Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (1988)

In Loving Memory of Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
One Moment in Time is a worldwide hit Emmy Award winning song written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, produced by Narada Michael Walden and recorded by Whitney Houston for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea. The song was Houston's third number one in the UK Singles Chart, and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The song's melody was inspired by Elvis Presley, with Hammond imagining it as being sung by Presley at the opening of the Olympics. It appeared on the album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, produced in conjunction with NBC Sports' coverage of the Seoul games and which, in addition to Whitney Houston who sang it live at the main ceremony, also featured artists such as The Four Tops, The Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Taylor Dayne and the film composer John Williams.
One Moment in Time was released by Arista Records in August 1988 and debuted at no. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100; nine weeks later, it peaked at no.5 on the chart, becoming Houston's tenth top 10 hit on the Hot 100, and spent 17 weeks on the chart. It also debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at no.78, and six weeks later reached a peak of 22, her lowest position on the R&B chart at the time. the single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it her seventh number-one single on the chart, and stayed on the top for two weeks. Worldwide, it was a big hit. In the UK, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at no.24, and within four weeks of its release reached the top position, a peak it maintained for two weeks, becoming her third UK no.1 single; certifying Silver by the BPI for shipments of 200,000 copies on October 1, 1988. According to The Official Charts Company, the single has sold 400,000 copies in the UK.
The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart for week ending February 18, 2012 following Houston's death.

- Mr Fabulous