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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.
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.

==Personnel==

"This One"
*[[Paul McCartney]] - vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonium, keyboards, sitar, tambourine, glasses
*[[Robbie McIntosh]] - acoustic and electric guitars
*[[Hamish Stuart]] - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
*[[Chris Whitten]] - drums, percussion
*[[Lance Phillips]] - glasses
*[[Judd Lander]] - harmonica
*[[Linda McCartney]] - backing vocals
*[[Tessa Niles]] - possible backing vocals

"The First Stone"
*[[Paul McCartney]] - vocals, guitars, arrangement
*[[Hamish Stuart]] - guitars, backing vocals
*[[Chris Whitten]] drums, drum samples


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

Revision as of 22:00, 25 June 2019

For other uses, see This One (disambiguation).
"This One"
12" UK 4-track vinyl release cover, 12R 6223, EMI Parlophone
Single by Paul McCartney
from the album Flowers in the Dirt
B-side
  • "The First Stone"
  • "Good Sign" (12" only)
  • "I Wanna Cry", "I'm In Love Again" (CD only)
Released17 July 1989
Recorded18 May 1988 - Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex
GenreRock
LabelCapitol Records (US/Canada)
Parlophone
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"My Brave Face"
(1989) 		"This One"
(1989) 		"Où est le Soleil?"
(1989)
1989 US Capitol cassette single cover, 4JM 44438.

"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.[1][2] It also reached number 8 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 in Austria, number 31 in the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands and number 40 on the Media Control Charts in Germany.[3][4]

The single includes two songs recorded during the sessions for CHOBA B CCCP 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".[5] Rolling Stone opined: "This One," likewise, extends its cute, lyrical conceit for too long and winds up taxing the listener's patience.[6] The song reached number 95 on the Europe Top 200.

Track listings

This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single in 3 Versions, a cassette single and a CD single. All songs here are written by Paul McCartney except where noted.

7" single/cassette single
  1. "This One" - 4:10
  2. "The First Stone" - 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
12" single 1
  1. "This One" - 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" - 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" - 2:40 (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew)
12" single 2
  1. "This One" - 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. "Good Sign" - 6:52
12" single 3 (Club Lovejoys Mix)
  1. "This One (Club Lovejoys Mix)" - 6:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" - 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" - 2:40 (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew)
CD single
  1. "This One" - 4:10
  2. "The First Stone"- 4:03 (McCartney/Hamish Stuart)
  3. "I Wanna Cry" - 4:40
  4. "I'm In Love Again" - 2:40 (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew)

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 30
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 94
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 28

References

  1. ^ "UK Singles - 1952-2009". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ Steffen Hung. "Paul McCartney - This One". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ Anthony DeCurtis (29 June 1989). "Flowers In The Dirt | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Paul McCartney – {{{song}}}" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Paul McCartney – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paul McCartney" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Paul McCartney Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

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