If You Believe (Chantay Savage song)

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"If You Believe"
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Single by Chantay Savage
from the album Here We Go...
ReleasedJuly 28, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Genre R&B
Length4:18
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Dawson, Miller, Savage
Producer(s) Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage singles chronology
"Betcha'll Never Find"
(1993)
"If You Believe"
(1993)
"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
(1994)

"If You Believe" is the second single from Chantay Savage's debut album, Here We Go... . The song was originally released independently on ID Records. It was later included on her album and appeared in the 1995 film, Party Girl . [1]

Contents

Track listing

UK CD Single

1.) If You Believe (Steve "Silk" Hurley's 7" Mix) [4:02]
2.) If You Believe (E Smoove's 7" Mix) [4:12]
3.) If You Believe (E Smoove's 13 Minute Believer Mix) [13:03]
4.) If You Believe (Believe In Steve's Club Mix) [7:35]
5.) If You Believe (Hurley's Believable Dub) [4:20]
6.) If You Believe (Steve's Dub Instrumental Mix) [4:20]

US Promo CD

1.) If You Believe (E-Smoove Radio Version) [4:12]
2.) If You Believe (E-Smoove Extended Mix) [5:29]
3.) If You Believe (E-Smoove Radio Version w/o Rap) [3:24]

Chart positions

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles [2] 75
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales [2] 42

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References

  1. Billboard. 8 May 1993. Retrieved 2012-11-27 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Chantay Savage. "Chantay Savage - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-27.