''One Road'' is the debut album by first-season

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winner

Ben Lummis Ben Lummis (born Isileli Junior Brown on (1 June 1978) is a New Zealand R&B/Pop/Gospel recording artist who rose to musical fame as the winner of the First season of ''New Zealand Idol'' in 2004. He is of Māori (Ngati Porou) and Pākehā (Eu ...

, released in

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on 16 June 2004.

Chart and single information

Chart

''One Road'' debuted on the official New Zealand albums chart at number 1 and held the position for two consecutive weeks. To date it has sold 45,000 copies and has been certified 3xplatinum by the RIANZ.

Singles

Ben's

winner's song, "

They Can't Take That Away "They Can’t Take That Away" is a single by New Zealand Idol season one winner, Benjamin Lummis, released in 2004. It went to number one in its first week, where it remained for seven weeks. "They Can't Take That Away" was 2004's New Zealand ...

", was the only single released from the album, immediately after he won the contest on 10 May 2004. It debuted at number 1 on the official

singles chart, a position that it held for seven weeks. The single was certified 4xplatinum by the RIANZ (40,000 copies sold). "I Love You, Love Me" was planned as the second single from the album, and although Ben made a music video for the song, the single was never released. Shortly after this he was dropped by

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Track listing

#"I Love You, Love Me" #"One More Time (With Feeling)" #"

" #"Fool for Love" #"Easier to Leave" #"It's All Good" #"Searchin'" #"Alright With Me" #"Not Like This" #"Never Say I Love You" #"Only One Road" #"

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