I Believe You

"I Believe You"
"I Believe You"
Single by Carpenters
from the album Made in America
B-side	"B'wana She No Home"
Released	June 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Pop
Length	3:54
Label	A&M; 1940
Songwriter(s)	Don and Dick Addrisi
Producer(s)	Richard Carpenter
Carpenters singles chronology

"I Believe You"
"I Believe You"
Single by Dorothy Moore
from the album Dorothy Moore
B-side	"Love Me"
Released	July 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	R&B
Length	3:39
Label	Malaco, Epic (UK), RCA (Japan)
Songwriter(s)	Don and Dick Addrisi
Producer(s)	Tommy Couch
Dorothy Moore singles chronology

"I Believe You" is a love ballad composed by Don and Dick Addrisi which was a 1977 single for Dorothy Moore; taken from her self-titled Dorothy Moore album. "I Believe You" reached #5 R&B and crossed over to the US Pop Top 30 at number 27.^[1] The track also reached number 20 in the UK.^[2]

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The song was recorded by the Carpenters and released as a single in June 1978. While it reached number 9 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, it peaked at a disappointing #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, owing significantly to the fact that its accompanying album was delayed indefinitely (it would be three more years until their next album was released), reportedly due to Karen's health issues, although Richard at the time was also dealing with his own addiction to quaaludes.

In June 1981 the album Made in America—which included "I Believe You"—was finally released. The potential success "I Believe You" might have had it been issued in conjunction with an LP was underscored when the album's eventual lead single, "Touch Me When We're Dancing", became the first Carpenters hit to reach the Hot 100's Top 20 as well as number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart since "There's a Kind of Hush" did the same in early 1976.

"I Believe You" was also featured on the 1978 album Moods by Barbara Mandrell.

Personnel[]

Karen Carpenter – lead and backing vocals
Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, vocal arrangements
Joe Osborn – bass
Larrie Londin – drums
Tim May – acoustic and electric guitars
Jerry Steinholtz – congas
Uncredited - , flute, oboe, shaker, triangle
Paul Riser - orchestration

Chart history[]

Dorothy Moore

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[3]	29
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[4]	13
UK (OCC)^[5]	20
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	27
US Billboard R&B	5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	24
US Cash Box Top 100 ^[7]	28

The Carpenters

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	81
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[8]	22
US Billboard Hot 100	68
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	9

References[]

^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1977-10-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-11-05. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1977-10-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 22, 1977
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[2] "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1977-10-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-11-05. Retrieved 2018-09-16.

[4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-16.

[5] "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1977-10-15. Retrieved 2018-09-16.

[6] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[7] Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 22, 1977

[8] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

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