Gotta Be the One

{{Infobox song | name = Gotta Be the One | version =  | cover =  | cover_size = | alt = | border = | caption = | type = | artist = Maxine Nightingale | album = | EP = | language =  | English_title = | A-side = Gotta Be the One | B-side = Can't Get Enough | written = | published = | released = 1976  | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre =  | length = {{Duration|02:59}} | label = United Artists Records UP 36086 | writer =  | composer = Pierre Tubbs | lyricist = | producer = Pierre Tubbs | chronology = | prev_title = Right Back Where We Started From | prev_year = 1975 | prev_version =  | next_title = Think I Want to Possess You | next_year = 1976 | next_version =  | tracks =  | misc =  }}

"'''Gotta Be the One'''" was a 1976 single for Maxine Nightingale. It became a hit for her that year, charting in the United States and New Zealand. ==Background== "Gotta Be the One" was written and produced by Pierre Tubbs. Maxine Nightingale recorded the song which was backed with "Can't Get Enough" and released in the UK on United Artists UP 36086. It was released in the US on United Artists UA XW820 Y.<ref>''Record World'', June 26, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-06-26.pdf Page 1 (Front cover) HITS OF THE WEEK, SINGLES, MAXINE NIGHTINGALE, "GOTTA BE THE ONE"]</ref><ref>Ultratop - [https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/71e47/Maxine-Nightingale-Gotta-Be-The-One Maxine Nightingale – Gotta Be The One]</ref>

==Reception== "Gotta be the One" was reviewed by ''Record World'' the week of 26 June 1976. In addition to mentioning how the phenomenal success of "Right Back Where We Started From" was a surprise to Maxine Nightingale, this similarly styled follow up with its emotive vocal should take her right back into the charts.<ref>''Record World'', June 26, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-06-26.pdf Page 1 (Front cover) HITS OF THE WEEK, SINGLES, MAXINE NIGHTINGALE, "GOTTA BE THE ONE"]</ref>

For the week of 3 July, "Gotta Be the One" was one of Dede Dabney's three Ditties to Watch.<ref>''Record World'', July 3, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-07-03.pdf Page 42 SOUL TRUTH By DEDE DABNEY, DEDE'S DITTIES TO WATCH:]</ref> ==Airplay== ===Canada=== For the week of 26 June, as shown in ''RPM Weekly'', "Gotta Be the One" had charted at CKAR in Huntsville,<ref>''RPM Weekly'', Volume 25 No. 13 - June 26 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/70s/1976/RPM-1976-06-26.pdf Page 21 HUNTSVILLE CKAR (Scott Warnock), CHARTED, • Gotta Be The One-Maxine Nightingale]</ref> where it was a Hitmaker. It was also a Hitmaker at CKNX,<ref>''RPM Weekly'', Volume 25 No. 13 - June 26 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/70s/1976/RPM-1976-06-26.pdf Page 22 ''THE HITMAKERS'', SCOTT WARNOCK (CKAR), Gotta Be The One-Maxine Nightingale; JONA TERRY (CKNX), Gotta Be The One-Maxine Nightingale]</ref> where it was also playlisted.<ref>''RPM Weekly'', Volume 25 No. 13 - June 26 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/70s/1976/RPM-1976-06-26.pdf Page 25 ''ADULT RADIO ACTION'', CKNX (Jona Terry), * Gotta Be The One -Maxine Nightingale]</ref> ===United States=== For the week of 3 July, the MOR Report in ''Record World'' showed that "Gotta Be the One" by Maxine Nightingale was one of the three most added singles.<ref>''Record World'', July 3, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-07-03.pdf Page 34 The MOR Report, Most Adds]</ref>

As reported by ''Billboard'' in the magazine's 17 July issue, "Gotta Be the One" was one of nineteen songs added to BMI's million performance list. As described in the article, when a song has an average length of three minutes reaches the million-performance level, it has had radio airplay of more than 50,000 hours.<ref>''Billboard'', July 17, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-07-17.pdf Page 6 Add To Million-Play List]</ref>

