Eternal - I Wanna Be the Only One (feat. BeBe Winans) (Music Video)
What this video is
Released May 1997 at the commercial apex of British R&B girl-group culture, 'I Wanna Be the Only One' fused UK pop-soul with African-American gospel tradition through Eternal's third collaboration with BeBe Winans. Topping the UK Singles Chart, it became Eternal's sole number-one hit and the third most-played song on British radio, earning MOBO and Capital FM Awards for Best Single and a BRIT Award nomination. The…
Why it matters
A landmark in British R&B's mid-90s mainstream breakthrough, the video visually codifies the gospel-pop crossover format: performance-driven, group-ensemble staging, high-energy editing, and a narrative arc of division-to-unity that mirrors the duet's thematic content. Directed by Randee St.…
The director
Los Angeles-based photographer, director, and designer. Directing career launched when Prince invited her to helm his 'Gett Off' video. Subsequently directed Whitney Houston's 'I'm Every Woman' and hundreds of videos across all genres, winning multiple MTV…
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