One Moment in Time
| "One Moment in Time" | ||||
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Cover art for North American and UK editions | ||||
| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time | ||||
| B-side | "Love Is a Contact Sport" | |||
| Released | August 27, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May–July 1988 | |||
| Studio | AIR Studios (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |||
| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||||
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| "One Moment in Time" on YouTube | ||||
"One Moment in Time" is a sentimental ballad by American singer Whitney Houston, written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, and produced by Narada Michael Walden as a promotional song for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It was released by Arista Records on August 27, 1988 as the first single from the compilation album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time, produced in conjunction with NBC Sports' coverage of the games. 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 was later included on the second disc of her first greatest hits Whitney: The Greatest Hits; it is also on The Ultimate Collection and on the second disc of I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston.