


It peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Peabo Bryson also recorded a Disney duet with Celine Dion, the title track for Beauty and the Beast.He wanted the song to become a hit on its own merit, not by the star power of its singers. To Tim Rice’s relief, both performers turned it down. Disney initially sought out singers who would guarantee a chart-topping hit, like Barbra Streisand and George Michael.Rice is also a Disney favorite, and wrote lyrics for Beauty and the Beast as well as The Lion King, which included the massive hit “Can You Feel The Love Tonight.” Menken, who also wrote music for the films Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Enchanted, also wrote the score for Aladdin. Alan Menken wrote the music and Tim Rice wrote the lyrics.This won an Oscar for Best Song From A Motion Picture and a Grammy Award for Song Of The Year.
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Its Oscar win for Best Original Song also beat out two of Houston’s tracks from her movie The Bodyguard – “I Have Nothing” and “Run To You.” This song broke Whitney Houston’s 14-week run at the top of the Hot 100 with “I Will Always Love You.” It became the first song from a Disney animated film to top the chart.
