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{{quote|''"I have said what I wanted to say and I will not say it again."''|'''[[To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee]]'''}}
{{quote|''"I have said what I wanted to say and I will not say it again."''|'''[[To Kill a Mockingbird|Harper Lee]]'''}}


Alice has just finished reading a book by Bob Campbell, written over 50 years ago, that she had randomly found at the library. It was an amazing read that really got Alice wondering what other books he has written. Excited, Alice goes on the internet to search for works by Campbell and she finds that in his entire lifetime, Campbell had never written any other books, although the one book that he did write was extremely popular.
Alice has just finished reading a book by Bob Campbell, written over 50 years ago, that she had randomly found at the library. It was an amazing read that really got Alice wondering what other books he has written. Excited, Alice goes on the internet to search for works by Campbell and she finds that in his entire lifetime, Campbell had never written any other books, although the one book that he did write was extremely popular.


This is called a '''One-Book Author''', when a person produces one work in a specific field that becomes extremely popular but never forays into that field again. In the world of literature, the author might have a couple additional short stories or poems that were published, but no other novels. Compare [[One-Hit Wonder]], where someone has produced several works but only one had managed to become popular.
This is called a '''One-Book Author''', when a person produces one work in a specific field that becomes extremely popular but never forays into that field again. In the world of literature, the author might have a couple additional short stories or poems that were published, but no other novels. Compare [[One-Hit Wonder]], where someone has produced several works but only one had managed to become popular.


May overlap with [[Author Existence Failure]], where the author doesn't live long enough to compose another work (i.e.: works published posthumously), or [[Tough Act to Follow]], where they're afraid they've peaked on their first attempt. The latter may also be a [[Reclusive Artist]].
May overlap with [[Author Existence Failure]], where the author doesn't live long enough to compose another work (i.e.: works published posthumously), or [[Tough Act to Follow]], where they're afraid they've peaked on their first attempt. The latter may also be a [[Reclusive Artist]].
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' by Margaret Mitchell was her only novel. It is, however, quite the [[Doorstopper]].
* ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' by Margaret Mitchell was her only novel. It is, however, quite the [[Doorstopper]].
* Emily Brontë, ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]'' ([[Author Existence Failure|she died of tuberculosis]] a year after publishing the book)
* Emily Brontë, ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]'' ([[Author Existence Failure|she died of tuberculosis]] a year after publishing the book)
** Although she did write several poems that were published after her death.
** Although she did write several poems that were published after her death.
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* [[Sylvia Plath]], ''[[The Bell Jar]]'' (she also, of course, wrote many poems, and at least part of the reason she never wrote another novel was that, well, [[Author Existence Failure|she committed suicide]] shortly after ''The Bell Jar'' was published.)
* [[Sylvia Plath]], ''[[The Bell Jar]]'' (she also, of course, wrote many poems, and at least part of the reason she never wrote another novel was that, well, [[Author Existence Failure|she committed suicide]] shortly after ''The Bell Jar'' was published.)
* [[Edgar Allan Poe]] left behind a large collection of poetry and short stories despite dying at the age of 40, but ''[[The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]]'' was his only novel.
* [[Edgar Allan Poe]] left behind a large collection of poetry and short stories despite dying at the age of 40, but ''[[The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]]'' was his only novel.
* Anna Sewell, ''[[Black Beauty]]''; she died shortly after the book was published.
* Anna Sewell, ''[[Black Beauty]]''; she died shortly after the book was published.
* Boris Pasternak, ''[[Doctor Zhivago]]''. (Pasternak was primarily a poet, though, and in Russia is mainly remembered as one.)
* Boris Pasternak, ''[[Doctor Zhivago]]''. (Pasternak was primarily a poet, though, and in Russia is mainly remembered as one.)
* Chris Fuhrman, who died from cancer as he was finishing his sole book, ''The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys''.
* Chris Fuhrman, who died from cancer as he was finishing his sole book, ''The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys''.
* Arundhati Roy, ''[[The God of Small Things]]''
* Arundhati Roy, ''[[The God of Small Things]]''
* ''[[Invisible Man (novel)|Invisible Man]]'' by Ralph Ellison (he tried to write a second book, ''Juneteenth'' - it was over ''2,000 pages long'' and was still not considered finished. ''Greatly'' abridged versions are sometimes published)
* ''[[Invisible Man (novel)|Invisible Man]]'' by Ralph Ellison (he tried to write a second book, ''Juneteenth'' - it was over ''2,000 pages long'' and was still not considered finished. ''Greatly'' abridged versions are sometimes published)
* Leonard Gardner, ''Fat City''
* Leonard Gardner, ''Fat City''
* Stephen Gately of [[Boyzone]] fame, ''The Tree of Seasons''. He finished the ending on the day that he died.
