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.
Buddy's Song is the debut album by English singer and actor Chesney Hawkes, released in 1991. It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name and includes the UK number one single "The One and Only". In the United States, the album was released as The One and Only.
Every song on the British release of the album was used in the film except "A Crazy World like This". It was to be Hawkes' only album to make the Top 40, peaking at number 18 in the UK Albums Chart. Three singles from the album were released: "The One and Only", "I'm a Man Not a Boy" and "Secrets of the Heart". In the US, "Feel So Alive" was released as the second single,[1] but it failed to chart.
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.