https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 21:46:47 +0000 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:47:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5980 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28601&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28601 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 5980
Posted: 09 December 2010 at 10:47am

Roscoe wrote: Possibly just too over-the-top in its production

I think that was the whole point. The song was representing the Olympics, athletes that have a larger than life ability in their field. And the song was supposed to be larger than life, as well; thus the dramatic bombastic production and even Whitney's vocal gets bombastic.


Edited by EdisonLite]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:47:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28601&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28601 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28600&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28600 Author: Roscoe
Subject: 5980
Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:51am

When I heard this song the first couple of times upon its release, I thought it sounded like a huge hit in the realm of "Greatest Love Of All". But for some reason, it didn't wear well during its chart run, resulting in a Top 10 but nowhere near the heights of her biggest hits. Possibly just too over-the-top in its production or a bit of Whitney burnout at that particular time.

On a more objective note, I misplaced my 45 long ago, but the opening note on the CD version sounds slightly truncated. Does the CD match the 45 intro?]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:51:57 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28600&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28600 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28595&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28595 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 5980
Posted: 09 December 2010 at 9:29am

I had the opposite reaction. It's one of my favorite top 10 hits of the '80s. And I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics. And it's written by two of the most successful songwriters of the '70s/'80s - Albert Hammond & John Bettis. (Guess I had to express my feelings, too! :)

And someone has to stick up for the Clive Davis Arista big schmaltzy power ballad!

We probably agree on a lot of other top 40 hits, but this isn't one of them, evidently. ]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:29:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28595&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28595 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28593&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28593 Author: aaronk
Subject: 5980
Posted: 09 December 2010 at 8:42am

Ha! Agreed on all points. Thanks for the additional details, Jim!]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:42:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28593&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28593 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28592&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28592 Author: jimct
Subject: 5980
Posted: 09 December 2010 at 2:19am

Aaron, we never received in, nor have I ever seen a promo CD single for this song - we played it on-air off the 1988 Summer Olympics CD. I do own a promo 45 for it, and it includes the exact same listed (4:42), actual (4:43) version on both sides. It appears that TM Century exercised wonderful judgement back then by creating a custom short radio edit. And although I'm a huge fan of the Olympics, that may just be my personal least favorite Top 10 hit of the entire decade! I normally try to avoid editorializing (after all, who cares?), but it was just so painful for me to hear it again, while timing the 45 for Aaron, that I just had to vent. There, I feel better now! :)

Edited by jimct]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:19:44 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28592&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28592 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28473&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28473 Author: aaronk
Subject: 5980
Posted: 28 November 2010 at 2:05pm

TM Century released a "short radio edit" of "One Moment In Time" that runs 3:24. Is this, perhaps, a custom edit, or was an official promo released with a shorter version?]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:05:20 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5980&PID=28473&title=whitney-houston-one-moment-in-time#28473