* Stephen Gately of [[Boyzone]] fame, ''The Tree of Seasons''. He finished the ending on the day that he died.
* Giuseppe di Lampedusa, ''Leopard''.
* Giuseppe di Lampedusa, ''Leopard''.
* Cyril Connolly, ''The Rock Pool''.
* Cyril Connolly, ''The Rock Pool''.
* ''[[The Fathers]]'' (by Allen Tate).
* ''[[The Fathers]]'' (by Allen Tate).
* John Okada, ''No-No Boy''.
* John Okada, ''No-No Boy''.
* ''The Book of Margery Kempe'', written by ([[Captain Obvious|who else?]]) Margery Kempe.
* ''The Book of Margery Kempe'', written by ([[Captain Obvious|who else?]]) Margery Kempe.
* John Kennedy Toole was this for a while, because he committed suicide before ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' was even published. After his mother died in 1989, however, publishers released his sole piece of juvenilia, ''The Neon Bible'', a novel Toole wrote when he was 15. Oddly enough, despite ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' being far better known and acclaimed, ''The Neon Bible'' has had a film adaptation, whereas plans to adapt the former languished in [[Development Hell]] for years until (apparently) finally being abandoned.
* John Kennedy Toole was this for a while, because he committed suicide before ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' was even published. After his mother died in 1989, however, publishers released his sole piece of juvenilia, ''The Neon Bible'', a novel Toole wrote when he was 15. Oddly enough, despite ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' being far better known and acclaimed, ''The Neon Bible'' has had a film adaptation, whereas plans to adapt the former languished in [[Development Hell]] for years until (apparently) finally being abandoned.
* [[Tom Stoppard]], wrote the decidedly peculiar novel ''Lord Maquist and Mr. Moon'' the same year he wrote ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' and proceeded to only write plays/screenplays from then on.
* [[Tom Stoppard]], wrote the decidedly peculiar novel ''Lord Maquist and Mr. Moon'' the same year he wrote ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' and proceeded to only write plays/screenplays from then on.
* Aleksandr Griboyedov and the play "Woe from Wit".
* Aleksandr Griboyedov and the play "Woe from Wit".
* Ross Lockridge spent the better part of a decade writing the [[Doorstopper]] ''Raintree County'', which was sort of an attempt to cross ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' and ''[[Ulysses]]''. It was published to mostly good reviews and sales in 1948, but depression, writer's block and possibly a bad review in ''The New Yorker'' drove him to suicide a few months after it was published. A decade later the novel was [[Adaptation Displacement|adapted into an epic film.]]
* Ross Lockridge spent the better part of a decade writing the [[Doorstopper]] ''Raintree County'', which was sort of an attempt to cross ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' and ''[[Ulysses]]''. It was published to mostly good reviews and sales in 1948, but depression, writer's block and possibly a bad review in ''The New Yorker'' drove him to suicide a few months after it was published. A decade later the novel was [[Adaptation Displacement|adapted into an epic film.]]
* Given the impact that Juan Rulfo had on Latin American literature and the genre of [[Magical Realism]], its amazing that he wrote only two rather short books - ''El Llano en Llamas (The Burning Plain)'' (a short story anthology), and ''[[Pedro Paramo]]''.
* Given the impact that Juan Rulfo had on Latin American literature and the genre of [[Magical Realism]], its amazing that he wrote only two rather short books - ''El Llano en Llamas (The Burning Plain)'' (a short story anthology), and ''[[Pedro Paramo]]''.
* ''Save Me The Waltz'', Zelda Fitzgerald. (Only novel, although her complete works, including the play, short stories, and magazine articles she wrote still only fill a medium sized paperback.)
* ''Save Me The Waltz'', Zelda Fitzgerald. (Only novel, although her complete works, including the play, short stories, and magazine articles she wrote still only fill a medium sized paperback.)
* Austin Tappan Wright's utopian novel ''Islandia''. He worked on the project for years strictly as a hobby; a heavily-condensed version was published after his death in an automobile accident.
* Austin Tappan Wright's utopian novel ''Islandia''. He worked on the project for years strictly as a hobby; a heavily-condensed version was published after his death in an automobile accident.
