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One Moment In Time (1988)

Artista: Whitney Houston (Estados Unidos)

Álbum: 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time

Año: 1988

Géneros: R&B, Pop, Soul, Gospel  

Compositores: Albert Louis Hammond, John Bettis

Sello: Arista Records

Letra

Each day I live I want to be A day to give The best of me I'm only one But not alone My finest day Is yet unknown

I broke my heart Fought every gain To taste the sweet I face the pain I rise and fall Yet through it all This much remains

I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity

I've lived to be The very best I want it all No time for less I've laid the plans Now lay the chance Here in my hands

Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity

You're a winner for a lifetime If you seize that one moment in time Make it shine

Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will be I will be I will be free I will be I will be free

#OneMomentInTime #1988 #WhitneyHouston #EstadosUnidos #1988SummerOlympicsAlbum #R&B #Soul #Pop #Gospel #AlbertLouisHammond #JohnBettis #AristaRecords

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Crazy for You

USA February 20th 1985

Picture Sleeve 7″ A Crazy for You - 4:08 B No More Words (Berlin) - 3:54

Lyricist John Bettis and his song-writing partner Jon Lind were more than a little shocked when they found out who was going to sing the ballad they had written for the film Vision Quest.

    "I was on vacation out in the desert, and Joel Sill (then an executive in charge of music for Warner Brothers Pictures) called and said Phil Ramone was in love with the song and wanted to cut it on Madonna," Bettis recalls with a laugh. " 'Borderline' was out at the time and I said, 'Excuse me? This is for Madonna? Really? Can she sing a song like this?' Jon and I were surprised at the choice of artist at the time, if you want to know the truth."

    Bettis and Lind had written "Crazy For You" after receiving a copy of the Vision Quest script from Sill. "In reading the script, the place I wanted to write a song for was the first time that the two main characters, a young boy and girl who's a boarder at the house, dance together at a club," Bettis elaborates. "We were noodling around and ('Crazy For You') was something that Jon was singing over that section of the song. It was really descriptive of the scene in the film."

   Some time elapsed before they received the call from Sill letting them know that Madonna was going to sing their composition. "We went to one of the sessions, and, to be honest, that particular session didn't go all that well" Bettis continues. "Jon and I were depressed about the way the song had come out. We heard nothing else about it, and we were a little nervous the song was going to be dropped from the picture."

    "I went to England to work on the film Legend with Jerry Goldsmith," says Bettis. "When I got home, Jon Lind called me and said, 'Have you heard the new record of "Crazy For You"? I've got a single here for you.' I said, 'What are you talking about? A single? What?' So I went over to his house and he played me a brand new version of it (with) a new arrangement. We owe a big debt of gratitude to a guy named Rob Mounsey, because he completely rearranged the original track and added the background vocals and really made a hit record out of it."

    The man who brought Mounsey in to arrange the new recording was the producer John "Jellybean" Benitez. "It was the first time I ever produced a ballad," Jellybean says. "Prior to that I had only produced dance/pop songs or dance songs. It was the first time I ever produced a live session, as opposed to having synthesizers and drum machines do everything.

   "I was tense because I had never done a record like this," admits Jellybean, who produced "Holiday" on Madonna's first album. "Everything I did was totally on instinct. I tried to make the song stand on its own, but at the same time work in the two scenes (in which) it was used in the movie."

    Jellybean notes that the song was important to Madonna. "She had just (charted with) 'Like a Virgin' and 'Material Girl.' This song really opened up radio as far as Adult Contemporary was concerned. I think people saw that she could really do other things."

    Bettis was happy to collect his second number one song ("Top of the World"), but he had his doubts that "Crazy For You" would make it to the top after being stuck at number two for three weeks in a row. "(Going to number one) surprised me very much because we were out at the same time 'We Are the World' was out. Jon and I (said), 'If you gotta lose to something, it might as well be that. Luckily enough, the final week of the upward surge of the record, we topped 'We Are the World,' which lets you know how hot the song and how hot the artist were."

#1985 #crazyforyou #jonlind #johnbettis #visionquest

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Hoy en la historia de la música https://ift.tt/32elnE6 (For English see below) 1 de diciembre de 1973 The Carpenters alcanzaron la posición # 1, en la lista de sencillos de los Estados Unidos, con: “Top of the World” (convirtiéndose en el segundo, de los tres sencillos # 1 del dúo, después de “(They Long to be) Close to you” y antes de “Please Mr. Postman”). “Top of the World” fue una canción escrita y compuesta por Richard Carpenter y John Bettis. Comenta y dinos que quieres escuchar en @pontikradio y taguea a tus amigos. Escucha nuestra estación de radio 24/7 sin anuncios SALVA este POST para que puedas volver a leer esta info.⁠ >>>>> Today in music history December 1, 1973 The Carpenters reached # 1 on the United States singles chart with: "Top of the World" (becoming second, of the duo's three # 1 singles, after "(They Long to be) Close to you ”and before“ Please Mr. Postman ”). "Top of the World" was a song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. Comment and tell us what you want to hear on @pontikradio and tag your friends. Listen to our radio station 24/7 without ads https://ift.tt/32elnE6 ⁠ ⁠ SAVE this POST so you can read this info again. ⁠------ #pontikradio ⁠#pontiknetwork⁠ #pontikmedia⁠ #hoyenlamusica #thisdayinmusic #hoyenlahistoria #todayinmusichistory #oldies #oldiesbutgoodies #oldiesmusic⁠ #music #musica #retromusic #musictime #musiclegend #leyenda ⁠#TopOfTheWorld #Heather #RichardCarpenter #KarenCarpenter #JohnBettis #TheCarpenters @TheCarpenters #seventies #popnews https://ift.tt/3xGtWXx

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Top Of The World (1972)

Artista: The Carpenters (Estados Unidos)

Álbum: A Song for You

Año: 1972

Género: Pop, Country  

Compositores: Richard Carpenter y John Bettis

Sello: A&M Records

Letra

Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in 'most ev'ry thing I see Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it's a dream

Everything I want the world to be Is now comin' true especially for me And the reason is clear, it's because you are here You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen

I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world

Somethin' in the wind has learned my name And it's tellin' me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me

There is only one wish on my mind When this day is through I hope that I will find That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me All I need will be mine if you are here

I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world

I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world

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Vision Quest

Spokane, WA November 1983

Madonna was ready to build a film career, she had dinner with Jon Peters and his then partner Barbra Streisand (who was quite fascinated with Madonna). Peters was looking for someone to play a bit part in a film he was producing

Madonna “They didn’t want to get someone they had to direct. They didn’t want to get an actress to pretend she is a singer, they wanted someone with a lot of style already.”

Madonna’s scenes were shot at the Big Foot Tavern just before Thanksgiving.

She recorded three songs, produced with her then boyfriend John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez; Gambler and Warning Signs written by Madonna and Crazy For You written by John Bettis & Jon Lind.

The movie starred Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino and Michael Schoeffling, but it would not see release for well over a year.

Richard Corman took the B&W photos, I am unsure who took the onset ones

#1983 #visionquest #spokane #jonpeters #barbrastreisand #gambler #warningsigns #crazyforyou #jellybean #jonlind #johnbettis #richardcorman #madonnaera

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