I Just Can't Help Believing
"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
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| Single by B.J. Thomas | ||||
| from the album Everybody's Out of Town | ||||
| B-side | "Send My Picture to Scranton, PA." | |||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Label | Scepter Records | |||
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The song was most successful after it was recorded by B.J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970. It went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent one week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart.[1]
Thomas re-recorded "I Just Can't Help Believing" with Vince Gill for his 2013 album The Living Room Sessions. This was released as a single on June 3, 2013.[2]
Elvis Presley cover
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album That's the Way It Is | ||||
| B-side | "How the Web Was Woven" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Blue eyed soul | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"I Just Can't Help Believing" was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970 as a track on his album That's the Way It Is. It was released as a single in the UK in November 1971, peaking at No. 6. Presley's version also reached No. 6 in South Africa, and No. 12 in Ireland.
Chart history
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Other cover versions
- The first release was as a single by Barry Mann on Capitol Records, reviewed in Billboard Magazine on June 22, 1968.
- Bobby Vee, in 1969, on his 1969 Gates, Grills and Railings LP.
- Bobby Doyle as a single in 1969 on the Warner Brothers label.
- Leonard Nimoy on his 1969 album The Touch of Leonard Nimoy.
- David Frizzell's version reached No. 36 on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart in 1970.
- Filipina singer-actress Nora Aunor, on her 1971 studio album The Song of My Life.
- The disco cover band Boys Town Gang released it in the UK in July 1983; it reached No.82.[10]
- Barry Mann recorded the song again in 2000, on his solo album "Soul & Inspiration".
- Colombian Marco T Spanish version on his 2004 album Request Songs Canciones de Amor.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 242.
- "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 22, 1970
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Just Can't Help Believing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. December 4, 1971. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- Musicoutfitters.com
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- "BOYS TOWN GANG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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