Buddy's Song (album)

Buddy's Song is the debut album by English singer and actor Chesney Hawkes, released in 1991 by Chrysalis Records. It serves as the soundtrack to the film of the same name and includes the UK number one single "The One and Only". The film's screenwriter Nigel Hinton contributed to the soundtrack by co-writing all but three songs in the UK release of the album. The album and film soundtrack were recorded and mixed entirely at Abbey Road Studios by engineer Gareth Cousins.

Buddy's Song
Original British cover which was a tie-in with the film.
Studio album by
Chesney Hawkes
Released1991
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenrePop rock
Length43:38 (UK)
45:01 (U.S.)
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Chesney Hawkes chronology
Buddy's Song
(1991)		 Get the Picture
(1993)
Singles from Buddy's Song
  1. "The One and Only"
    Released: February 1991
  2. "I'm a Man Not a Boy"
    Released: May 1991
  3. "Secrets of the Heart"
    Released: September 1991
Alternative Cover
American cover with the title The One and Only. This cover is used on the download release in the UK, replacing the title with Buddy's Song.

The album was released in the United States as The One and Only, as the film was not widely released in the country. For this version, the songs "This Is Me" and "A Crazy World Like This" were replaced with "Waiting for the Night" and a cover of Nik Kershaw's "One World". The title track was featured in the film Doc Hollywood.[1]

Every song on the British release of the album was used in the film except "A Crazy World Like This". Buddy's Song was Hawkes' only album to make the Top 40, peaking at number 18 in the UK Albums Chart. Aside from "The One and Only", "I'm a Man Not a Boy" and "Secrets of the Heart" were also released as singles. In the U.S., "Feel So Alive" was released as the second single,[2] but it failed to chart.

Buddy's Song was included in the 2022 box set The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012, with five bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nigel Hinton and John Wesley Harding, except where indicated

UK release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The One and Only"Nik Kershaw3:44
2."Nothing Serious" 3:34
3."Feel So Alive" 4:48
4."I'm a Man Not a Boy"
4:00
5."It's Gonna Be Tough" 2:30
6."Torn in Half"
  • Hinton
  • Hawkes
4:02
7."I'm Young" 4:11
8."Secrets of the Heart"
  • Hinton
  • Hawkes
3:54
9."This Is Me"
3:36
10."Ordinary Girl" 3:34
11."A Crazy World Like This"
3:37
12."Say Mama" (Available on CD and download versions only)
  • Johnny Meeks
  • Johnny Earl
2:11
Total length:43:38
U.S. version (The One and Only)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The One and Only"Kershaw3:44
2."Waiting for the Night"
4:01
3."I'm a Man Not a Boy"
  • Hinton
  • Harding
  • Hawkes
4:00
4."Feel So Alive" 4:48
5."Nothing Serious" (U.S. version) 3:59
6."Torn in Half"
  • Hinton
  • Hawkes
4:02
7."One World"Kershaw4:19
8."Secrets of the Heart"
  • Hinton
  • Hawkes
3:54
9."It's Gonna Be Tough" 2:30
10."Ordinary Girl" 3:34
11."I'm Young" 4:11
12."Say Mama"
  • Meeks
  • Earl
2:11
Total length:45:01

Charts

References
  1. "10 Things you Didn't Know About Doc Hollywood". 80s Kids. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. "Record and Radio". Worldradiohistory.com. 14 February 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. "Chesney Hawkes announces 'The Complete Picture' retrospective box set". Retro Pop Magazine. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Chesney Hawkes – Buddy's Song" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Chesney Hawkes – Buddy's Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Chesney Hawkes – Buddy's Song". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. "Swisscharts.com – Chesney Hawkes – Buddy's Song". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. "Chesney Hawkes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  9. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1991". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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