at this moment
at this moment
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At This Moment
"At This Moment" is a song that was first recorded by Billy Vera & The Beaters in 1981 during a string of performances at the Roxy in West Hollywood and featured on their self-titled live album, Billy and the Beaters, released that same year. When it was originally released as a single, as the follow-up to the album's first single, "I Can Take Care of Myself", "At this Moment" stalled on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #79 at the end of 1981. When the song was included on several episodes of the NBC sitcom Family Ties during the 1985-86 season as the love song associated with Alex P. Keaton and his girlfriend Ellen Reed, the exposure renewed interest in the song. Reissue label Rhino Records purchased the track from the band's original record label, Alfa, and re-released it in its original version. The tune then began a revived chart run, eventually hitting #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in January 1987. It quickly sold over a million copies in the United States, becoming one of the last Gold-certified singles in the 45 RPM format. The song crossed over to the R&B and Country formats, reaching #40 on the Country Singles chart.
At This Moment
At This Moment is a song written by Billy Vera and recorded live by Vera and his band under the name, Billy & the Beaters, in 1981, during a string of performances at the Roxy in West Hollywood (January 15–17) and featured on their self-titled live album, Billy and the Beaters, released that year on the American subsidiary of Japan's Alfa Records. When it was originally released as a single (Alfa 7005), as the follow-up to the album's first single, "I Can Take Care of Myself" (which had become the band's first Billboard Top 40 hit), "At this Moment" stalled on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #79 at the end of 1981. Then, when the song was included on several episodes of the NBC sitcom Family Ties during the 1985-86 season as the love song associated with Alex P. Keaton (played by Michael J. Fox) and his girlfriend Ellen Reed (played by Tracy Pollan, whom Fox eventually married in real life), the exposure renewed interest in the song. Reissue label Rhino Records purchased the track from the band's original record label, Alfa (the American subsidiary of which was by then inactive), and re-released it in its original version as Rhino 74403. The tune then began a revived chart run, eventually hitting #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in January 1987. The song also hit the Billboard R&B Chart and the Billboard Hot Country Chart. As the song was starting to take off it came to the attention of Ron Carpentier President of RCI Music Promotion who was hired on the promotion of the song to radio and soon after the song hit the Billboard Hot Country Chart. It quickly sold over a million copies in the United States, becoming one of the last Gold-certified singles in the 45 RPM format. The song crossed over to the R&B and Country formats, reaching #40 Country; as country was moving away from pop influence at the time, "At This Moment" would be the last song to appear on the country charts and reach number one on the pop charts for 13 years."At This Moment," sung by Billy Vera, had a unique beginning, as it had mediocre success after its initial release, then had second life years later. This second run of the song was much more successful and it was a number 1 hit. The origin of the second release was also unusual. The song's airtime on a hit television show caused an unintentional and unexpected fury of mystery and popularity surrounding this "mystery" song. Once the song aired on an episode of Family Ties, the song immediately ignited a fury around the nation. The next day following the introduction of the song on the show, people who had heard the song while watching Family Ties, called into radio stations across the U. S., eager to learn the song title and singer's name. Radio stations and record company executives scrambled to make the song available as a single on the radio and for purchase for customers. The song had heavy radio play for weeks after the initial Family Ties episode.
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