Believe in Me (Dan Fogelberg song) explained

Believe in Me
Type:single
Artist:Dan Fogelberg
Album:Windows and Walls
B-Side:Windows and Walls
Recorded:May 25, 1983
Length:4:56 (album version)
3:31 (single version)
Label:Full Moon
Producer:Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Prev Title:The Language of Love
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Sweet Magnolia and the Traveling Salesman
Next Year:1984

"Believe in Me" is the title of a popular song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The song appears on Fogelberg's eighth studio album Windows and Walls (1984).

Song Background

When "Believe in Me" was recorded in May 1983, Fogelberg handled most of the musical creation himself, playing guitar and bass as well as recording his vocals; musician Mike Hanna (who played acoustic guitar on the track) was the only other performer in the studio.[1] Fogelberg later described the song in the liner notes to a retrospective album: "One of my best love songs. Written at my old house in Nederland, Colorado, while building the ranch. Obviously, all was not well."[1]

Chart performance

Released as the second single from Windows and Walls, "Believe in Me" missed the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at No. 48.[1] However, on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, where Fogelberg had enjoyed more consistent success, the song became his fourth No. 1 hit, following his earlier singles "Longer", "Leader of the Band", and "Make Love Stay".[1]

Charts

Year-end charts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  2. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1984. Billboard. March 24, 2021. February 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225162747/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1984/adult-contemporary-songs. live.