* Fictional example: In the ''[[Teenage Worrier]]'' series, Letty's father is the author of a widely acclaimed novel called "Moving On", but since his daughter's birth it has taken him almost sixteen years to finish his next work (and, it is implied, he probably never will.)
* Fictional example: In the ''[[Teenage Worrier]]'' series, Letty's father is the author of a widely acclaimed novel called "Moving On", but since his daughter's birth it has taken him almost sixteen years to finish his next work (and, it is implied, he probably never will.)
* The ''[[Teenage Worrier]]'' example is similar to the father in ''[[I Capture the Castle]]'', but at the end we learn the father in that book has begun creating another work.
* The ''[[Teenage Worrier]]'' example is similar to the father in ''[[I Capture the Castle]]'', but at the end we learn the father in that book has begun creating another work.
* ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'', by Walter Miller Jr. After the book's publication in 1960, Miller isolated himself for 40 years and never wrote another book, though at the time of his suicide he was at work on his second novel, which had to be finished by a ghost writer and posthumously published.
* ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'', by Walter Miller Jr. After the book's publication in 1960, Miller isolated himself for 40 years and never wrote another book, though at the time of his suicide he was at work on his second novel, which had to be finished by a ghost writer and posthumously published.
* Portuguese poet Cesário Verde only had one book published. This is because his poems read as modern ones and 19th century romantic society simply didn't like it.
* Portuguese poet Cesário Verde only had one book published. This is because his poems read as modern ones and 19th century romantic society simply didn't like it.
* M.L. Humphreys. Some people believe that this was the pseudonym of a more-prolific author, but - in lieu of any hard evidence to support this - he (or she) fits under here. His/her only written work was a short story called ''The Floor Above'', mainly remembered today because it was one of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[Celebrity Endorsement|favorite horror stories]].
* M.L. Humphreys. Some people believe that this was the pseudonym of a more-prolific author, but - in lieu of any hard evidence to support this - he (or she) fits under here. His/her only written work was a short story called ''The Floor Above'', mainly remembered today because it was one of [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[Celebrity Endorsement|favorite horror stories]].
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== Film ==
== Film ==
=== In-Work Examples ===
=== In-Work Examples ===
* The premise of ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' involves [[Sean Connery|Forrester]] being a One-Book Author. {{spoiler|In the end, [[Subverted Trope|he writes a second book]].}}
* The premise of ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' involves [[Sean Connery|Forrester]] being a One-Book Author. {{spoiler|In the end, [[Subverted Trope|he writes a second book]].}}
* Ditto for the plot of ''Wonder Boys.''
* Ditto for the plot of ''Wonder Boys.''
* The end of the film ''Croupier'' has the protagonist, a novelist and casino dealer, having completed and published his [[Roman à Clef]], realize that it is probably better for him to quit while he's ahead and not write another novel.
* The end of the film ''Croupier'' has the protagonist, a novelist and casino dealer, having completed and published his [[Roman à Clef]], realize that it is probably better for him to quit while he's ahead and not write another novel.
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=== One-Film Actors ===
=== One-Film Actors ===
* Fernando Ramos da Silva was a young street urchin who starred in the Brazilian crime classic ''Pixote'' in 1981. Da Silva, who played the title role, couldn't break out as an actor due to his illiteracy. He later returned to a life of crime before being killed in a shootout with police at the age of 17.
* Fernando Ramos da Silva was a young street urchin who starred in the Brazilian crime classic ''Pixote'' in 1981. Da Silva, who played the title role, couldn't break out as an actor due to his illiteracy. He later returned to a life of crime before being killed in a shootout with police at the age of 17.
* Carrie Henn won a Saturn Award for playing Newt in ''[[Aliens]]'', but to date (2012) never acted again.
* Carrie Henn won a Saturn Award for playing Newt in ''[[Aliens]]'', but to date (2012) never acted again.
* [[Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory]] has roles played by two One-book Authors:
* [[Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory]] has roles played by two One-book Authors:
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* ''Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's [[The Sex Pistols]]''. By the time the album came out, the band was already falling apart.
* ''Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's [[The Sex Pistols]]''. By the time the album came out, the band was already falling apart.
* ''No Gods, No Managers'' was the only album by the punk band Choking Victim, which disbanded the same day the album was recorded.
* ''No Gods, No Managers'' was the only album by the punk band Choking Victim, which disbanded the same day the album was recorded.
