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1988 single by Diana Ross
"
If We Hold on Together
" is the
theme song
to the 1988 film
The Land Before Time
, and is performed by American singer
Diana Ross
. Played during the film's ending credits, it was released on the film's
soundtrack
as well on Ross' nineteenth studio album,
The Force Behind the Power
(1991). It was also released as the soundtrack's first and only single on November 5, 1988 by
MCA
. The song was written by
James Horner
and
Will Jennings
, and produced by
Peter Asher
. It reached the top 30 on the US adult contemporary chart, peaked at #23, as well as giving Ross her biggest hit ever in Japan (No. 1) and later reaching No. 11 in
the UK
. There was no music video promoted for the song.
"If We Hold on Together" was covered by
Anndi McAfee
and
Aria Curzon
, the voices of Cera and Ducky in
The Land Before Time
series
since
the fifth film
, for
The Land Before Time: Sing-Along Songs
in 1997. The song was also covered by multi-
Na Hoku Hanohano
award-winning Hawaiian music artist
Keali'i Reichel
on his 1995 debut album Kawaipunahele.
Jordin Sparks
, a winner of
American Idol
season 6 also covered this song.
Critical reception
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Peter Fawthrop from
AllMusic
described the song as "a soaring, splendid
ballad
", noting that it "is somewhat Biblical in its message, "Valley mountain, there is a fountain that washes our tears all away"".
[1]
Katherine Cusumano from
Bustle
preferred it to "
My Heart Will Go On
", writing that "it's shamelessly sappy, but it perfectly suits the dinosaur tearjerker it appears in".
[2]
James Masterton
declared it as Ross' "welcome return to the slushy soul ballads only she can do properly".
[3]
Pan-European magazine
Music & Media
stated: "
Ross
is the boss when it comes to romantic ballads. This one will have to share the air with all those flying angels during the Christmas period".
[4]
Rotoscopers said it was the "cherry on top to this great musical score" from
James Horner
.
[5]
The site also said it brings the same "endearing" qualities as "
Somewhere Out There
" from
An American Tail
.
[6]
[7]
Personnel
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Charts
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Certifications
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References
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- ^
Fawthrop, Peter.
"James Horner ?
The Land Before Time [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
November 8,
2020
.
- ^
Cusumano, Katherine (July 28, 2015).
"Who Is James Horner? The 'Southpaw' Composer Is Responsible For 7 Other Iconic Scores From 'Aliens' To 'Titanic'
"
.
Bustle
.
- ^
Masterton, James
(November 23, 1992).
"Week Ending November 28th 1992"
.
Chart Watch UK
. Retrieved
September 12,
2021
.
- ^
"New Releases: Singles"
(PDF)
.
Music & Media
. December 5, 1992. p. 10
. Retrieved
October 22,
2020
.
- ^
"A Musical-Countdown Tribute to James Horner"
.
Rotoscopers
. July 2, 2015.
- ^
"Remembering James Horner"
.
Rotoscopers
. July 8, 2015.
- ^
"
'Prince of Egypt' anniversary: The 10 best animated (non-Disney) songs"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. December 18, 2013.
- ^
"
The Irish Charts ? Search Results ? If We Hold on Together"
.
Irish Singles Chart
.
- ^
"
Nederlandse Top 40 ? Diana Ross"
(in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40
.
- ^
"
Diana Ross ? If We Hold on Together"
(in Dutch).
Single Top 100
.
- ^
"Diana Ross: Artist Chart History"
.
Official Charts Company
.
- ^
"Diana Ross Chart History (Adult Contemporary)"
.
Billboard
.
- ^
McClure, Steve (April 13, 1991).
"
"Disk" Awards To Madonna, Matsutoya"
.
Billboard
. p. 61
. Retrieved
April 13,
2021
– via World Radio History.
- ^
"Japanese single certifications ? Diana Ross ? If We Hold on Together"
(in Japanese).
Recording Industry Association of Japan
.
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