Only One Road

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine praised "Only One Road" as "another glistening pop ballad" from Dion's "memorable" album, The Colour of My Love. He remarked "her flawless soprano range [that] flexes admirably within this infectious and appropriately dramatic composition. It is difficult to imagine any pop or AC programmer with a penchant for gooey romance not putting this on the air instantly. Just lovely".^[1] Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus named it "one of the album's finest moments. It's a classic ballad that features one of the best vocals on the record. The power, strength and control she has over her voice is astounding and she makes hitting all those notes sound effortless".^[2] Dennis Hunt from LA Times compared Dion to singers like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, noting "that grandiose, note-stretching finish" on the song.^[3]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Think twice before you drop this one. But it's fair to say now that La Dion has become the 1990's Streisand, for whom singing big ballads was like brushing her teeth".^[4] Music Week gave it a score of three out of five, writing, "How do you follow 'Think Twice'? With another show-stopping ballad, of course". The reviewer concluded that it "keeps up the Canadian songbird's profile and should whizz off those racks".^[5] Also Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave "Only One Road" three out of five, saying, "It's dead romantic and her voice sounds really great."^[6] Annika Heinle from The Stanford Daily named it a "tearjerker", adding that "it's all about memories, standing tall and Celine Dion's diva stage moves".^[7] Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic described it as a "more restrained number, slower paced and more soulful", noting that it gives the singer "the chance to stretch her lungs over each and every chorus".^[8]

US cassette single^[9]

1. "Only One Road" (Humberto Gatica mix) – 4:48
2. "The Power of Love" (live) – 4:36

European CD and UK cassette single^[10][11]

1. "Only One Road" – 4:48
2. "Calling You" (live at the Olympia, Paris) – 4:04

Australian CD and cassette, and European and UK CD maxi-single^{[12][13][14][15]}

1. "Only One Road" – 4:48
2. "L'amour existe encore" – 3:50
3. "Calling You" (live at the Olympia, Paris) – 4:04

European and UK remixes CD maxi-single^[16][17]

1. "Only One Road" – 4:48
2. "Misled" (MK mix) – 6:41
3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
4. "Misled" (MK dub mix) – 7:57

UK promotional CD single^[18]

1. "Only One Road" (radio edit) – 3:50
2. "Only One Road" (breakfast edit) – 3:00

• List of UK top-ten singles in 1995