* ''Give Up'' by The Postal Service. Even though they have done remixes and a John Lennon cover since then, it is unlikely that Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will ever get together to do another Postal Service album again.
* ''Give Up'' by The Postal Service. Even though they have done remixes and a John Lennon cover since then, it is unlikely that Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will ever get together to do another Postal Service album again.
* Sixties experimental rock band The United States Of America broke up after their self-titled debut, which sold poorly but was later [[Vindicated by History]].
* Sixties experimental rock band The United States Of America broke up after their self-titled debut, which sold poorly but was later [[Vindicated by History]].
* Skip Spence, whose album ''Oar'' was released in 1969. He was a prominent member of the psychedelic band Moby Grape who turned out to be the American equivalent of Syd Barrett. He weirded out his bandmates by indulging in LSD and attacking someone with a fire axe. He got institutionalized, recorded ''Oar,'' and dropped out of the public life until his death in 1999.
* Skip Spence, whose album ''Oar'' was released in 1969. He was a prominent member of the psychedelic band Moby Grape who turned out to be the American equivalent of Syd Barrett. He weirded out his bandmates by indulging in LSD and attacking someone with a fire axe. He got institutionalized, recorded ''Oar,'' and dropped out of the public life until his death in 1999.
* The Fitness's ''Call Me For Together''. They have never produced anything more.
* The Fitness's ''Call Me For Together''. They have never produced anything more.
* Chris Bell, founding member of 1970s power pop legends Big Star, released one single in his lifetime, "I Am the Cosmos" with "You and Your Sister" as its B-side. Bell was poised to develop a solo career when his life was cut short by a tragic car accident in 1978. The single, along with the work of Big Star, developed a cult following in the 1980s and there was enough demand for a release of a complete discography of Bell's solo work in 1992, also called ''I Am The Cosmos''. The album consists of the aforementioned single along with unreleased songs and demos.
* Chris Bell, founding member of 1970s power pop legends Big Star, released one single in his lifetime, "I Am the Cosmos" with "You and Your Sister" as its B-side. Bell was poised to develop a solo career when his life was cut short by a tragic car accident in 1978. The single, along with the work of Big Star, developed a cult following in the 1980s and there was enough demand for a release of a complete discography of Bell's solo work in 1992, also called ''I Am The Cosmos''. The album consists of the aforementioned single along with unreleased songs and demos.
* ''Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too'', released in 1998, is the sole album by New Radicals, containing the hit "You Get What You Give." Lead singer Gregg Alexander, a singer-songwriter known for his mixture of catchiness and cynicism, released two albums beforehand before forming the New Radicals. He split up the band as he was gaining fame, becoming a professional songwriter for other artists, his most notable song being "Game of Love" for Santana and Michelle Branch.
* ''Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too'', released in 1998, is the sole album by New Radicals, containing the hit "You Get What You Give." Lead singer Gregg Alexander, a singer-songwriter known for his mixture of catchiness and cynicism, released two albums beforehand before forming the New Radicals. He split up the band as he was gaining fame, becoming a professional songwriter for other artists, his most notable song being "Game of Love" for Santana and Michelle Branch.
** This is an interesting example because [[New Radicals]] kept changing lineup, the only members consistent throughout the whole time were Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois. Danielle released two solo albums featuring Gregg Alexander as co-writer and guest performer on almost every track, meaning that they are technically also New Radicals albums. Rick Nowels co-wrote most New Radicals songs, however, despite not actually being a member of the band, so take from that what you will.
** This is an interesting example because [[New Radicals]] kept changing lineup, the only members consistent throughout the whole time were Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois. Danielle released two solo albums featuring Gregg Alexander as co-writer and guest performer on almost every track, meaning that they are technically also New Radicals albums. Rick Nowels co-wrote most New Radicals songs, however, despite not actually being a member of the band, so take from that what you will.
* Minuteflag, a supergroup composed of LA punk legends [[The Minutemen]] and [[Black Flag]], released one self-titled EP of mostly instrumental tunes. They made a pact to release the collaboration as soon as one of the bands broke up. Sadly, it was released after Minutemen broke up due to the tragic death of leader D. Boon. The EP, released in 1986, remains out of print.
* Minuteflag, a supergroup composed of LA punk legends [[The Minutemen]] and [[Black Flag]], released one self-titled EP of mostly instrumental tunes. They made a pact to release the collaboration as soon as one of the bands broke up. Sadly, it was released after Minutemen broke up due to the tragic death of leader D. Boon. The EP, released in 1986, remains out of print.
