If We Hold On Together

"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 Records. The song was written by James Horner and Will Jennings, and produced by Peter Asher. It reached number 23 on the US adult contemporary chart and became Ross' biggest hit song in Japan (No. 1). Having not been released as a single in Europe in tandem with the film's release, the track was belatedly released there in 1992 following a strong response to previous singles from The Force Behind the Power, peaking at No. 11 in the UK.

"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 1994 debut album Kawaipunahele. Jordin Sparks, a winner of American Idol season 6 also covered this song. Filipino singer Manilyn Reynes also covered this song from her 1989 album, Heartbeat. Japanese singer Yōko Nagayama also covered this song in 1990.