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One Way Love (Bert Berns song)

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"One Way Love" is a song written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy under their pseudonyms Bert Russell and Norman Meade.[1] It was first a single for the Drifters, who reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their version.[2]

Background

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Cash Box described the Drifters' version as "a pulsating, thump-a-beat cha cha opus...that the boys knock out in their very commercial manner."[3]

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Bruce Eder. "Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 258.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 11, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302, ISBN 978-1841959856
  6. ^ Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302, ISBN 978-1841959856