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One Way Love (Bert Berns song)

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Wikipedia article


'"One Way Love"' is a 1964 song written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy under their pseudonyms Bert Russell and Norman Meade. It was first a single for The Drifters, who reached Number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their version.

Background



'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."

Cover versions



*Later in 1964, the song became a UK Top 10 hit for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in 1964, reaching Number 9.

*The song was covered by The Gamblers in 1965.Martin Charles Strong 'The Essential Rock Discography', Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302,

*The song was covered by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1980Martin Charles Strong 'The Essential Rock Discography', Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302, and appeared in their single "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)".

References



Category:1964 songs

Category:Songs written by Bert Berns

Category:Songs written by Jerry Ragovoy

Category:The Drifters songs


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