The production was led by , who drew sonic inspiration from the "high-pocket trumpets" of the Beatles' "Penny Lane" and the rhythmic drive of the film Chariots of Fire to evoke the feeling of an athlete in motion. The Performance: Vocal Mastery
"One Moment in Time" remains the only Olympic anthem to reach the top five of the , peaking at number five.
Tasked by NBC to create a theme for their Olympic coverage, veteran songwriters and John Bettis wrote the track in just an hour. Hammond famously imagined the melody being sung in the "lavish style" of Elvis Presley . Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time
: The song won a Sports Emmy Award for its use in NBC窶冱 coverage and earned Houston a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
: A pop ballad with soul and gospel influences, it is set in C major and famously modulates to C# after the bridge. The production was led by , who drew
Recorded in May 1988 at George Martin窶冱 Air Studios in London, the song captures Houston at the peak of her vocal prowess.
: Houston窶冱 performance spans from G3 to a soaring F5, climaxing with a sustained high note designed to give listeners "Olympic chills". Hammond famously imagined the melody being sung in
: It reached #1 in the UK and West Germany, becoming Houston's third UK chart-topper.