''Buddy's Song'' is the debut studio album by English singer and actor

Chesney Hawkes Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971) is an English singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film '' Buddy's Song'', which featured his best-known single " The One and Only", which topped ...

, released in 1991 by

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. It serves as the

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to the film of the same name and includes the UK number one single " The One and Only". The film's screenwriter

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contributed to the soundtrack by co-writing all but three songs in the UK release of the album. The album and film soundtrack were recorded and mixed entirely at

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by engineer Gareth Cousins. The album was released in the United States as ''The One and Only'', as the film was not widely released in the country. For this version, the songs "This Is Me" and "A Crazy World Like This" were replaced with "Waiting for the Night" and a cover of

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's "One World". The title track was featured in the film ''

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''. Every song on the British release of the album was used in the film except "A Crazy World Like This". ''Buddy's Song'' was Hawkes' only album to make the

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, peaking at number 18 in the

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. Aside from "The One and Only", " I'm a Man Not a Boy" and " Secrets of the Heart" were also released as singles. In the U.S., "Feel So Alive" was released as the second single, but it failed to chart. ''Buddy's Song'' was included in the 2022 box set '' The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012'', with five bonus tracks and the previously unreleased master mixes for the film.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Buddy's Song * * * The One and Only * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buddy's Song (Chesney Hawkes Album) 1991 debut albums Chesney Hawkes albums Albums produced by Alan Shacklock Chrysalis Records albums