♥Dedicated to the One I Love♫

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Song: Dedicated to the One I Love
Singers: The Lettermen
Album: Spring!

Songwriters:
Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
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Thanks to Lettermen1 for this song!

===from Wikipedia:

"Dedicated to the One I Love" is the name of a song written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling. Bass and Pauling were members of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song. A version by The Shirelles was a minor hit for them in 1959. The "5" Royales saw a re-release of their own version chart at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Later that year, The Shirelles re-released their version and watched it rocket up the chart to #3. A subsequent remake by The Mamas and The Papas released on the Dunhill label went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. Lead singer on the Mamas and Papas version was Mama Michelle Phillips. It was the first time Michelle was given the lead over Mama Cass Elliott in any of their songs. In 1972, The Temprees placed their version on the Hot 100 at #93. Bernadette Peters recorded a Hot 100 hit version in 1981 (#65). One other notable version was Bitty McLean's reggae remake from 1994, which reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. Also, in 1996, Linda Ronstadt recorded "Dedicated to the One I Love" and made it the title song of her album released that year which featured oldies redone as lullabies.

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[bot5304]

Am in love....

[assenthia]

This song brings back alot of memories.

[mythtree]

@evesorbit What a beautiful story, thank you for sharing the inspiration for this lovely song. & thanks to 65 seasons for sharing this version & it's history; it is so much sweeter for knowing!

[tejaime50]

This is the best rendition of the song even better than the Mamas and the Papas.

[sammy52561]

very nice my wife likes this 1

[evesorbit]

Lowman Pauling wrote this for his beautiful wife because he was on tour so much and missing her. She told me the story recently at the NC Music Hall of Fame where the 5 Royals were inducted 10-3-09

[eleanororlando]

yes, indeed, it is sweeeet! Both of you are in love?????

[aprilblue217]

sweeeeet!