Moment by Moment (song)

"Moment by Moment"
Single by Yvonne Elliman
from the album Moment by Moment soundtrack
B-side "Sailing Ships"
Released December 1978
Format 7" single
Recorded Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, 1978
Genre Pop, Jazz
Length 3:19
Label RSO Records
Writer(s) Lee Holdridge, Molly-Ann Leikin
Producer(s) Robert Appére
Yvonne Elliman singles chronology
"If I Can't Have You"
(1977)		 "Moment by Moment"
(1978)		 "Love Pains"
(1979)

"Moment by Moment" is the title theme song to the 1978 Universal Pictures film Moment by Moment starring Lily Tomlin and John Travolta. It is written by Lee Holdridge and Molly-Ann Leikin and performed by American singer Yvonne Elliman. The song is featured twice on the film's soundtrack album, as the first track and reprised as the final track, including three instrumental versions.[1]

The single's B-side, "Sailing Ships", is a song featured on Elliman's 1978 RSO Records album Night Flight.

Release and reception

Despite the film's commercial and critical failure, "Moment by Moment" was a considerable hit for Yvonne Elliman: it entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1978 and peaked at #59 the following month, and also reached #32 on the Adult Contemporary chart in February 1979. In Canada, the song peaked at #18 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart in April 1979.

Track listing

7" Vinyl
  1. "Moment by Moment" (Lee Holdridge, Molly-Ann Leikin) – 3:19
  2. "Sailing Ships" (Stephen Bishop) – 4:46

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1978–79) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 59
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] 32
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 18

References

  1. ↑ "Yvonne Elliman - Moment By Moment (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Moment by Moment" Hot 100 Singles: January 27, 1979, retrieved June 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Moment by Moment" Adult Contemporary: February 3, 1979, retrieved June 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Moment by Moment" RPM Adult Contemporary Top 50 Singles: April 7, 1979, retrieved July 2, 2015.
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