You're the One I Love

"You're the One I Love"
Single by Shola Ama
from the album Much Love
Released11 November 1996
GenreSoul[1]
Length3:53
Label
  • WEA
  • Freakstreet
Songwriters
  • Shaun LaBelle
  • Stevie Bensusen
ProducerShaun LaBelle
Shola Ama singles chronology
"Celebrate"
(1995) 		"You're the One I Love"
(1996) 		"You Might Need Somebody"
(1997)
"You Might Need Somebody"
(1997)
"You're the One I Love"
(1997)
"Who's Loving My Baby"
(1998)
Music video
"You're the One I Love" on YouTube

"You're the One I Love" is a song by English singer Shola Ama, released by WEA Records and Freakstreet as the first single from her debut album, Much Love (1997), in November 1996. The song is written by Shaun LaBelle with Stevie Bensusen and produced by LaBelle. On the first single release, it reached number 81 on the UK Singles Chart, but after her successful cover version of "You Might Need Somebody" in 1997, it was re-released in August of that year and peaked at number three, becoming her highest-charting hit in the UK. Elsewhere, the single charted in Estonia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Romania. The accompanying music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five, adding, "Seventeen-year-old Ama shows maturity beyond her years with a classy, soulful performance on this debut single."[2] Paul Elliott wrote, "'You're the One I Love' is a precocious big-league debut. Written and produced by Shaun Labelle, one of America's fastest-rising new producer's, the track is smooth and streetwise and Ama's performance is super-confident."[3] A reviewer from Sunday Mirror said after the re-release of the single, following "You Might Need Somebody", "She could have been a one-hit wonder but on this showing young Shola has got legs. Good to see a Brit teaching the Yanks a thing or two about funky soul."[1] Bobbito Garcia for Vibe concluded, "It's a slammin' song. I couldn't understand why it didn't do well in the States."[4]

Music video

The music video for "You're the One I Love" was directed by Randee St. Nicholas.[5] It takes place in a restaurant. In the beginning, Ama arrives at the place, meeting her friends. Occasionally she is also seen singing as she peeks out through one of the windows. She notices a man in the street. He also enters the restaurant and sits down with his friends. These two start looking at each other. Halfway through the video, the man leaves for unknown reason. Apparently sad by this, Ama lights up again when he suddenly reappears on the other side of the window, looking at her. As the video draws to a close, the singer is left alone after her friends leave. The man who until now has been sitting at the other end of the room walks towards her and sits down with her. As the video ends, they sit and talk in the restaurant.[6]

Track listings

  • 12-inch, Germany (1997)
  1. "You're the One I Love" (C&J Album Version) — 4:07
  2. "You're the One I Love" (Brooklyn Funk Acapella) — 4:05
  3. "You're the One I Love" (London Dub) — 5:16
  4. "You're the One I Love" (Dark Dub) — 5:54
  • CD single, UK and Europe (1996)
  1. "You're the One I Love" (C & J Radio Edit) — 3:53
  2. "You're the One I Love" (DI Paradise Edit) — 3:54
  3. "You're the One I Love" (Album Version) — 3:55
  4. "You're the One I Love" (Dodge's Mix) — 4:15
  5. "You're the One I Love" (C & J Street Mix) — 4:15
  6. "You're the One I Love" (DI Paradise Mix) — 5:35
  7. "You're the One I Love" (Freshly Squeezed Mix) — 7:06
  8. "You're the One I Love" (Lukas' Do Anything Mix) — 5:36
  • CD single, Germany (1997)
  1. "You're the One I Love" (C&J Original Edit) — 3:53
  2. "You Might Need Somebody" (Acoustic Version) — 3:23
  • CD single CD1, UK (1997)
  1. "You're the One I Love" (C&J Original Edit) — 3:53
  2. "You're the One I Love" (D + A '97 Feelin It Mix) — 3:58
  3. "You're the One I Love" (Brooklyn Funk R&B Mix) — 4:09
  4. "You're the One I Love" (D-I Paradise '97 Mix (12")) — 5:31
  5. "You're the One I Love" (C&J Mix) — 4:07
  • CD single CD2, UK (1997)
  1. "You're the One I Love" (C&J Original Edit) — 3:53
  2. "You're the One I Love" (Brooklyn Funk Alt Mix) — 4:15
  3. "You're the One I Love" (Brooklyn Funk Club Mix) — 4:08
  4. "You Might Need Somebody" (Acoustic Version) — 3:23

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 1996
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
United Kingdom (re-release) 18 August 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
 [23]

References

  1. ^ a b Sunday Mirror. 17 August 1997. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ Elliott, Paul (16 November 1996). "Shola Ama — Chance Meeting Sees The Discovery Of An R&B Star" (PDF). Music Week. p. 12. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ Garcia, Bobbito. "Sound Check". Vibe. October 1998.
  5. ^ "Shola Ama: You're the One I Love". IMDb. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Shola Ama - You're The One I Love". YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  7. ^ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40 17 November 1996 - 23 November 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 17 November 1996 - 23 November 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Top 20". Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 2 September 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 36. 6 September 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 12 August 2025 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ "Shola Ama – You're The One I Love" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Classement du 8 février 1998" (in French). SNEP. 8 February 1998. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 46. 15 November 1997. p. 35.
  15. ^ "Shola Ama — You're The One I Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Shola Ama – You're The One I Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Shola Ama – You're The One I Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 24 August 1997 - 30 August 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  19. ^ "UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40 24 August 1997 - 30 August 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997". Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 September 2005.
  22. ^ "1997 Singles" (PDF). Hit Music. No. 271. 10 January 1998. p. 26. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  23. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 August 1997. p. 35.
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