"My One and Only" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and first recorded by the female vocal trio Bones.
[5] The song is about a summer holiday romance and is influenced by the style of 1960s girl groups such as the Shangri-Las.
[6] It received favourable reviews from the U.K. press,[7] with comments such as "are tipped as the girlie trio most likely to succeed in 1975 they've got everything in their favour"[8] Bones performed the song on British television as guests on the Granada TV programme, Rock On With 45, on 16 January 1975.
[11] Bones had three members – American Jacquie Sullivan, Suzanne Lynch (born Sue Donaldson, originally half of the Chicks duo with sister Judy) and Joy Yates (the latter two both from New Zealand).
[12] They performed with Neil Sedaka at the Royal Festival Hall in his 1970s comeback concert, which was later released as a live album.