AN AMERICAN TAIL

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Recording Dates:  17-28 june 1986
Studio: Abbey Road Studios, Londres.
Orchestrations: Greig McRitchie
Sound engineer: Eric Tomlinson
Musical Editor: Michael Clifford
Songs: James Horner and Barry Mann
Lyrics: Cynthia Weil

An American Tail – "Somwehere Out There"
Grammy Award Winner: Best song written for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and Grammy Award Winner: Song of the year

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