One Way was an R&B/funk band that was popular in the late 1970s and throughout most of the 1980s. One Way was formed in 1979 in Detroit, Michigan and were originally known as Soul Partners. Al Hudson, Alicia Meyers, guitarists Dave Roberson and Cortez Harris, bassist Kevin McCord, drummer Gregory Green and keyboardist Jonathan Meadows were the original members. They first recorded as "Al Hudson and the Partners", scoring an R&B hit on the ABC label called "You Can Do It" in 1979. At that time, however, ABC records was in the process of being taken over by MCA as part of a buyout, and when the band moved to the MCA label, they subsequently changed their name to One Way featuring Al Hudson before becoming One Way. They were on MCA Records from 1980 to 1988. They scored five Top Ten R&B hits, with the biggest being "Cutie Pie," which reached number four in 1982. Candye Edwards was the female lead of the group from 1981 to 1985. Candye's debut was on the "Pull Fancy Dancer" album, where she belted out a very soulful riff in the intro. Edwards remained with the group throughout the biggest successes, including "Cutie Pie." They moved to Capitol Records in 1988, where they released their final album A New Beginning in 1989.

Discography

Albums

• Happy Feet (credited to Al Hudson and the Partners) (1979)
• One Way Feat. Al Hudson (six-track EP feat. "You Can Do It") (1979)
• One Way Feat. Al Hudson (full-length LP album) (1980)
• Love Is...One Way (1981)
• Fancy Dancer (1981)
• Who's Foolin' Who (1982)
• Wild Night (1982)
• Shine On Me (1983)
• Lady (1984)
• Wrap Your Body (1985)
• IX (1986)
• A New Beginning (1989)

Compilation Albums

• Push (1995)
• The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson and Alicia Myers (1996)
• 20th Century Masters- Millennium Collection (2005)

References

• Allmusic Guide
• Soulwalking page
• Soul and Funk Music Database