Talk:One by One (Cher song)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:31, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will get on with this right away today! --K. Peake 07:31, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a. (reference section):

b. (citations to reliable sources):

c. (OR):

d. (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a. (major aspects):

b. (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Infobox and lead

adult contemporary should not be capitalised in the infobox
Pipe R&B to Contemporary R&B in above
Replace hlist with bullet points per Template:Infobox song
Add the co-written part to the second sentence with the two versions recorded part since they wrote both of them too
rock and adult contemporary needn't be capitalised
Pipe DJ to Disc jockey
"released "One by One" as" → "released the song as"
Remove the after part since that is not notable for lead
"as It's a Man's World's lead single" → "as the lead single"
"the single was met with positive reviews" → "the song received positive reviews"
"In the United Kingdom, it reached" → "In the UK, the song reached"
"top ten." → "top 10." per MOS:NUM and mention the name of the chart
"where it barely cracked the" → "barely cracking the"
"singing the track from" → "singing the song from"

Done

Background

"She starred in" → "she starred in" per this being part of the same sentence
"Having turned down films" → "having turned down films" though the quote says infomercial diva instead and the other two parts are not sourced

Source 1 (NYT, Queen of the comebacks) - "...an embarrassing interlude as an infomercial queen" Source 3 EW - "...just devastating to my career"

Why is there [] for the infomercials when that is part of the original quote?
"career", she recalled." → "career", Cher recalled."
Where is the commercial failure sourced?

Source 1 (NYT, Queen of the comebacks)- "...died at the box office two weeks after it opened last April"

"She came to" → "Cher came to" and add the year for If These Walls Could Talk
"Her first studio album since 1991's Love Hurts, Cher saw" → "The record was Cher's first studio album since 1991's Love Hurts; she saw"
"of challenging herself;" → "of challenging herself,"
"of bored with it"." → "of bored with it.""
Pipe covers to Cover version
"and The Real People member" → "and the Real People member" per MOS:THEMUSIC

Done

Composition and remix

rock and adult contemporary should not be capitalised on the audio sample text
Pipe R&B to Contemporary R&B on the sample text
""One by One" has been described" → "Musically, "One by One" has been described"
rock and adult contemporary should not be capitalised
"It begins with" → "The song begins with"
Remove overly obvious wikilink on guitars
"In the refrain she sings" → "In the refrain, she sings"
[8][6] should be in numerical order
Pipe R&B to Contemporary R&B
"as they felt it would" → "as they felt the version would"
Pipe DJ to Disc jockey

Done

Release and promotion

Wikilink music video on the img text
"as well as her own" → "and her own"
"In the United States, it was released on May 21 as" → "In the US, it was released on May 21, 1996, as" per MOS:US
Wikilink lead single
Pipe Billboard to Billboard (magazine)
"In the United States," → "In the US,"
[6][11] should only be at the end of the sentence and in numerical order
Remove overly obvious wikilink on Los Angeles

Done

Reception

Critical

"that the original version was" → "that the original version is"
Remove pipe on Billboard
"opined it was a" → "opined the song is a"
"sweet as can be"." → "sweet as can be."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
"said it was one of" → "said the song is one of"
"PopMatters Peter Piatkowski highlighted its" → "PopMatters' Peter Piatkowski highlighted the"

Commercial

[26] should be invoked after June 15, 1996 instead
"for fourteen weeks in total." → "for 14 weeks in total." per MOS:NUM
"It found more success on the" → "It found more success on the US"
"at number 6 and 7," → "at numbers six and seven,"
"came in at number 9." → "came in at number nine."
"where it reached" → "where the song reached"
"In the United Kingdom," → "In the UK,"
"her first top ten hit" → "her first top 10 hit"
"chart it came in" → "chart, it came in"

Done

Track listings and formats

Good

Credits and personnel

Good

Charts

Weekly charts

See MOS:TABLECAPTION
Add Cash Box in brackets instead – Done by Vaughan J.

Year-end charts

See MOS:TABLECAPTION

Notes

Good

References

Copyvio score looks fabulous at 13%!!!!
Link for WEA should only be on ref 5
Fix MOS:QWQ issues on ref 20
WP:OVERLINK of Music Week on ref 36

Bibliography

Pipe Taylor Trade Publishing to Rowman & Littlefield

Done

External links

Good

Final comments and verdict

On hold until all of the issues are fixed; quite a smooth article and ensuing review! --K. Peake 11:30, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for yet another great review @Kyle Peake:! I believe I have fixed everything you've pointed out; let me know if i've missed anything --Christian (talk) 21:40, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Pass now, I did some copy editing but this looks great! --K. Peake 16:41, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]