* The Glove, a supergroup consisting of [[The Cure]] singer Robert Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist Steve Severin, and singer Jeannete Landray, released one album, ''Blue Sunshine''.
* The Glove, a supergroup consisting of [[The Cure]] singer Robert Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist Steve Severin, and singer Jeannete Landray, released one album, ''Blue Sunshine''.
** Another short-lived Cure side-project was Cult Hero, consisting of the members of The Cure c. 1979, various members of Smith's family, a couple members of local bands (including future Cure members Matthieu Hartley and Simon Gallup and former member Porl Thompson (he'd later rejoin the band)) and Smith's postman, Frank Bell on vocals. The group was supposedly formed see how well Gallup would gel with the other members of The Cure. After one single, 1979's "I'm A Cult Hero"/"I Dig You", Cult Hero disbanded and never recorded a thing again.
** Another short-lived Cure side-project was Cult Hero, consisting of the members of The Cure c. 1979, various members of Smith's family, a couple members of local bands (including future Cure members Matthieu Hartley and Simon Gallup and former member Porl Thompson (he'd later rejoin the band)) and Smith's postman, Frank Bell on vocals. The group was supposedly formed see how well Gallup would gel with the other members of The Cure. After one single, 1979's "I'm A Cult Hero"/"I Dig You", Cult Hero disbanded and never recorded a thing again.
* Seattle band Mother Love Bone released one EP and one LP, later compiled to one album. The band, destined to help lead the up-and-coming grunge movement of the 1990s, fizzled after singer Andrew Wood fatally overdosed in 1990. After Wood died, Soundgarden members Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron, who were good friends with Andrew Wood, partnered with singer Eddie Vedder and MLB members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard to release one self-titled album as Temple of the Dog as a tribute to Wood, featuring hits such as "Hunger Strike" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven." As the album was being recorded and released, Ament, Gossard, and Vedder formed their own band, Pearl Jam, and Temple of the Dog broke up, with both respective bands skyrocketing to success on their own. After the success of Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog, Wood's earlier band, Malfunkshun, had all its songs compiled to one posthumous release, ''Return to Olympus''.
* Seattle band Mother Love Bone released one EP and one LP, later compiled to one album. The band, destined to help lead the up-and-coming grunge movement of the 1990s, fizzled after singer Andrew Wood fatally overdosed in 1990. After Wood died, Soundgarden members Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron, who were good friends with Andrew Wood, partnered with singer Eddie Vedder and MLB members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard to release one self-titled album as Temple of the Dog as a tribute to Wood, featuring hits such as "Hunger Strike" and "Say Hello 2 Heaven." As the album was being recorded and released, Ament, Gossard, and Vedder formed their own band, Pearl Jam, and Temple of the Dog broke up, with both respective bands skyrocketing to success on their own. After the success of Mother Love Bone and Temple of the Dog, Wood's earlier band, Malfunkshun, had all its songs compiled to one posthumous release, ''Return to Olympus''.
* Splendora, an all-girl 90s grunge group notable for singing the theme song to ''Daria'', only ever produced one album, ''In the Grass''. They did later reunite to create songs for the two ''Daria'' TV Movies, "Turn the Sun Down" and "College Try".
* Splendora, an all-girl 90s grunge group notable for singing the theme song to ''Daria'', only ever produced one album, ''In the Grass''. They did later reunite to create songs for the two ''Daria'' TV Movies, "Turn the Sun Down" and "College Try".
* ''Above'', the lone album by grunge supergroup Mad Season. The band's singer was [[Alice in Chains]]' Layne Staley, and his 2002 death ended any chance of a second album.
* ''Above'', the lone album by grunge supergroup Mad Season. The band's singer was [[Alice in Chains]]' Layne Staley, and his 2002 death ended any chance of a second album.
* Ashley Jade's ''Dreaming'' album. It is unlikely she will ever return to the spotlight.
* Ashley Jade's ''Dreaming'' album. It is unlikely she will ever return to the spotlight.
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* Carole King's band The City released one album, ''Now That Everything's Been Said'' (1968), before they broke up and she embarked on a solo career.
* Carole King's band The City released one album, ''Now That Everything's Been Said'' (1968), before they broke up and she embarked on a solo career.