For the week of 23 July, "Gotta Be the One" made its appearance at no. 25 in the ''Gavin Report'' Adult Contemporary Programming chart.<ref>''The Gavin Report'', THE GAVIN REPORT #1107 July 2, 1976, WEEKLY SUMMARY - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/70/1976/Gavin-1976-07.pdf (7/23/76) -3- Adult Contemporary Programming, (Associate Editor, Ron Fell), Top Thirty, LW --., TW 25. GOTTA BE THE ONE-Maxine Nightingale]</ref>

==Charts== ===United States=== For the week of 10 July 1976 "Gotta Be the One" debuted at no. 124 on the ''Record World'' 101 - 150 Singles chart.<ref>''Record World'', July 10, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-07-10.pdf Page 28 101 THE SINGLES CHART 150, JULY 10, 1976, JULY 10 124, JULY 3 -, GOTTA BE THE ONE MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-United Artists XW820 Y (Unart, BMI)]</ref> For the week of 14 August, the single peaked at no. 102.<ref>''Record World'', August 14, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-08-14.pdf Page 26 101 THE SINGLES CHART 150, AUGUST 14, 1976, AUG. 14 102, AUG. 7 104, GOTTA BE THE ONE MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-United Artists XW820 Y Unart, BMI)]</ref><ref>''Record World'', August 21, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-08-21.pdf Page 25 101 THE SINGLES CHART 150, AUGUST 21, 1976, AUG 21 197, AUG 14 102, GOTTA BE THE ONE MAXINE NIGHTINGALE-United Artists XW820 Y Unart, BMI)]</ref>

For the week of 17 July. "Gotta Be the One" debuted at No. 49 in the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening Top 50.<ref>''Billboard'', July 17, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-07-17.pdf Page 37 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, This Week 49, NEW ENTRY, GOTTA BE THE ONE, Maxine Nightingale, United Artists 820 (Unart, BMI)]</ref> It debuted at No. 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>''Billboard'', July 17, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-07-17.pdf Page 60 Billboard HOT 100, THIS WEEK 78, NEW ENTRY, GOTTA BE THE ONE - Maxine Nightingale]</ref> For the week of 7 August, "Gotta Be the One" peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart.<ref>''Billboard'', August 7, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-08-07.pdf Page 27 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, This Week 22, Last Week 26, Weeks on Chart 4]</ref> It held that position for another week.<ref>''Billboard'', August 14, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-08-14.pdf Page 51 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, This Week 22, Last Week 22, Weeks on Chart 5]</ref><ref>''Billboard'', August 21, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-08-21.pdf Page 23 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, This Week 40, Last Week 22, Weeks on Chart 6]</ref> For the week of 14 August, the single peaked at No. 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>''Billboard'', August 14, 1976 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-08-14.pdf Page 80 Billboard HOT 100, THIS WEEK 53, LAST WEEK 55, WEEKS ON CHART 5, GOTTA BE THE ONE - Maxine Nightingale]</ref>

The single reached No. 84 on the ''Cash Box'' Singles chart.<ref>Ultimate70s.com - [https://ultimate70s.com/song?id=34491 Song: "Gotta Be The One"]</ref>

===New Zealand=== It was a hit in New Zealand where it spent eight weeks in the charts, peaking at No. 19.<ref>Official Aotearoa Music Charts - [https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/1976-10-01 28 GOTTA BE THE ONE Maxine Nightingale, Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5]</ref><ref>Ultratop - [https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/71e47/Maxine-Nightingale-Gotta-Be-The-One Maxine Nightingale – Gotta Be The One]</ref>

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==External links== * Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/master/226395-Maxine-Nightingale-Gotta-Be-The-One Maxine Nightingale – Gotta Be The One] * WJMTV channel, Nov 22, 2010 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKC6k_3tFmo Maxine Nightingale - Gotta Be The One (audio)] * Retroj channel, Dec 25, 2010 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVw99UepEJk Maxine Nightingale - Gotta Be The One (1976) (video)] * daveinprogress3 channel, Apr 24, 2018 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6tv3lFMrg MAXINE NIGHTINGALE Gotta Be The One TV CLIP (BW video, live vocals) (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)] * Antony W.P. channel, Jan 21, 2024 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnGMzksfIPE Maxine Nightingale - Gotta Be The One, live 1976 (video)]

Category:Maxine Nightingale songs Category:Songs written by Pierre Tubbs Category:Song recordings produced by Pierre Tubbs Category:United Artists Records singles Category:1976 singles