Almost There (The Princess and the Frog song)

2009 song by Anika Noni Rose

"Almost There"
Song by Anika Noni Rose
from the album The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score
Released	November 23, 2009
Genre	Jazz
Length	2:24
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Randy Newman
Producer(s)	Randy Newman

"Almost There" is a song written by Randy Newman for Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Princess and the Frog (2009). It was originally recorded by actress and singer Anika Noni Rose in her film role as Tiana. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Academy Awards, but lost to "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart. "Down in New Orleans", another song from the film, performed by Dr. John (with prologue & finale versions by Rose), was also nominated for the Oscar.

Synopsis

Tiana and her mother Eudora, are at Tiana's restaurant. In the song, Tiana is singing that she is "Almost There" to successfully opening her dream restaurant. During the song sequence, the animation shifts to the same art deco style used in Tiana's picture of her dream restaurant that her father James gave her.

Other languages

Besides the original English version, Disney Character Voices International released The Princess and the Frog (including the song) dubbed in 41 foreign-language versions of "Almost There".

"Almost There" in other languages
Performer(s)	Title	Translation	Language
Jacqeline Rafiq	قربت خلاص (Qrbt khlas)	"I've Come Close to Deliverance"	Arabic
Kacau Gomes	"Quase Lá"	"Almost There"	Brazilian Portuguese
Ralitsa Guberska	"Почти успях" (Pochti uspyakh)	"I am Almost There"	Bulgarian
官恩娜 (Ella Koon)	"自信可得到" (Ji sun hoh dak do)	"Self-confidence can be obtained"	Cantonese
Chila Lynn	"Ya Llegaré"	"Already arrived"	Castilian Spanish
Vanda Winter	"Samo malo još"	"Just a little more"	Croatian
Dagmar Sobková	"Málem tam"	"Almost There"	Czech
Nellie Ettison	"Taet, tæt på"	"Close, close to"	Danish
Linda Wagenmakers	"Zo dichtbij"	"So close"	Dutch
Sandra Uusberg	"Hästi läheb"	"Doing Well"	Estonian
Laura Voutilainen	"Voin Saavuttaa"	"I can Achieve"	Finnish
Sandrine Van Handenhoven	"Zo dichtbij"	"So close"	Flemish
China Moses	"Au Bout Du Rêve"	"After my dream"	French
Cassandra Steen	"Ganz nah dran"	"Very close to it"	German
Shaya	"Μια Στιγμή" (Mia Stigmí̱)	"A moment"	Greek
Ninet	"אני שם כמעט" (Ani Sham Kim'at)	"I'm There Almost"	Hebrew
Marianne D'Cruz Aiman	"नहीं मंजिल दूर" (Nahin Manzil Door)	"The Destination's Not Far"	Hindi
Vágó Bernadett	"Álmom Vár!"	"Almost There"	Hungarian
Selma Björnsdóttir	"Ég Er Rétt Að Ná"	"I just reach"	Icelandic
Tisa Julianti	"Hampir Kesana"	"Almost there"	Indonesian
Karima Amma	"Ce la farò"	"I'll do it"	Italian
Suzuki Honoka	"夢まであとすこし" (Yume made ato sukoshi)	"A little step away from a dream"	Japanese
Lee Young-Mi	"거의 다 왔어" (Geoui da wass-eo)	"We're almost there"	Korean
Paula Arias Esquivel	"Ya Llegaré"	"Already arrived"	Latin American Spanish
Ieva Kerēviča	"Viss būs"	"Everything will be"	Latvian
Jurga Šeduikytė-Bareikienė	?	?	Lithuanian
Unknown singer	"Makin Dekat"	"Nearer and nearer"	Malaysian
Xiao Man-Xuan	"要實現" (Yào shíxiàn)	"Will achieve"	Mandarin (Taiwan)
Noora Noor	"Nesten Der"	"Almost There"	Norwegian
Karolina Trębacz	"Prawie Udało Się"	"Almost There"	Polish
Nayma Mingas	"Quase Lá"	"Almost There"	Portuguese
Nancy Fortin	"Oui, je suis décidée"	"Yes, I'm decided"	Quebec French
Simona Nae	"Eu mai am un pic"	"I have a little bit"	Romanian
Anna Buturlina	"Только цель" (Tol'ko tsel')	"Only purpose"	Russian
Helena Krajčíová	"Mám Svoj Sen"	"I got my dream"	Slovak
Katarina Bordner	"Vidim tam"	"I see there"	Slovene
Pauline Kamusewu	"Nästan Där"	"Almost There"	Swedish
Wichayanee Pia-Klin	"ใกล้ถึงฝัน" (Kıl̂ t̄hụng f̄ạn)	"Near the Dream"	Thai
Demet Tuncer	"Yakında orda"	"Soon there"	Turkish
Katyko Purtseladze	"До Щастя Крок" (Do Shchastya Krok)	"Step To Happiness"	Ukrainian

