One Way Love (Bert Berns song) explained

"One Way Love" is a 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 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their version.^[2]

Background

Cash Box described the Drifters' version as "a pulsating, thump-a-beat cha cha opus...that the boys knock out in their very commercial manner."^[3]

Cover versions

• The song became a UK top 10 hit for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in 1964, reaching number 9.^[4]
• The song was covered by the Gamblers in 1965.^[5]
• The song was covered by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1980^[6] and appeared on their single "Keep It Part Two (Inferiority Part One)".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruce Eder . Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-06-21.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 258.

3. CashBox Record Reviews . April 11, 1965 . 10 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 54.
5. Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302,
6. Martin Charles Strong The Essential Rock Discography, Canongate Books, 4 October 2006, p.302,