In the studio with Robb Montgomery
Jon Montgomery and Jamie Addams are the featured vocalists on “One.” Their contributions and willingness to be a little bit silly helped make the song a hit.
Jon and Jamie met and fell in love during their high school production of the musical “Anything Goes” which is perhaps one reason why “One” has a Cole Porter Broadway kind of vibe.

The climax of the song feaures Jon’s character embarking on a childhood “rant” - a feature that was improvised on the fly in the recording sessions.

Jon talks about the making of “One.”

“We (Jamie and I) came to Robb’s home studio in the evening, mainly to spend time with Robb and my cousin Linda and see what they had been up to. We had no idea we’d get swept up in the song-writing process. Linda and Robb started playing some music, and Jamie and I sat down to look at some of Robb’s lyrics. Robb had a melody and a few lines to a song called “One” which seemed like it could be a counting song.
Jamie seemed drawn into writing from the perspective of a one year old, wondering what each age might be like, and she quickly added several more verses. Linda jammed on the keyboard, and we all tweaked the words to fit the melodies.

My contribution is the tangent near the end of the song, when the child has grand, if off-beat, dreams of what he will do at future ages. Robb had suggested said the song needed an element that was radically different from the rest of the verses. That was all the invitation that I needed to provide a dose of the absurd.”