"A Whole New World" with Peabo Bryson Regina Belle was such a vibe.

[entremet]

This was the second iconic song of the 90s Disney Renaissance. The first being Beauty and Beast, also with Bryson and a young unknown at the time--Celine Dion.

The movie version is very good, but this one is so much better. The styling and how the singers improvise the chorus. Lots of deep 90s R&B production here. A very cool time for R&B, and it knocked out another R&B titan, Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". from the Billboard Charts.

A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

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If you want more Peabo here's Beauty and the Beast

Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson - Beauty and the Beast (Official Video)

Lyrics:Tale as old as timeTrue as it can beBarely even friendsThen somebody bendsUnexpectedlyJust a little changeSmall, to say the leastBoth a little scaredN...

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[Tyaren]

Loved that song and the film version to death when I was a kid.

Also a big fan of this version of If I Never Knew You:

Shanice & Jon Secada - If I Never Knew You (Official Video 1995)

If I Never Knew You (Pocahontas Soundtrack)LYRICS:Jon Secada:If I never knew youIf I never felt this loveI would have no inkling ofHow precious life can beAn...

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[BennyWhatever]

Hell yeah, Peabo kicks ass. I go back to both of these all the time. I get nostalgic for that Early-90s sappy love song vibe all the time.

They also absolutely killed Beauty and the Beast live on a few occasions. When I fall in love with a song, my first inclination is always to go see if they can pull it off live or not, and they certainly can here. Peabo in particular adds some more flourishes and runs.

Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson ( Beauty And The Beast / Japan 1994 )

David Foster ( Concert in Japan 1994 )

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[Hollywood Duo]

Peabo is a real one

 

[Android Sophia]

A Whole New World is one of those cases where the soundtrack version is just way better than the movie version. Usually I prefer the movie versions of the titular songs, but not in this case. Such a fantastic song, and there's an amazing Dolby Atmos version on Apple Music too.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

I remember sitting through the credits in total stupor as a kid in the afterglow of this amazing movie, while this song just cradled my emotions nearly bringing me to tears. It's the moment I knew I wanted to work in animation, I wanted to be a name in those credits while a song like this played lol. And a couple of decades later, eventually I was! Thank you Peabo.

 

[Aly]

Yes, I looove this version of the song.

 

[Surakian]

Loved that song and the film version to death when I was a kid.

Also a big fan of this version of If I Never Knew You:

Shanice & Jon Secada - If I Never Knew You (Official Video 1995)

If I Never Knew You (Pocahontas Soundtrack)LYRICS:Jon Secada:If I never knew youIf I never felt this loveI would have no inkling ofHow precious life can beAn...

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YES. I blast this song often

 

[Blitzwolf215]

Peabo Bryson just has that voice. Loved how he did these songs. Beauty and the Beast is probably my favorite from him.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

yeah even as a kid I knew this version was SO superior

 

[Quikies83]

Just stepped off a Disney Wish cruise.. I was thinking about Peabo's voice during some of the live shows.

 

[Cosmic Bus]

I don't even like Disney movies but I still frequently find myself singing these two to myself at work sometimes. Stone cold classics.