One Goodbye in Ten

"One Goodbye in Ten" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in September 1993 by Cooltempo Records as the second single from the singer's first solo album, What Silence Knows (1993).

Written by her with British band Saint Etienne and produced by Michael Peden, the song received critical acclaim and peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.

"[1] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "Shara Nelson follows up July's No.19 hit 'Down That Road' with a song which is a vast improvement on its predecessor.

"[3] John Harris from NME named it "Big Relief Single of the Week", stating that it "is full of unrequited love, secret glances, and tears on lonely pillows".

Mellow with a capital mmm..."[6] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin remarked that Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs from Saint Etienne contribute on the single, describing it as "almost perky" with its "early-60s Doris Troy pop-soul stylings.