* Eric Clapton led two supergroups after the breakup of his band Cream. The first, Blind Faith, released one self-titled album with six songs in it. After Blind Faith fell apart, Clapton led Derek and the Dominoes, recording ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs''. Though the album and especially the title track are now considered classics, on its initial release the critical and commercial reaction was moderate at best; a year later, Duane Allman (not an official member of the band but an important contributor to ''Layla''; most notably, he helped to create the famous opening guitar riff from the title track) died in a motorcycle accident, exacerbating Clapton's substance abuse issues, and Derek and the Dominoes subsequently dissolved during an attempt to record a second album.
* Eric Clapton led two supergroups after the breakup of his band Cream. The first, Blind Faith, released one self-titled album with six songs in it. After Blind Faith fell apart, Clapton led Derek and the Dominoes, recording ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs''. Though the album and especially the title track are now considered classics, on its initial release the critical and commercial reaction was moderate at best; a year later, Duane Allman (not an official member of the band but an important contributor to ''Layla''; most notably, he helped to create the famous opening guitar riff from the title track) died in a motorcycle accident, exacerbating Clapton's substance abuse issues, and Derek and the Dominoes subsequently dissolved during an attempt to record a second album.
* Scottish band Life Without Buildings released one album, 'Any Other City', before breaking up.
* Scottish band Life Without Buildings released one album, 'Any Other City', before breaking up.
* The 1998 [[The Band Minus the Face|Band Minus the Face]] reformation of 2 Unlimited only did one album, ''II''.
* The 1998 [[The Band Minus the Face|Band Minus the Face]] reformation of 2 Unlimited only did one album, ''II''.
* The band Reunion released one song, "Life is a Rock (but the Radio Rolled Me)," and absolutely nothing else.
* The band Reunion released one song, "Life is a Rock (but the Radio Rolled Me)," and absolutely nothing else.
* ''Guitar Romantic'' is the sole album by critically acclaimed [[Power Pop]] revivalists [[The Exploding Hearts]]. Three-fourths of the band [[Author Existence Failure|died in a tour van accident]] a few months after its release, effectively ending the band.
* ''Guitar Romantic'' is the sole album by critically acclaimed [[Power Pop]] revivalists [[The Exploding Hearts]]. Three-fourths of the band [[Author Existence Failure|died in a tour van accident]] a few months after its release, effectively ending the band.
* ''Grace'' is the lone studio album by [[Jeff Buckley]] before his death. He was recording a second, ''My Sweetheart The Drunk'', but he drowned in the Mississippi River before the recording sessions had even reached the halfway point. The unfinished material did get released as ''Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk'', however.
* ''Grace'' is the lone studio album by [[Jeff Buckley]] before his death. He was recording a second, ''My Sweetheart The Drunk'', but he drowned in the Mississippi River before the recording sessions had even reached the halfway point. The unfinished material did get released as ''Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk'', however.
* "Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight", the sole single of Dominatrix.
* "Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight", the sole single of Dominatrix.
* Another one single band would be The Normal (who were really a solo project by Daniel Miller) - not counting an improvised live collaboration with Robert Rental, the only release was the single ''T.V.O.D. \ Warm Leatherette''. Miller has had other musical projects, but is now mainly a [[Record Producer]]. The lone single was pretty influential to such genres as [[New Wave]], [[Post Punk]] and electroclash - "Warm Leatherette" in particular gets covered a lot.
* Another one single band would be The Normal (who were really a solo project by Daniel Miller) - not counting an improvised live collaboration with Robert Rental, the only release was the single ''T.V.O.D. \ Warm Leatherette''. Miller has had other musical projects, but is now mainly a [[Record Producer]]. The lone single was pretty influential to such genres as [[New Wave]], [[Post Punk]] and electroclash - "Warm Leatherette" in particular gets covered a lot.
* After a turbulent career filled with constant recording and re-recording of their debut album, scrapping sessions with famous producers like Mike Hedges, John Leckie and John Porter before settling on Steve Lillywhite, The La's managed to produce one [[Self-Titled Album]] before collapsing due to Lee Mavers' insane perfectionism.
* After a turbulent career filled with constant recording and re-recording of their debut album, scrapping sessions with famous producers like Mike Hedges, John Leckie and John Porter before settling on Steve Lillywhite, The La's managed to produce one [[Self-Titled Album]] before collapsing due to Lee Mavers' insane perfectionism.
* The band Lincoln released a [[Self-Titled Album]] in 1997 and became an opening act for [[They Might Be Giants]]. After they broke up in 1998 without releasing a follow-up, guitarist Dan Miller and bassist Danny Weinkauf joined TMBG's backing band and have been there ever since.
