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One Love in My Lifetime

{{Infobox song

| name = One Love in My Lifetime

| cover = One Love in My Lifetime.png

| caption = Artwork for Dutch release

| type = Single

| artist = Diana Ross

| album = Diana Ross

| B-side = Smile

| released = {{Start date|1976|08|11}}

| recorded = 1975

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:39

| label = Motown

| writer = {{hlist|Terri McFaddin|Lawrence Brown|Leonard Perry}}

| producer = Lawrence Brown

| prev_title = Love Hangover

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Gettin' Ready for Love

| next_year = 1977

}}

"One Love in My Lifetime" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross, taken from her 1976 second self-titled album, Diana Ross. The song was written by Lawrence Brown, Leonard Perry and Terri McFadden, produced by Brown and arranged by Wade Marcus.

The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album on August 11, 1976 by Motown Records. On the second side, the publishers posted "Smile", a cover version of a Charlie Chaplin song from the 1936 film Modern Times. The single rose to number 25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and number 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Critical reception

The Cash Box magazine wrote: "A funky number, this is an intelligent followup to 'Love Hangover.' It shows off another facet of Ms. Ross' talents. The chorus is a strong hook, the music has a lot of texture, and there's an excellent vocal tradeoff near the end. It looks like this one is right on the mark; it's headed straight for the top."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-07-24.pdf#page=28|title=Singles Reviews: Diana Ross - "One Love in My Lifetime"|magazine=Cash Box|date=June 24, 1976|volume=38|issue=10|page=28|place=New York|publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.|issn=0008-7289}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "One Love in My Lifetime"

! scope="col" | Chart (1976)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Canada Top 100 Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/70s/1976/RPM-1976-10-09.pdf#page=23|magazine=RPM|date=October 9, 1976|volume=26|issue=2|page=23|issn=0033-7064}}

| 24

scope="row" | Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=1976&date=19760814|title=dutchcharts.nl - Dutch Single Tip 14/08/1976|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Charts|access-date=November 9, 2024}}

| 22

scope="row" | US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Hot 100 (For Week Ending October 2, 1976)|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-10-02.pdf#page=148|magazine=Billboard|place=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|date=October 2, 1976|volume=88|issue=40|page=104|issn=0006-2510}}

| 25

scope="row" | US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Soul Singles (For Week Ending 9/18/76)|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-09-18.pdf#page=48|magazine=Billboard|place=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|date=September 18, 1976|volume=88|issue=38|page=52|issn=0006-2510}}

| 10

scope="row" | US Top Easy Listening (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Easy Listening (For Week Ending 9/4/76)|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-09-04.pdf#page=28|magazine=Billboard|place=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|date=September 4, 1976|volume=88|issue=36|page=28|issn=0006-2510}}

| 31

scope="row" | US Top 100 Singles (Cash Box){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-10-02.pdf#page=4|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles|magazine=Cash Box|date=October 2, 1976|volume=38|issue=20|page=4|place=New York|publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.|issn=0008-7289}}

| 34

scope="row" | US Top 100 R&B (Cash Box){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-09-25.pdf#page=49|title=Cash Box Top 100 R&B|magazine=Cash Box|date=September 25, 1976|volume=38|issue=19|page=49|place=New York|publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.|issn=0008-7289}}

| 16

scope="row" | US The Singles Chart (Record World){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/Record-World-1976-10-02.pdf#page=37|title=The R&B Singles Chart|magazine=Record World|date=October 2, 1976|volume=33|issue=1527|page=37|place=New York|publisher=Record World Pub. Co.|issn=0034-1622}}

| 37

scope="row" | US The R&B Singles Chart (Record World){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-09-11.pdf#page=82|title=The R&B Singles Chart|magazine=Record World|date=September 11, 1976|volume=33|issue=1524|page=82|place=New York|publisher=Record World Pub. Co.|issn=0034-1622}}

| 11

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "One Love in My Lifetime"

! scope="col" | Chart (1976)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Canada Top 200 Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|title=Top 200 singles of '76|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/70s/1977/RPM-1977-01-08.pdf#page=13|magazine=RPM|date=January 8, 1977|volume=26|issue=14/15|page=13|issn=0033-7064}}

| 173

References

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External links

  • {{Discogs master|222474|type=single}}

{{Diana Ross}}

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Category:1976 singles

Category:1976 songs

Category:Motown singles

Category:Diana Ross songs