Awards and Accolades
In 1987, Hammond's composition with Diane Warren "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (recorded by Starship) was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy. In 1988, Hammond won an Emmy Award for the song "One Moment in Time", a song he wrote along with John Bettis.
In 2000, he received an OBE. On the 19 June 2008, Hammond was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Hammond was immortalised in song by Half Man Half Biscuit in their 1986 track "Albert Hammond Bootleg".
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