One Love (Kimberley Locke album)

One Love
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004
Length45:36
LabelCurb Records, EMI, Columbia Music, London Records
ProducerBryan Stewart, Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Locke chronology
One Love
(2004)
Based on a True Story
(2007)

One Love is the debut studio album of American Idol contestant Kimberley Locke. According to SoundScan, total sales of the album is approximately 213,000 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
One Stop ReviewB−[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted how the record has elements of rhythmic dance pop from Kelly Clarkson's Thankful and adult contemporary from Clay Aiken's Measure of a Man, giving praise to Locke's vocal performance over a track listing that's more hook-filled than either of them, concluding that, "While that might not make for the most noteworthy of albums, it is a nice listen, and Kimberley Locke acquits herself well with this good-natured debut."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."8th World Wonder"Shaun Shankel, Kyle Jacobs, Joel Parkes3:59
2."Have You Ever Been in Love"Steve Booker, Steve Mac4:17
3."Wrong"Kaci, Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, Matt Bronleewe3:17
4."I Could"Kari Kimmel, Thad Beaty, Dan Muckala4:20
5."Without You"" (featuring Clay Aiken)Samantha Cole, David Foster, Richard Marx4:31
6."It's Alright"Rob Fusari, Balewa Muhammad, Falonte Moore, Jayne Digregori3:19
7."Coulda Been"Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken3:45
8."Before"Aaron Sain3:54
9."You've Changed"Kimberley Locke, Shannon Sanders, Drew Ramsey3:23
10."Now I Can Fly"Mark Feist, Damon Sharpe3:47
11."I Can't Make You Love Me"Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin3:22
12."Somewhere Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg3:45

International editions

On June 23, 2004, "One Love" was released in the Japanese market through Columbia Music Entertainment. It features the same track order as the American release, but includes two remixes of the lead single, "8th World Wonder" as bonus tracks (Hi-Bias radio edit and Elektrik Kompany radio edit).

Another version of the album was also released in the UK through London Records (and through WEA International for the rest of Europe) on August 9, 2004. It features the same songs as the original American release, however in a different order and with a different album cover.

Sales

Album (North America)

Year Country Sales Certification
2004 USA 213,000 N/A

In its first week the album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 16 with 56,727 copies sold.[4]

Charts

Album

Charts (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 16
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 16

Singles

Charting year Single Charts Peak
position
2004 8th World Wonder U.S. Hot Singles Sales 1
U.S. Hot Dance Singles Sales 1 1
U.S. Adult Contemporary 6
U.S. Top Selling Singles of 2004 7
U.S. Adult Contemporary Recurrents 10
U.S. Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 2004 14
Canadian Adult Contemporary 16
U.S. Top 40 Mainstream 19
U.S. Top 40 Tracks 29
U.S. Adult Top 40 36
U.S. Hot 100 49
UK Singles Chart 49
U.S. Hot 100 Airplay 61
Wrong U.S. Top 40 Mainstream 39
2005 Coulda Been UK Singles Chart 90
I Could U.S. Adult Contemporary 8
Canadian Adult Contemporary 18
U.S. Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 2005 19

1 8th World Wonder: The Remixes maxi-single.

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One Love - Kimberley Locke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. ^ One Stop Review review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ 'Idol 2' finalist Kimberley Locke's CD 'One Love' debuts at #16 in U.S. charts