"This One" is a single from
Paul McCartney's 1989 album, ''
Flowers in the Dirt''. The song reached number 18 on the
UK singles chart.
It also reached number 8 on the
Ö3 Austria Top 40 in Austria, number 31 in the
Dutch Top 40
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in the Netherlands, number 40 on the
Media Control Charts in Germany and number 14 in Japan.
The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for ''
CHOBA B CCCP
''CHOBA B CCCP'' (; also known as ''The Russian Album'') is the seventh solo studio album by Paul McCartney under his own name, originally released in October 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union. The album consists entirely of live-in-studio reco ...
'' album: "I Wanna Cry" and "
I'm In Love Again". The latter appeared in a slightly edited form than the version released on 1991 international edition of ''CHOBA B CCCP''.
Like other songs from ''Flowers in the Dirt'', despite the song's modest chart success, to date it has not been included on any McCartney compilation album.
Reception
Allmusic called the song "lovely". ''
Rolling Stone'' opined that the song "extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience."
''
Cash Box
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'' reviewed the single quoting from McCartney's song "
Silly Love Songs" and claiming that McCartney "does them better than anyone I’ve heard since the ’60s."
The song reached number 76 on the
Eurochart Hot 100
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.
Track listings
This song was released as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch maxi-single in three versions, a cassette single, and a CD single. All songs were written by Paul McCartney except where noted.
7-inch and cassette single
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney,
Hamish Stuart)
7-inch single UK limited edition
# "This One" – 4:10
# "
The Long and Winding Road" – 3:51 (Lennon/McCartney)
12-inch single 1
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "
I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (
Fats Domino,
Dave Bartholomew)
12-inch single 2
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "Good Sign" – 6:52
12-inch single 3 (Club Lovejoys mix)
# "This One" (Club Lovejoys mix) – 6:10
# "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "
I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)
CD single
# "This One" – 4:10
# "The First Stone" – 4:03 (McCartney, Stuart)
# "I Wanna Cry" – 4:40
# "
I'm in Love Again" – 2:40 (Domino, Bartholomew)
Charts
References
External links
Discogs
{{Paul McCartney singles
1989 songs
Capitol Records singles
Music published by MPL Music Publishing
Parlophone singles
Paul McCartney songs
Songs written by Paul McCartney