frey. During performances of "The One You Love" on the said tour, Al Garth played the saxophone parts while Don Henley did the drumming.[citation needed]
Personnel
- Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar, bass, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Linn LM-1 programming
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
- Jim Horn – tenor saxophone
- Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements
Chart performance
"The One You Love" reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] No. 68 in Canada, No. 36 in New Zealand and No. 50 in Australia. It also peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
- 7" single
- A. "The One You Love" – 4:35
- B. "All Those Lies" – 4:42
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 50 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 12 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] | 2 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 36 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 15 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
References
- ^ "Glenn Frey – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6926." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. October 30, 1982. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Glenn Frey – The One You Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Glenn Frey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Glenn Frey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
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