Only You (And You Alone)
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"Only You (And You Alone)" is a classic 1955 doo-wop ballad by The Platters that became one of their signature hits and a staple of early rock and roll.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Only You (And You Alone) canonical | 12 |
| Only You | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7211756 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Only You (And You Alone) Context triple: [The Platters, notableWork, Only You (And You Alone)]
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A.
The Only One
"The Only One" is a song by Lionel Richie from his hit 1983 album "Can't Slow Down."
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B.
You Are the Only One
"You Are the Only One" is a song best known as an early 1960s pop single recorded by Ricky Nelson.
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C.
Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
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D.
Only You
Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film in which Joaquim de Almeida plays a charming Italian character who becomes entangled in the protagonist’s quest for true love.
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E.
Alone Without You
"Alone Without You" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, known as one of his solo singles following his work with Take That.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Only You (And You Alone) Target entity description: "Only You (And You Alone)" is a classic 1955 doo-wop ballad by The Platters that became one of their signature hits and a staple of early rock and roll.
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A.
The Only One
"The Only One" is a song by Lionel Richie from his hit 1983 album "Can't Slow Down."
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B.
You Are the Only One
"You Are the Only One" is a song best known as an early 1960s pop single recorded by Ricky Nelson.
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C.
Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
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D.
Only You
Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film in which Joaquim de Almeida plays a charming Italian character who becomes entangled in the protagonist’s quest for true love.
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E.
Alone Without You
"Alone Without You" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, known as one of his solo singles following his work with Take That.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Only You
ⓘ
linked to:
Only You (And You Alone)
|
| artist | The Platters ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard R&B chart number 1
ⓘ
US Billboard pop chart top 10 ⓘ |
| composer |
Ande Rand
ⓘ
Buck Ram ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Franck Pourcel
ⓘ
Ringo Starr ⓘ The Hilltoppers ⓘ Various artists ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
prominent lead tenor vocal
ⓘ
romantic ballad ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ vocal harmony group ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Only you can make the darkness bright"
ⓘ
"Only you can make this world seem right" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
devotion
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Platters’ early hit singles catalog ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent doo-wop ballads ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Platters ⓘ |
| isStapleOf |
early rock and roll compilations
ⓘ
oldies radio ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Tony Williams ⓘ |
| lyricist | Buck Ram ⓘ |
| movement |
1950s doo-wop
ⓘ
early rock and roll ⓘ |
| originalReleaseCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| performer | The Platters ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Ram ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Platters ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-05-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| title | Only You (And You Alone) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Only You (And You Alone) Description of subject: "Only You (And You Alone)" is a classic 1955 doo-wop ballad by The Platters that became one of their signature hits and a staple of early rock and roll.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Only You (And You Alone)
linked to: Only You (And You Alone)
subject linked to:
compilation album "Blast from Your Past"
subject linked to:
compilation album "Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr"