One Love (Blue album)

One Love
Studio album by Blue
Released	4 November 2002 (UK) 21 October 2003 (US)
Recorded	2002; Los Angeles, United States London, United Kingdom
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Virgin, Innocent
Producer	Stargate, Cutfather & Joe, Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, True North, Supa'Flyas, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves, Copenhaniacs, John Themis, Hugh Goldsmith (exec.)
Blue chronology
All Rise (2001) One Love (2002) Guilty (2003)
Singles from One Love
"One Love" Released: 21 October 2002 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Released: 9 Dec 2002 "U Make Me Wanna" Released: 17 March 2003
Alternative cover
Special Asian edition cover

One Love is the second studio album by English boy band Blue, released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "One Love", which peaked at number three, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", featuring Elton John, which peaked at number one, and "U Make Me Wanna", which peaked at number four. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for two weeks. On 20 December 2003 it was certified four times Platinum in the UK and is currently the fifteenth biggest selling boy band album ever in the UK.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment.ie	[3]

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Love"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	Stargate	3:33
2.	"Riders"	James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan	Stargate	3:45
3.	"Flexin'"	David Dawood, Webbe, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	4:02
4.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Stargate	3:41
5.	"She Told Me"	James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan	Stargate	4:01
6.	"Right Here Waiting"	Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes	Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes	3:30
7.	"U Make Me Wanna"	John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve Robson	Stargate	3:38
8.	"Ain't Got You"	James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan	Stargate	4:33
9.	"Supersexual"	James, Ryan, Webbe, Costa, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock	True North	3:40
10.	"Don't Treat Me Like a Fool"	Angie Stone, Terry Britten	Cutfather & Joe	3:53
11.	"Get Down"	Davis, James	Rob Davis	4:10
12.	"Privacy"	Rasmus Bille Bähncke, René Tromborg, Remee, Ali Tennant, Webbe, Costa	Supa'Flyas	4:00
13.	"Without You"	Ryan, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves	Mark Hall, Conner Reeves	3:27
14.	"Invitation"	Multiman, Jens Lomholt, Philip Dencker, Webbe, Tennant	Copenhaniacs	3:33
15.	"Like a Friend"	John Themis, Costa, Tennant	John Themis	4:15

Asian Special Edition bonus disc

1. "One Love" (The Sequel - Video)
2. "One Love" (The Sequel - The Making Of)
3. "One Love" (Video)
4. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Video)
5. "U Make Me Wanna" (Video)
6. "Don't Treat Me Like a Fool" (Video)
7. "One Love Live Tour Video Clips"
8. "One Love" (The Sequel)
9. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Extended Mix)
10. "One Love" (Octave Remix)
11. "U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North Edit)
12. "Made For Loving You" (Exclusive B-Side)
13. "Sweet Thing" (Exclusive B-Side)
14. "Get Ready" (Exclusive B-Side)

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 61 Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart 23 Danish Albums Chart 24 Dutch Albums Chart 6 German Albums Chart 15 Irish Albums Chart 5 New Zealand Albums Chart 21 UK Albums Chart 1 Chart (2003) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart 19 French Albums Chart 32 Italian Albums Chart 10 Norwegian Albums Chart 9 Swedish Albums Chart 56 Swiss Albums Chart 31

Certifications Country Provider Certification Germany BVMI Gold[4] Japan RIAJ Platinum[5] United Kingdom BPI 4× Platinum[1]

Preceded by A New Day at Midnight by David Gray

UK number one album November 16, 2002 – November 22, 2002

Succeeded by Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 by Westlife

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart	18
UK Albums Chart	6
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Italian Albums Chart	52
Swiss Albums Chart	73

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 20 December 2002. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
2. ^ One Love (Blue album) at Allmusic
3. ^ Entertainment.ie review
4. ^ AT LEAST ONE OF artist or title MUST BE PROVIDED for GERMAN CERTIFICATION.
5. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2003年1月～7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2003-08-10. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200307.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13.