Believe (The Jets album)

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Believe
Jets-Believe.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 1989
RecordedNovember 1988 – June 1989
Studio
Genre
Length42:56
Label MCA
Producer
  • David Z
  • Ricky Peterson
  • Frankie Blue
  • Les Pierce
  • Michael Verdick
  • Gene Hunt
  • Don Powell
The Jets chronology
Magic
(1987)
Believe
(1989)
The Best of The Jets
(1990)
Singles from Believe
  1. "You Better Dance"
    Released: 1989
  2. "The Same Love"
    Released: October 3, 1989
  3. "Under Any Moon"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Somebody to Love Me"
    Released: January 23, 1990

Believe is the fourth studio album by Tongan-American family band the Jets, released on July 8, 1989, by MCA Records. [1]

Contents

It includes the singles "You Better Dance", "The Same Love", Somebody to Love Me", and "Under Any Moon". The album peaked at No. 107 on the Billboard 200. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

The Star Tribune called Believe the band's "most consistent LP," writing that "like the Miami Sound Machine, the Jets divide their repertoire between middleweight, made-for-radio dance music and middle-of-the-road ballads." [5]

Track listing

  1. "You Better Dance" (Michael Jonzun) – 3:50
  2. "Somebody to Love Me" (Nan Sudduth) – 3:46
  3. "How Can I Be Sure" (Lydia Marie) – 3:46
  4. "The Same Love" (Diane Warren) – 3:58
  5. "In My Dreams" (Frankie Blue, Les Pierce) – 4:07
  6. "Under Any Moon" with Glenn Medeiros (Warren) – 3:48
  7. "Emotional" (M. Jonzun, Loria Jonzun) – 3:48
  8. "Believe in Love" (Jonathan Butler) – 3:59
  9. "Do You Remember" (Eugene Hunt, Leroy Wolfgramm) – 3:56
  10. "Leave It to Me" (Rupert Holmes) – 3:32
  11. "You've Got Another Boyfriend" (Gina Fellicetta, Shaun LaBelle) – 4:20

Singles released

Personnel

The Jets

Additional musicians and arrangers

Production

References

  1. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 368.
  2. "The Jets". Billboard.
  3. "Believe - The Jets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 624.
  5. Bream, Jon (August 27, 1989). "Jets find style winners in 3rd album". Star Tribune. p. 9F.