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"'One and One'" is a song written by Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels and Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo. The song was performed by Edyta Grniak. It was covered by Robert Miles (feat. Maria Nayler) in 1996.

Edyta Grniak version



The song was first recorded in 1996 by Polish singer Edyta Grniak. However, her version of the song was not released until 1997, when it appeared on her second album which also was her first international album, 'Edyta Grniak' (1997). The song was released as a single in Japan in 1997 and internationally in 1999. The featured live version of "When You Come Back to Me" was recorded on 21 October 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal by Radio RFM at the Lisbon showcase.

Track listing

* 'CD single'

# "One & One" (3:39)

# "When You Come Back to Me" (Live in Portugal) (4:47)

* 'French single

# "One & One" (3:22)

# "I Don't Know What's On your Mind" (3:58)

* 'German maxi single'

# "One & One" (3:22)

# "Under Her Spell" (4:13)

# "When You Come Back to Me" (Live in Portugal) (4:47)

# "One & One" (SuperChumbo's High Octane Mix) (6:43)

* 'Japanese maxi single'

# "One & One" (3:22)

# "Coming Back to Love" (4:03)

# "Never Will I" (4:08)

Music video



The accompanying music video for "One & One" includes scenes from the music video for Anything, some new scenes and private shots.

Personnel

* Backing Vocals: Edyta Gorniak

* Producer: Christopher Neil

* Engineer, Mixed By: Simon Hurrell

* Assistant engineer: Gareth Ashton, Neil Tucker, Robert Catermole

* Spanish guitar: Hugh Burns, John Themis

* Keyboards, Bass, Drum programming: Steve Pigott

* Written by: Billy Steinberg, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo, Rick Nowels

Charts



Release history

* UK: 4 November 1996

* Germany: 8 March 1999

Robert Miles version



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"'One and One'" was covered by Italian electronic dance musician Robert Miles featuring English singer Maria Nayler and released on 4 November 1996 from his debut album, 'Dreamland' (1996). It was Miles' second number one on the US 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart, and the single also peaked at number one in Belgium (Flanders), Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, and Scotland.

Background

Miles is known by some collectors of CD singles for the quotes he includes on his jewel case inserts, succinct expressions of what he was attempting to communicate in writing and producing the song. About "One and One", Miles wrote:



'...Sometimes, you don't even have the time to realize
what is happening to your life,
that it has already happened...
the world moves too fast...
let's recapture the essence of time."'



Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis described the song as a "magical" and "gorgeous, touching, dreamy song, featuring tender vocals by Maria Nayler, which remains one of the most sincere dance songs of its era." Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote that Nayler "brings an appropriately ethereal quality to the cut's warm and pillowy instrumentation. She coos and whispers atop a stream of piano lines that are similar to the infectious tinkling on "Children", while a quietly insinuating dance beat pushes along at a disco-like pace." Dave Sholin from the 'Gavin Report' commented, "Well, no one can argue that the words are better this time around. In all seriousness, Miles disproved the long-held belief that Top 40 programmers will not play instrumentals. They do play hits, and after overcoming some initial resistance, "Children" proved itself to be a smash here just as it had been around the world. This followup, which does feature a vocal, has a Euro feel, which B96-Chicago MD Erik Bradley describes as hypnotic. After two weeks of spins, he reports "a ton of calls from women. I think this will be one of the big records for fall." A reviewer from 'Music Week' rated it four out of five, complimenting Nayler's "sweet Madonna-ish vocals [that] combine with a dreamy soundscape from Miles. It's enigmatic and another big hit."

Chart performance

"One and One" was very successful on the charts all over the world and remains one of Robert Miles' biggest hits. In Europe, it peaked at number-one in Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Romania and Scotland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. The single made it to the Top 10 also in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it reached number three in its sixth week at the UK Singles Chart, on 15 December 1996. Additionally, "One and One" was a Top 20 hit in France and the Netherlands. Outside Europe, it hit number-one on the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States, number seven on the 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart in Canada and number 56 in Australia. The single earned a gold record in Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the UK.

Music video

The music video for "One & One" was directed by Irish filmmaker Michael Geoghegan.

Track listings



* '12" maxi, Germany'

# "One & One" (original club version) 6:30

# "One & One" (David Morales club mix) 9:00

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli light mix) 7:34

# "One & One" (David Morales one dub) 11:40

* '12-inch maxi, Italy'

# "One & One" (club version) 6:30

# "4US 7:41

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli SLK mix) 9:11

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli Radio light mix) 4:05

* 'CD single'

# "One & One" (radio version) 4:00

# "One & One" (club version) 6:30

* 'CD maxi, Germany'

# "One & One" (Quivvers Amytiville vocal) 9:43

# "One & One" (Quivvers Amytiville dub) 8:25

# "One & One" (David Morales journey mix) 10:00

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli SLK mix) 8:50

* 'CD maxi, Italy'

# "One & One" (radio version) 4:00

# "One & One" (radio without the beat) 4:00

# "4US" 7:41

# "One & One" (Quivvers Amytiville dub) 8:25

# "One & One" (David Morales journey mix) 10:00

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli radio light mix) 4:05

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli SLK mix) 8:50

* 'CD maxi, Japan'

# "One & One" (radio version) 4:00

# "One & One" (club version) 6:30

# "One & One" (David Morales club mix) 9:00

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli's light mix) 7:34

# "One & One" (Quivvers Amytiville vox mix) 9:43

* 'CD maxi, Netherlands'

# "One & One" (radio version) 4:00

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vannelli light radio mix) 4:05

# "One & One" (club version) 6:30

# "4US" 7:41

# "One & One" (Quivver's Amytiville vox mix) 9:42

# "One & One" (David Morales journey mix) 9:56

* 'CD maxi, UK'

# "One & One" (radio version) 4:00

# "One & One" (club version) 6:30

# "4Us" 7:41

* 'CD maxi - Remixes'

# "One & One" (extended album version) 6:30

# "One & One" (David Morales club mix) 8:58

# "One & One" (Joe T. Vanelli light mix) 7:32

# "One & One" (David Morales journey mix) 10:00

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



{|class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1997)

!Position

|-

|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

|align="center"|90

|-

|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)

|align="center"|69

|-

|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)

|align="center"|13

|-

|France (SNEP)

|align="center"|76

|-

|Germany (Official German Charts)

|align="center"|62

|-

|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

|align="center"|7

|-

|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)

|align="center"|38

|}

Certifications



Release history



References



Category:1996 singles

Category:1997 singles

Category:1999 singles

Category:Electronic songs

Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles

Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles

Category:Robert Miles songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Christopher Neil

Category:Songs written by Billy Steinberg

Category:Songs written by Rick Nowels

Category:1996 songs

Category:Number-one singles in Israel

Category:Number-one singles in Italy

Category:Number-one singles in Romania

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:House music songs

Category:Music videos directed by Michael Geoghegan

Category:Songs written by Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo

Category:Arista Records singles

Category:Deconstruction Records singles

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