* The band Lincoln released a [[Self-Titled Album]] in 1997 and became an opening act for [[They Might Be Giants]]. After they broke up in 1998 without releasing a follow-up, guitarist Dan Miller and bassist Danny Weinkauf joined TMBG's backing band and have been there ever since.
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* Another supergroup who only managed one album was Zwan, who released their sole album, ''Mary Star of the Sea'' in 2003 and broke up later that year.
* Another supergroup who only managed one album was Zwan, who released their sole album, ''Mary Star of the Sea'' in 2003 and broke up later that year.
* The International Submarine Band released their debut ''Safe at Home'', generally considered the first country rock album, in 1968. They broke up a few months later after leader Gram Parsons left to join The Byrds.
* The International Submarine Band released their debut ''Safe at Home'', generally considered the first country rock album, in 1968. They broke up a few months later after leader Gram Parsons left to join The Byrds.
* R&B duo Damian Dame is a tragic example. Damian Dame, a duo consisting of "Damian" Broadus and "de Dame" Debra Jean Hurd, released their self-titled debut on LaFace Records in 1991. On June 27, 1994, before the two would work on a second album, "deah Dame" was killed in a moped accident. Damian would perish from colon cancer exactly two years later.
* R&B duo Damian Dame is a tragic example. Damian Dame, a duo consisting of "Damian" Broadus and "de Dame" Debra Jean Hurd, released their self-titled debut on LaFace Records in 1991. On June 27, 1994, before the two would work on a second album, "deah Dame" was killed in a moped accident. Damian would perish from colon cancer exactly two years later.
* The California [[Ska Punk]] band Suburban Rhythm, who were a major influence on subsequent popular groups in the Orange County scene such as [[Sublime]], [[No Doubt]] and [[Reel Big Fish]], only had one album, a compilation which was released three years ''after'' they broke up.
* The California [[Ska Punk]] band Suburban Rhythm, who were a major influence on subsequent popular groups in the Orange County scene such as [[Sublime]], [[No Doubt]] and [[Reel Big Fish]], only had one album, a compilation which was released three years ''after'' they broke up.
* It's hard to tell whether Rob Dougan is one of these or not, considering that he appears to be a rather slow worker anyway. It took him seven years from the release of the single "Clubbed To Death" in 1995 to complete and release the accompanying full-length album ''Furious Angels''. The album came out in 2002, in 2003 he contributed one new track to the soundtrack of [[The Matrix Reloaded]] and did the string arrangement for a [[Sugababes]] single. There has been nothing heard from him since up to mid-2011, and given that he could probably retire on the royalties from "Clubbed To Death" alone, it's easy to suspect that he's chosen to do exactly that.
* It's hard to tell whether Rob Dougan is one of these or not, considering that he appears to be a rather slow worker anyway. It took him seven years from the release of the single "Clubbed To Death" in 1995 to complete and release the accompanying full-length album ''Furious Angels''. The album came out in 2002, in 2003 he contributed one new track to the soundtrack of [[The Matrix Reloaded]] and did the string arrangement for a [[Sugababes]] single. There has been nothing heard from him since up to mid-2011, and given that he could probably retire on the royalties from "Clubbed To Death" alone, it's easy to suspect that he's chosen to do exactly that.
* Australian electronica duo the Avalanches released their debut album ''Since I Left You'' in 2000 (with UK and North American releases the following year) to massive acclaim. As of 2011 a followup has yet to materialize.
* Australian electronica duo the Avalanches released their debut album ''Since I Left You'' in 2000 (with UK and North American releases the following year) to massive acclaim. As of 2011 a followup has yet to materialize.
* "Music Sounds Better With You" by Stardust, a one-shot project from Thomas Bangalter of [[Daft Punk]] fame. It was never intended to have a following single, indeed this "dream team" of French electronic wizards never worked together again.
* "Music Sounds Better With You" by Stardust, a one-shot project from Thomas Bangalter of [[Daft Punk]] fame. It was never intended to have a following single, indeed this "dream team" of French electronic wizards never worked together again.
* Rapeman was a noise-rock supergroup active for a very brief time in the late 1980s. Its members were Steve Albini (Big Black, and later Shellac), David Wm. Sims (Scratch Acid) and Rey Washam (big Boys and Scratch Acid). Their complete discography consists of their lone LP ''Two Nuns and a Pack Mule'', an EP called ''Budd'' (included in full on the CD reissue of ''Two Nuns'') and two 7'' singles.
