<P> `` A Change in Me '' is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice for the musical Beauty and the Beast , a stage adaptation of Disney 's 1991 animated film of the same name . The song was written specifically for American singer Toni Braxton when she joined the production to play the role of Belle in 1998 , four years into the musical 's run . Menken and Rice wrote `` A Change in Me '' to appease Braxton after Rice promised the singer , who was hesitant to sign her contract , that he would write an entirely new song for her to perform in the musical on the condition that she finally agree to play Belle . </P>
<P> `` A Change in Me '' is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice for the musical Beauty and the Beast , a stage adaptation of Disney 's 1991 animated film of the same name . The song was written specifically for American singer Toni Braxton when she joined the production to play the role of Belle in 1998 , four years into the musical 's run . Menken and Rice wrote `` A Change in Me '' to appease Braxton after Rice promised the singer , who was hesitant to sign her contract , that he would write an entirely new song for her to perform in the musical on the condition that she finally agree to play Belle . </P>
who wrote a change in me beauty and the beast
who wrote a change in me beauty and the beast
composer Alan Menken lyricist Tim Rice
composer Alan Menken lyricist Tim Rice