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{{Distinguish|One and One Is One (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = One Plus One Is One
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Badly Drawn Boy]]
| cover      = Badlyoneisoneboydrawn.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 21 June 2004
| recorded   = June 2003
| studio = Moolah Rouge Studio, [[Stockport]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Folk rock]], [[indie folk]]
| length     = 55:13 (61:37 U.S version)
| label      = [[XL Recordings]], [[Twisted Nerve Records]]
| producer   = [[Badly Drawn Boy]], [[Andy Votel]]
| prev_title = [[Have You Fed the Fish?]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Born in the U.K.]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}

{{Album ratings
|MC = 60/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/one-plus-one-is-one/badly-drawn-boy|title=One Plus One Is One by Badly Drawn Boy|website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r700489/review|first=Heather|last=Phares |accessdate=19 December 2011}}</ref>
|rev2=[[Dotmusic]]
|rev2score=8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040706/33/1wxdd.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613162303/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/040706/33/1wxdd.html |archivedate=13 June 2011 |title=Badly Drawn Boy One Plus One Is One Album Review |publisher=[[Dotmusic]] |accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref>
|rev3=[[musicOMH]]
|rev3score=(favorable)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums2/badly-drawn-boy-4.htm |title=Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One |author=John Murphy |publisher=[[musicOMH]] |accessdate=19 December 2011}}</ref>
|rev4=[[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev4score=3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/529-one-plus-one-is-one/ |title=Badly Drawn Boy: One Plus One Is One review |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=21 July 2004 |author=Sam Ubl |accessdate=19 December 2011}}</ref>
}}

'''''One Plus One Is One''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Badly Drawn Boy]], released in 2004. It is his last album for [[XL Recordings]].

==Track listing==
#"One Plus One Is One" – 4:18
#"Easy Love" – 3:02
#"Summertime in Wintertime" – 3:02
#"This Is That New Song" – 4:07
#"Another Devil Dies" – 5:01
#"The Blossoms" – 2:01
#"Year of the Rat" – 4:43
#"Four Leaf Clover" – 4:19
#"Fewer Words" – 1:13
#"Logic of a Friend" – 4:38
#"Stockport" – 2:37
#"Life Turned Upside Down" – 3:24
#"Take the Glory" – 5:02
#"Holy Grail" – 8:13
#"Don't Ask Me I'm Only the President" (U.S. version only) – 1:36
#"Plan-B" (U.S. version only) – 4:47

==Personnel==
* Damon Gough – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, celeste, Clavinet, Wurlitzer Fun-Maker, Hammond organ, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, banjo
* [[Alex Thomas|Alex Thomas AKA Earl Shilton]] – drums, timpani, gong, bells, orchestral crash cymbal
* Sean McCann – bass
* [[Andy Votel]] – tubular bells, cymbals, cowbell, chimes, samples and effects
* Bob Marsh – trumpet on track 1&5
* Roger Wickham – flute on track 2,3,5,6,14
* Chris Worsey – cello on track 1,4,13; electric cello on track 14
* Oliver Heath – violin on track 1,4,13
* Charles Ashby – percussion on track 5
* Norman Mcleod – slide guitar on track 14
* Colin Mcleod – accordion on track 14
* Stockport Music Project (STOMP) – vocals on tracks 7 and 14

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''One Plus One Is One''
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=23}}</ref>
| 95
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|98|artist=Badly Drawn Boy|album=One Plus One Is One|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|France|160|artist=Badly Drawn Boy|album=One Plus One Is One|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|92|id=24979|artist=Badly Drawn Boy|album=One Plus One Is One|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|39|artist=Badly Drawn Boy|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|63|artist=Badly Drawn Boy|album=One Plus One Is One|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|9|date=20040627|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20040627|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2025}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Badly Drawn Boy albums]]
[[Category:2004 albums]]
[[Category:XL Recordings albums]]


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