One Emotion (song) explained

One Emotion
Type:single
Artist:Clint Black
Album:One Emotion
B-Side:"You Made Me Feel"[1]
Released:July 3, 1995
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:James Stroud
Clint Black[2]
Prev Title:Summer's Comin'
Prev Year:1995
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Next Year:1995

"One Emotion" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Clint Black, co-written by Black and Hayden Nicholas. It was released in July 1995 as the fourth single from his album One Emotion.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "pretty love song laced with steel guitar". He went on to say, "No bells and whistles here, just Black's usually flawless delivery of a solid song."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Clint Black himself and was premiered in July 1995.

Chart performance

In the USA, the song spent 20 weeks on Hot Country Songs in 1995, debuting at number 64 on the chart for the week ending July 8 and spending two weeks at a peak of number 2.[1] In Canada, the song peaked at number one on the RPM Country Tracks charts for the week ending September 18, 1995.[4]

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 30

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 50–51. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. One Emotion . Clint Black . 1994 . CD booklet . RCA Records . 0786366419-2.
  3. Billboard, July 22, 1995
  4. Web site: RPM Country Tracks listing for September 18, 1995 . RPM . 18 August 2010.
  5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  6. Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.