You've Got to Believe in Something

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You've Got to Believe in Something
Spin Doctors - You've Got to Believe in Something.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
Recorded1995 & 1996
Genre
Length55:12
Label Epic
Producer Peter Denenberg, Danny Kortchmar
Spin Doctors chronology
Turn It Upside Down
(1994)
You've Got to Believe in Something
(1996)
Here Comes the Bride
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (positive) [3]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

You've Got to Believe in Something is the third studio album by American rock band Spin Doctors, released in 1996. It is their first album without founding guitarist Eric Schenkman who had left the band during the tour to support their previous studio effort. Schenkman was replaced by Anthony Krizan who co-wrote the album with the rest of the group. "She Used to Be Mine" was released as the first single. An excerpt from the song "If Wishes Were Horses" was used as the theme song for the sitcom Spin City in seasons 2 and 3.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Anthony Krizan, Mark White except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You've Got to Believe in Something" 4:02
2."House"Barron, Comess, Eric Schenkman, White3:53
3."Dogs on a Doe" 5:12
4."I Can't Believe You're Still With Her" 3:44
5."She Used to Be Mine"Barron, Comess, Krizan, White, Lewilda Kiner Jr.3:35
6."She's Not You" 5:06
7."To Make Me Blue" 3:33
8."'bout a Train"Barron, Comess5:25
9."Where Angels Fear to Tread" 4:02
10."If Wishes Were Horses" 4:29
11."Sister Sisyphus"Barron, Comess, White, Christopher Gross, Arnie Lawrence, Jason Richardson4:06
12."That's the Way (I Like It)" (Unlisted Bonus Track) (featuring Biz Markie)Harry W. Casey, Richard Finch5:27

Note

Personnel

Spin Doctors
Additional musicians
Production

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