One Wish (Deborah Cox album)

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One Wish is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Deborah Cox. It was released by Arista Records on September 15 in the United States. As with her self-titled debut album, One Wish was once again executive-produced by Clive Davis, but features more uptempo, contemporary R&B, and a slew of new producers and personnel, including Montell Jordan, Anthony "Shep" Crawford, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, DJ Quik, Stevie J and David Foster. It also contains dance and club music. Diane Warren, Daryl Simmons and Lascelles Stephens also returned with contributions to the album.

The album was far more successful than its predecessor, earning a platinum certificiation from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while going gold in Canada. Cox was nominated for three Juno Awards for the album, winning two, including Best R&B Soul Recording for "Things Just Ain't the Same" in 1998 and Best R&B Soul Recording for One Wish in 1999. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" also won a Soul Train Music Awards for Best Female R&B/Soul Single, and a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year.

The success of the album was in part due to the crossover success of the lead single "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" which became Cox's most successful entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two, and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks, making it one of the longest stays at number two in chart history. The song also reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, spending a then record-breaking 14 weeks at number one. "We Can't Be Friends" was the second-most successful single from the album, reaching the top ten, while "It's Over Now" and "I Never Knew" both reached the top on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.

Track listing

One Wish – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"September"	Stevie J Deborah Cox Gordon Chambers Teddy "Sonny Boy" Turpin	Stevie J	4:45
2.	"It's Over Now"	Keir "KayGee" Gist Taura Stinson-Jackson Alonzo Jackson DeMone Griffin	Jackson KayGee	4:20
3.	"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"	Shep Crawford Montell Jordan	Crawford	4:22
4.	"We Can't Be Friends" (featuring R.L. of Next)	Crawford Jimmy Russell	Crawford Professor Funk	4:41
5.	"Couldn't We"	Diane Warren	Daryl Simmons	4:32
6.	"One Wish"	Tamara Savage Anthony Nance	Tony Maserati DJ Quik	4:34
7.	"I Won't Give Up"	Cox Trina Powell	Lascelles Stephens	4:32
8.	"Just When I Think I'm Over You"	Marti Sharron Stephens Dan Sembello	Rodney Jerkins	3:55
9.	"Love Is On the Way"	Stevie J Cox Stephens Turpin Rod Temperton	Stevie J	4:43
10.	"I Never Knew"	R. Jerkins Fred Jerkins III LaShawn Daniels Isaac Phillips BlackGirl	Jerkins	5:05
11.	"One Day You Will"	Warren	David Foster	4:12
Total length:				58:12

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Dance Mix)	Crawford Jordan	Crawford Hex Hector (add.)	4:14
13.	"Things Just Ain't the Same" (Dance Mix)	Nicole Renée Alfred Antoine Andre Evans Thom Bell Linda Creed	Crawford Hector (add.)	4:11
14.	"September" (KayGee Remix)	Stevie J Cox Chambers Turpin	Stevie J KayGee (add.)	4:13

Notes

• "September" (KayGee remix) is a hidden track and does not appear on the album's track list.
• The original version of "Things Just Ain't the Same" that was featured on the Money Talks soundtrack appears on the Japan edition of the album as Track 14. "September" (KayGee remix) follows as a hidden track.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	72
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

External links

• One Wish at AllMusic