"Dedicated To The One I Love" is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass that was a hit for the "5" Royales, the Shirelles, the Mamas & the Papas and Bitty McLean.
[1] Pauling was the guitarist of the "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of the song, produced by Bass, in 1957.
[2] A cover version recorded by American girl group the Shirelles[1] reached number 83 in 1959.
However, there are different versions of the song: Cash Box called the single a "groovey, harmonic, soft rock venture that is sure to please all of the group's many fans.
"[7] The group appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 to perform both this song and the single to follow, "Creeque Alley".