美國拉丁流行巨星［葛洛莉亞伊斯特芬］──１９９６年亞特蘭大夏季奧運會閉幕曲──勵志歌曲名作──［Reach／達到］　

Some dreams live on in time forever

Those dreams, you want with all your heart

And I'll do whatever it takes

Follow through with the promise I made

Put it all on the line

What I hoped for at last would be mine

If I could reach, higher

Just for one moment touch the sky

From that one moment in my life

I'm gonna be stronger

Know that I've tried my very best

I'd put my spirit to the test

If I could reach

Some days are meant to be remembered

Those days we rise above the stars

So I'll go the distance this time

Seeing more the higher I climb

That the more I believe

All the more that this dream will be mine

If I could reach, higher

Just for one moment touch the sky

From that one moment in my life

I'm gonna be stronger

Know that I've tried my very best

I'd put my spirit to the test

If I could reach

Songwriters

DIANE EVE WARREN, GLORIA M. ESTEFAN

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Lyrics © Foreign Imported Productions & Publishing

１９９６年６月　３９歲的古巴／美國拉丁流行巨星葛洛莉亞伊斯特芬（Gloria Estefan）推出第七張個人專輯［Destiny］

登上美國榜＃２３（白金）　英國＃１２（銀唱片）　西班牙＃５（２白金）　全球賣出兩百多萬張

雖然數字比上張英語大碟［Into The Light］下滑, 但仍是一張暢銷專輯

首支主打為４月推出的［Reach／達到］　被選為１９９６年亞特蘭大夏季奧運會閉幕曲

此曲由葛洛莉亞與詞曲天后黛安華倫（Diane Warren）合寫,

製作人除固定的老公Emilio Estefan, Jr.外, 尚有Lawrence Dermer

這首流行頌歌描寫追求更高的夢想, 編曲循序漸進, 逐漸邁向高潮, 符合歌曲‘Reach Higher’想要傳達的勵志意境

只是當時伊斯特芬在美國的聲勢似乎已在緩慢下滑, ［Reach］只登上Billboard單曲榜＃４２　成為她單飛以來首支未打入Top２０的英語首支主打

不過在其它小榜仍表現出色──舞曲播放榜亞軍　成人抒情榜＃５　西班牙語版［Puedes Llegar］則登上拉丁榜亞軍

隔年提名葛萊美最佳流行女歌手

國際表現較佳：西班牙亞軍　英國＃１５　挪威１０　瑞典＃１９　澳洲＃２３　加拿大＃２６　荷蘭＃４２　德國＃５８

MV以黑色攝影　相當有格調

這是葛洛莉亞的勵志歌曲代表作

以前［Reach］給我的感覺總有點清淡, 現在卻愈來愈能感受歌曲響傳達的精神

只能說好歌是越陳越甘的

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRnNRHcN4A

1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAlai6C1MU4

The Late Show with David Letterman 1996

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_oWRXCeyE