HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 352

PART  352


        AALIYAH  - Journey to the Past  (1997)
        ROBBIE WILLIAMS  -   Angels  (1997)
        JESSICA SIMPSON  -  Angels  (1997)
        JESSICA SIMPSON  - I Wanna Love You Forever  (1999)
        ROBBIE WILLIAMS  - The Road To Mandalay (2001)



    "Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film "Anastasia". The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack. It became a moderately successful pop hit in the UK. "Journey to the Past" was also nominated for an award for Best Original Song at the ceremony that year. The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released it only received minor Adult Contemporary airplay in the U.S. It stayed on the chart for only 4 weeks. The song was released to U.S. Adult Contemporary radio on March 31, 1998 as the soundtracks second single.
    "Angels" is a song by Robbie Williams. Written by Williams with Guy Chambers, it was released as a single in December 1997.It became the singer's biggest selling single and has been voted the best song of the past 25 years at the BRIT Awards. "Angels" has since been covered by many artists including Jessica Simpson, Beverley Knight, in Spanish (as