1998 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston – When You Believe (US:#15 UK:#4)
“When You Believe” is a song from the 1998 DreamWorks musical animated feature The Prince of Egypt. It was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz. A pop single version of “When You Believe”, with additional music and lyrics by writer-producer Kenneth Edmonds, was also recorded for the film by American singers Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the film’s end credits and its soundtrack album. Additionally, the song serves as the lead single for both Houston’s fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love and Carey’s first compilation album, #1’s. The original version of the song, featured in the narrative portion of the film, is performed by Sally Dworsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, and a children’s choir (children’s choir soloist: Andrew Bryan). “When You Believe” is described as a big ballad, with meaningful and inspirational lyrics, describing the ability each person has to achieve miracles when they reach out to God and believe.
Album
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. It was Houston’s first studio album in eight years, following I’m Your Baby Tonight (1990) although she had participated on three movie soundtracks during that period. My Love Is Your Love is composed of […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Drums (programming) | BabyFace |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Uillean Pipe | Eric Rigler |
| Whistle | Eric Rigler |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Vocals | Mariah Carey |
| Vocals | Whitney Houston |
Produced By
Babyface
Songwriters
Stephen Schwartz
Charts
US:#15
UK:#4