I Believe in You (Don Williams song) explained

I Believe in You
Cover:I Believe in You Don Williams.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Don Williams
Album:I Believe in You
B-Side:It Only Rains on Me
Released:August 1980
Genre:Country
Length:4:04
Label:MCA
Producer:Don Williams
Garth Fundis
Prev Title:Good Ole Boys Like Me
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Falling Again
Next Year:1981

"I Believe in You" is a song written by Roger Cook and Sam Hogin, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in August 1980 as the first single and title track from the album I Believe in You.

Singer/Actress Bette Midler covered the song for her 1995 studio album Bette of Roses.

Commercial performance

The song was Williams' eleventh number 1 on Billboard's country chart. The single stayed at number 1 for two weeks and spent 12 weeks on the country chart.[1] "I Believe in You" was Don Williams' only Top 40 entry, where it peaked at number 24. The song has sold 286,000 downloads in the United States in the digital era.[2]

The song was also a hit in Europe and Australia.[3] It was best received in New Zealand, where it reached number four on the pop singles chart and is ranked as the 38th biggest hit of 1981.[4]

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 8
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 20
Belgian VRT Top 3021
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks7
Dutch Top 4023
New Zealand Singles Chart[7] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Believe in You"! Chart (1981)! Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 90

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 386.
  2. News: Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: September 18, 2017 . Matt . Bjorke . September 18, 2017 . Roughstock .
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 680.
  4. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 1981 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart . Nztop40.co.nz . 1981-12-31 . 2016-10-16.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 258.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 338.
  7. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart . Nztop40.co.nz . 1981-01-25 . 2016-10-16.
  8. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1981 . . 393 . 7 . . 4 January 1982 . January 11, 2022 .