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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | One moment in time |
| Artist | Whitney Houston |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:44 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 78 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 4 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Step Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Michael Gibbs |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5aUwcm7S0JqrZCIao80hqk?si=8NHICRC1RiiiI3x3nnfLvA |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Emmy Award - Music |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female) |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 5 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/whitneyhouston/onemomentintime.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | John Bettis |
| Author 2 | Albert Hammond |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A racing track / Peak |
| Explanation | ✱ A person's destiny is focused into a single point in time, like a runner reaching the finish line at the summit. |
| MTag 1 | Time:Duration |
| MTag 2 | Achievement |
| MTag 3 | Power |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-V-V-I-IV-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-vi-ii-V, IV-V-I-vi-ii-ii-V-V |
| Ch Prog B | bVI-I-bVI-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V-vi |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V, bVI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 26 |
| Mel Cmplx | 21 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 30 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 28 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 55 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 27 |
| Spot-Energy | 57 |
| Spot-Valance | 30 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Greatest Hits (Whitney Houston) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yip26U22Ttan9L7cybS0NBOOHkm3QIsa/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 261 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 212 (The Greatest Hits) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Gospel |



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