I Still Believe in You (The Desert Rose Band song)

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"I Still Believe in You"
Single by The Desert Rose Band
from the album Running
B-side "Livin' in the House"
ReleasedOctober 1988
Genre Country, country rock
Length4:12
Label MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) Chris Hillman
Steve Hill
Producer(s) Ed Seay
Paul Worley
The Desert Rose Band singles chronology
"Summer Wind"
(1988)
"I Still Believe in You"
(1988)
"She Don't Love Nobody"
(1989)

'I Still Believe in You' is a song written by Chris Hillman and Steve Hill, and recorded by American country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released in October 1988 as the second single from the album Running . The song was the second and final number one on the country chart for The Desert Rose Band. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1988–1989)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 28
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 27

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References

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  2. "Desert Rose Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. March 6, 1989.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM . December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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