I Believe You Explained

I Believe You
Cover:I_Believe_You_-_Dorothy_Moore.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dorothy Moore
Album:Dorothy Moore
B-Side:Love Me
Released:July 1977
Recorded:1977
Genre:R&B
Length:3:39
Label:Malaco, Epic (UK), RCA (Japan)
Producer:Tommy Couch
Prev Title:Funny How Time Slips Away
Prev Year:1976
I Believe You
Cover:CarpsBelieveU.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Carpenters
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
Producer:Richard Carpenter
Prev Title:Sweet, Sweet Smile
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Touch Me When We're Dancing
Next Year:1981

"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]

Carpenters cover

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.

Personnel

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&B5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary24
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 10068
US Billboard Adult Contemporary9
US Cash Box Top 100 [9] 70

Other cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
  2. Web site: Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 1977-10-15 . 2018-09-16.
  3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1977-11-05 . 2018-09-16.
  4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1977-10-22 . 2018-09-16.
  5. Web site: Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 1977-10-15 . 2018-09-16.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
  7. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19771022.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 22, 1977
  8. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1979-01-13 . 2019-02-15.
  9. Web site: Cash Box. Worldradiohistory.com. 1978-11-23. 2023-08-17.
  10. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. February 24, 2023.