"She's the One" is a

rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predomina ...

song written by Hank Ballard and first recorded by his group The Midnighters. Originally issued on Federal Records as the

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of their #1 R&B hit " Annie Had a Baby", it received an A-side release (Federal 12205) later the same year.

Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner was an American musical duo consisting of husband-and-wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists, the Ikettes. ...

recorded a version of the song, retitled "He's the One" which was released as a single in 1964 and included on the 2000 compilation album '' The Kent Years''. Marva Whitney recorded a version of "He's the One", for her

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by Honorific nick ...

-produced 1969 album ''It's My Thing''. Her version was released as a single the following year. Brown himself recorded the song around the same time, but his version remained unreleased until 1988, when it was issued as a single in the

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and peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the

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'' Motherlode'', released the same year.White, Cliff (2003). ''Motherlode'' D booklet New York: Universal Records.

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