The One and Only (song) The One and Only (song) "The One and Only" is a song written by Nik Kershaw, and recorded by the British singer Chesney Hawkes. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, Hawkes's recording was featured in the 1991 film "Buddy's Song" which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey (of rock band The Who) as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a hit in that country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March and April 1991. The song was later featured
If I Only Had Time If I Only Had Time "If I Only Had Time" was a big hit in 1968 for New Zealand singer John Rowles. It was his first release in England as well. The song is the English translation of "Je n’Aurai Pas le Temps", a French ballad, recorded by Michel Fugain in 1967. Peter Gormley who had signed Rowles to MCA, got in Mike Leander to handle the arrangements for the song. As reported in the July 6, 1968 issue of "Billboard", the single was at that time #2 in Belgium, #27 in Britain, #5 in Holland, and #5 in New