I Just Can't Help Believing

"I Just Can't Help Believing"
Single by B. J. Thomas
from the album Everybody's Out of Town
B-side	"Send My Picture to Scranton, PA."
Released	June 1970
Genre	Easy listening
Length	2:57
Label	Scepter Records
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)	Chips Moman
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"Everybody's Out of Town" (1970) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (1970) "Most of All" (1970)

"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

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

"I Just Can't Help Believin'"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album That's the Way It Is
B-side	"How the Web Was Woven"
Released	11 November 1970 (1970-11-11) ( That's the Way It Is album) November 1971 (1971-11) (UK single)
Recorded	August 11, 1970
Venue	International Hotel, in Las Vegas
Genre	Country Blue-eyed soul
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"It's Only Love" (1971) "I Just Can't Help Believin'" (1970) "Until It's Time for You to Go" (1972)

"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 . A live version 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

Weekly charts B. J. Thomas Chart (1970) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 18 US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 9 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 1 US Cash Box Top 100 [4] 11 Elvis Presley version Chart (1971–72) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 8 Belgium 10 Ireland (IRMA) [6] 12 Netherlands 4 South Africa (Springbok) [7] 6 Sweden 3 UK [8] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1970) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 75 US Cash Box [10] 76

Other cover versions

• The first release was as a single by Barry Mann on Capitol Records, which was reviewed in Billboard magazine on June 22, 1968.
• Bobby Vee covered it on his 1969 LP Gates, Grills & Railings.
• Bobby Doyle released it as a single in 1969 on the Warner Brothers label.
• Leonard Nimoy released a version 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 released it on her 1971 studio album The Song of My Life .
• The disco cover band Boys Town Gang released a version in the UK in July 1983, which reached No. 82. ^[11]
• Barry Mann recorded the song again in 2000 for his solo album Soul & Inspiration.

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 242.
2. "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records . Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN   0-89820-089-X
4. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 22, 1970". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Just Can't Help Believing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
7. "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
8. "I Just Can't Help Believing". Officialcharts.com. December 4, 1971. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
9. "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
10. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
11. "BOYS TOWN GANG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.