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One Way Love (Bert Berns song)

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"One Way Love" is a 1964 song written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy under their pseudonyms Bert Russell and Norman Meade.[1] It was first a single for The Drifters, who reached Number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their version, and later became a UK Top 10 hit for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in 1964, reaching Number 9.[2]

The song was covered by The Gamblers in 1965.[3]

The song was covered by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1980[4] and appeared in their single "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)".

References

  1. ^ Bruce Eder. "Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 54. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302, ISBN 978-1841959856
  4. ^ Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302, ISBN 978-1841959856