Billy Vera's 'Moment'
Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 4 December 1986
'AT THIS MOMENT' is fast becoming the left-field pop success of the year. The soulful ballad by Billy & the Beaters, a popular fixture on the Los Angeles rock club circuit led by veteran singer/songwriter Billy Vera, jumped to #38 after only five weeks on the Billboard pop singles charts.
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