"One Friend" is a song written and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Dan Seals
Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted ...
for his 1984 album ''
San Antone'', and this version was the
B-side
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to that album's single "
(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me".
In 1987, Seals re-recorded the song and, in September 1987, released it as the first and only single from his compilation album ''
The Best
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''. It peaked at number one on the country charts, becoming his seventh straight number-one single.
Music video
Seals re-recorded "One Friend" again for his 1995 acoustic album, ''
In a Quiet Room
''In a Quiet Room'' is the eleventh album released by country music artist Dan Seals and his only album on the Intersound label. This album consists mostly of acoustic versions of songs featured on earlier albums, as well as two songs — " I'd Rea ...
'', and a music video was filmed for that version the following year. It was directed by Tom Bevins, and it shows Seals singing and performing the song on his guitar while sitting by a bonfire. It was the last music video of Seals' career.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1984 songs
1987 singles
Dan Seals songs
Songs written by Dan Seals
Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning
Capitol Records Nashville singles
Country ballads