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2013). The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2 ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9781589797130.
Anet Hovhanesian. "Oscar Winner 2010: Best Original Song — The Weary Kind." Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine ScreenCrave.
"British single certifications – Anika Noni Rose – Almost There". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
"American single certifications – Anika Noni Rose – Almost There". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

External links

Disney Sing-Along on YouTube (on Disney's official channel)

v t e Randy Newman
Studio albums	Randy Newman 12 Songs Sail Away Good Old Boys Little Criminals Born Again Trouble in Paradise Land of Dreams Bad Love Harps and Angels Dark Matter
Live albums	Randy Newman Live
Compilations	Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman The Best of Randy Newman The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
Musicals	Randy Newman's Faust
Soundtracks	Avalon Toy Story James and the Giant Peach A Bug's Life Toy Story 2 Meet the Parents Monsters, Inc. Cars The Princess and the Frog Toy Story 3 Monsters University Cars 3 Toy Story 4 Marriage Story
Songs	"Mama Told Me Not to Come" "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "Sail Away" "He Gives Us All His Love" "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" "Political Science" "You Can Leave Your Hat On" "Louisiana 1927" "Rednecks" "Short People" "I Love L.A." "You've Got a Friend in Me" "When She Loved Me" "If I Didn't Have You" "It's a Jungle Out There" "Our Town" "When We're Human" "Friends on the Other Side" "Down in New Orleans" "Almost There" "We Belong Together" "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy"
Related	Discography Accolades Nilsson Sings Newman Alfred Newman David Newman Emil Newman Joey Newman Lionel Newman Thomas Newman

v t e The Princess and the Frog
Soundtrack	"Never Knew I Needed" "Down in New Orleans" "Almost There" "Friends on the Other Side" "When We're Human"
Other	Tiana Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Related Video games	Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure Disney Princess: Enchanting Storybooks Disney Magic Kingdoms Disney Mirrorverse Disney Dreamlight Valley
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v t e Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Song
"Fool of Me" (2001) "Love Don't Love Me" (2002) "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (2003) "He Still Loves Me" (2004) "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (2007) "Almost There" (2010) "Shine" (2011) "The Living Proof" (2012) "Who Did That to You?" (2013) "Desperation" (2014) "Glory" (2015) "See You Again" (2016) "I'm Still Here" (2017) "Mighty River" (2018) "All the Stars" (2019) "Collide" (2020) "Speak Now" (2021) "Automatic Woman" (2022) "Lift Me Up" (2023) "Keep It Movin'" (2024)

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Song

"Fool of Me" (2001)
"Love Don't Love Me" (2002)
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (2003)
"He Still Loves Me" (2004)
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (2007)
"Almost There" (2010)
"Shine" (2011)
"The Living Proof" (2012)
"Who Did That to You?" (2013)
"Desperation" (2014)
"Glory" (2015)
"See You Again" (2016)
"I'm Still Here" (2017)
"Mighty River" (2018)
"All the Stars" (2019)
"Collide" (2020)
"Speak Now" (2021)
"Automatic Woman" (2022)
"Lift Me Up" (2023)
"Keep It Movin'" (2024)

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