One is the loneliest number / Music featured in TV shows
Posted by: Gavin B on 05 July 2005
In the last couple of weeks, "One is the loneliest number" featured on the TV programme 'House' (Ch5).
I recognise the song, and felt sure I'd listened to it on a recent freebie compilation CD, but then couldn't find it.
So, two questions...
1. Who's the artist? (Aimee Mann does a version - was that it?)
2. Are there any good sites listing the music featured in TV shows? House, CSI, etc. etc. all seem to feature tracks that never get credited - where do I find details?
Thanks
Gavin
(Oh, and does anyone remember it featuring on any recent compilations?)
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by BigH47
Tv @Film MusicBTW Unusually CSI programmes credit the title music (tracks by The Who) but as usual not the incidental music.
Howard
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by woodface
Hi, I think it is Aimeee Mann and it features on the Magnolia soundtrack. Originally it was recorded by Harry Nielsen?
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by BigH47
AMG does not give a hit to either of them under that title. Or to Aimee Mann for the "Magnolia" OST album.
Howard
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by jayd
Three Dog Night did the original, or so I thought. Harry wrote it, though... if he recorded it, I've never heard his version.
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by syd
There's a version by Al Kooper on his 1969 album "I Stand Alone" which must be one of the earliest if not the earliest version.
Posted on: 05 July 2005 by Blueknowz
Posted on: 06 July 2005 by jayd
quote:
Originally posted by syd:
There's a version by Al Kooper on his 1969 album "I Stand Alone" which must be one of the earliest if not the earliest version.
"One" was the opening track on Three Dog Night's debut album (also from '69 I think), so these must have been more or less contemporary.
quote:
Originally posted by Blueknowz:
The only reference I can find is this.
Now THAT looks interesting...
Posted on: 06 July 2005 by Stevedog
CSI has used quite a bit of "Curves" output
Posted on: 08 July 2005 by Gavin B
Arghh...and what was the track on the promos for this week's episode?
(Sorry non-UK readers!!)
Couldn't find any TV music on the link higher up. Any others?
Gavin
Posted on: 08 July 2005 by Blueknowz
Posted on: 27 July 2005 by Guido Fawkes
"One" was written by Harry Nilsson and is on his album Aerial Ballet (1968) - I think this was Harry's second album, Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967) being the great man's first. For some strange reason Harry re-recorded selected tracks from his first two albums for his 1971 elpee Aerial Pandemonium Ballet. This includes another version of One as the last track on Side 2. You can get all three of these albums on a double CD package with a nice booklet. The music is superb and Daddy's Song is restored to Aerial Ballet; apparently, it was deleted from the original elpee by the record company so as not to detract from sales of the Monkees cover version.
Rotf
