Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | The only one |
| Artist | Lionel Richie |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Can't slow down |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:17 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 65 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 065-069 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 3 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 4 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Perm) 2 | Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod P Type 2 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | Minor Third Down, Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Starts in different key |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/h-_HpvFdjvE?t=122 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Piano |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EP |
| Instr 2 | PIANO |
| Instr 3 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Jeremy Lubbock |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xIpOBnH8q25lDwLZgwwYP?si=9a90943f9773416f |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 75 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lionelrichie/onlyone.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | David Foster |
| Author 2 | Lionel Richie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A missing half |
| Explanation | ✱ The beloved is seen as the only person who can fill the void in the singer, like a unique key for a lock. |
| MTag 1 | Connection |
| MTag 2 | Necessity |
| MTag 3 | Romance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ii-V-I-I, ii-ii-V-#v-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-IV-I-I-IV-I/III-ii-V |
| Ch Prog C | vi-ii-V-I, vi-vi-ii-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ii-V/VII-I-VI/#I, ii-III/#V-vi-I, vi-ii-V/VII-I |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, III, iii, IV, iv, V, VI, vi, #v |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 69 |
| Spot-Energy | 39 |
| Spot-Valance | 53 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Genre 3 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Soul |
| Style 2 | Ballad |
| Style 3 | Adult Contemporary |