"Only You Can" is a 1975 song by pop group Fox. Written by the group's founder Kenny Young, it was the band's debut single and later appeared on their debut album Fox. Initially released as "Only You" in the summer of 1974, a reissue of the single with the track retitled "Only You Can" became a No. 3 hit on the UK Singles chart in March 1975, ultimately spending 11 weeks on the chart.[1]

"Only You Can"
Single by Fox
from the album Fox
B-side"Out Of My Body"
Released1975
GenrePop
LabelGTO Records
Songwriter(s)Kenny Young
Producer(s)Kenny Young
Fox singles chronology
"Only You Can"
(1975)
"Imagine Me, Imagine You"
(1975)

The song was critically acclaimed and established Fox's musical trademark, the coy and unusual voice of lead singer Noosha, described by Dave Thompson of AllMusic as an "exotically accented purr".[2][3][4] Writing for Louder Than War in 2017, Ian Canty described the song as "oddball and addictive"[3] while AllMusic's Dave Thompson has called "Only You Can" and its follow-up "Imagine Me, Imagine You" "two of the most spellbinding UK hits of 1974-1975".[2]

Track listing

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7" Single

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No.TitleLength
1."Only You Can"3:05
2."Out Of My Body"3:00

References

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  1. ^ "Only You Can". Official Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Canty, Ian. "Fox: The Fox Box – Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ Salewicz, Chris (8 May 1976). "The power behind the new 20th century Fox". Liverpool Echo. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2019.