* Rapeman was a noise-rock supergroup active for a very brief time in the late 1980s. Its members were Steve Albini (Big Black, and later Shellac), David Wm. Sims (Scratch Acid) and Rey Washam (big Boys and Scratch Acid). Their complete discography consists of their lone LP ''Two Nuns and a Pack Mule'', an EP called ''Budd'' (included in full on the CD reissue of ''Two Nuns'') and two 7'' singles.
* ''The Golden Year'' is the only album released by British electronic rock band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. The band folded shortly after its release due to the [[Author Existence Failure|suicide of their lead singer]] Charles Haddon [[Fatal Method Acting|who killed himself jumping from a mast at the 2010 Pukkelpop Festival]] earlier in the year.
* ''The Golden Year'' is the only album released by British electronic rock band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. The band folded shortly after its release due to the [[Author Existence Failure|suicide of their lead singer]] Charles Haddon [[Fatal Method Acting|who killed himself jumping from a mast at the 2010 Pukkelpop Festival]] earlier in the year.
* The closure of [[DreamWorks]] Records in 2005 killed two [[Country Music]] bands after only one album: Hot Apple Pie (founded by former Little Texas singer Brady Seals) and Hanna-McEuen. Both of them disbanded immediately after the label went under.
* The closure of [[DreamWorks]] Records in 2005 killed two [[Country Music]] bands after only one album: Hot Apple Pie (founded by former Little Texas singer Brady Seals) and Hanna-McEuen. Both of them disbanded immediately after the label went under.
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* Kanako Okada, the odd-woman-out of the [[All-Star Cast]] of ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'' (a [[Spiritual Successor]] of ''Tokimeki Memorial''), has voiced Hanna Shawski, one of the main heroines of that franchise, and no other role afterwards.
* Kanako Okada, the odd-woman-out of the [[All-Star Cast]] of ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'' (a [[Spiritual Successor]] of ''Tokimeki Memorial''), has voiced Hanna Shawski, one of the main heroines of that franchise, and no other role afterwards.
* Many of the Japanese VAs of the [[Kingdom Hearts]] series (especially, those from the Japanese Disney dubs) have never worked in other works (anime, games and otherwise) besides those games or they only did foreign dubs but not Anime or anything locally created:
* Many of the Japanese VAs of the [[Kingdom Hearts]] series (especially, those from the Japanese Disney dubs) have never worked in other works (anime, games and otherwise) besides those games or they only did foreign dubs but not Anime or anything locally created:
** Some of the more [[Egregious]] examples are Riko Hanamura (Japanese VA for [[The Lion King|Nala]]) who only does foreign dubs, but not anime or Japanese games. Takashi Aoyagi ([[Mickey Mouse]]), Risa Uchida (Kairi),Iku Nakahara (Namine) and Mayumi Suzuki ([[Mulan]]) are practicaly typecasted as those characters, and in the case of Ms. Suzuki, she is typecasted as the ''eternal Japanese voice of Disney heroines'', and nothing else.
** Some of the more [[Egregious]] examples are Riko Hanamura (Japanese VA for [[The Lion King|Nala]]) who only does foreign dubs, but not anime or Japanese games. Takashi Aoyagi ([[Mickey Mouse]]), Risa Uchida (Kairi),Iku Nakahara (Namine) and Mayumi Suzuki ([[Mulan]]) are practicaly typecasted as those characters, and in the case of Ms. Suzuki, she is typecasted as the ''eternal Japanese voice of Disney heroines'', and nothing else.
* ''[[LA Noire]]'' was the first and last work of Team Bondi, whose [[Troubled Production]] ultimately bankrupted the company.
* ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' was the first and last work of Team Bondi, whose [[Troubled Production]] ultimately bankrupted the company.
* Four Leaf Studio, the group of people behind ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'', was created specifically just for this one game and will not be making any other projects. Justified since it's a collaborative effort by people from all over the world and it has been 5 years in the making.
* Four Leaf Studio, the group of people behind ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'', was created specifically just for this one game and will not be making any other projects. Justified since it's a collaborative effort by people from all over the world and it has been 5 years in the making.
* The only thing people know for a fact about [[Reclusive Artist|Kikiyama]] is that (s)he was the creator of ''[[Yume Nikki]]''.
* The only thing people know for a fact about [[Reclusive Artist|Kikiyama]] is that (s)he was the creator of ''[[Yume Nikki]]''.
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