One Night Only (song)

"One Night Only" is a song from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics written by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "One Night Only" is performed twice in succession, as differing versions of the song — a soul ballad by the character Effie White and a disco version by her former bandmates Deena Jones & the Dreams — compete on the radio and the pop charts.

"One Night Only"
Single by Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Loretta Devine
from the album Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
B-side"When I First Saw You" (by Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ben Harney)
Released1982
Recorded1982
Genre
Length3:42
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster

Song information

Both versions of "One Night Only" appear as one track on the original 1982 Dreamgirls Broadway cast album, performed by Jennifer Holliday as Effie and Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, and Deborah Burrell as Deena Jones & the Dreams. "One Night Only" was later covered on album by Elaine Paige and Sylvester. Actor Hugh Jackman performed the song while hosting the 2004 Tony Awards ceremony, in a large production number featuring girl groups from the musicals Caroline, or Change, Hairspray, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Film versions
"One Night Only"
Single by Deena Jones and the Dreams
from the album Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedAugust 15, 2006
RecordedThe Underlab, Los Angeles, December 2005
GenreDisco
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

In 2006, Dreamgirls was adapted by writer and director Bill Condon into a motion picture for DreamWorks SKG and Paramount. For this version, the two versions of "One Night Only" were performed by Jennifer Hudson as Effie and Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, and Sharon Leal as Deena Jones and the Dreams. R&B production team The Underdogs served as the producers of "One Night Only" and the other songs from the film's score. A club remix of the latter version, produced by Eric Kupper and Richie Jones, was issued by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records as a single from the Dreamgirls film soundtrack on August 15, 2006, four months before the release of the film. American rapper Lil Wayne later sampled Hudson's version for his song of the same name

Formats and track listings
Digital download[1]
  1. "One Night Only" (film version) – 3:23
House mixes EP
  1. "One Night Only" (Eric Kupper & Richie Jones Club Mix edit) – 4:06
  2. "One Night Only" (Eric Kupper & Richie Jones Club Mix) – 8:27
  3. "One Night Only" (Eric Kupper & Richie Jones Club Mix instrumental) – 8:27
  4. "One Night Only" (film version) – 3:23
  5. "One Night Only" (film version instrumental) – 3:24

Charts

The version of "One Night Only" performed by Deena Jones & the Dreams entered the UK Singles Chart at number 67 on September 6, 2009 due to strong digital download sales. An audition performance by 21-year-old Rozell Phillips on the reality TV show The X Factor renewed interest in the song, three years after it was initially released.

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] 13
Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 67

Cover versions
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References
  1. "One Night Only – Single by Deena Jones & The Dreams". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. "Hot Dance Club Songs – Week of October 21, 2006 (Biggest Fall)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  3. "Deena Jones & The Dreams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  4. Vincent, Alice (15 April 2013). "Britain's Got Talent spark complaints to Ofcom after striptease". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. McGarry, Lisa (13 April 2013). "Britain's Got Talent 2013: 11-year-old Arisxandra Libantino wows panel with 'One Night Only' audition!". Unreality TV. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. McCormack, Kirsty (15 April 2013). "Outrage as 11-year-old schoolgirl sings about a one night stand on Britain's Got Talent". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  7. McGarry, Lisa (15 April 2013). "Britain's Got Talent 2013: Bosses defend Arisxandra Libantino & Keri Graham over 'inappropriate' claims". Unreality TV. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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