"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
The song was most successful after it was recorded by B. J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970. It went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent one week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart.
Thomas re-recorded "I Just Can't Help Believing" with Vince Gill for his 2013 album The Living Room Sessions. This was released as a single on June 3, 2013.
Elvis Presley cover
"I Just Can't Help Believing" was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970 as a track on his album That's the Way It Is. A live version was released as a single in the UK in November 1971, peaking at No. 6. Presley's version also reached No. 6 in South Africa, and No. 12 in Ireland.
Chart history
Weekly charts B. J. Thomas Chart (1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles18US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – 9US Billboard Adult Contemporary1US Cash Box Top 10011 Elvis Presley version Chart (1971–72)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)8Belgium10Netherlands 4South Africa (Springbok)6Sweden3UK6
Year-end charts Chart (1970)RankUS Billboard Hot 10075US Cash Box76
Other cover versions The first release was as a single by Barry Mann on Capitol Records, which was reviewed in Billboard magazine on June 22, 1968. Bobby Vee covered it on his 1969 LP Gates, Grills & Railings. Bobby Doyle released it as a single in 1969 on the Warner Brothers label. Leonard Nimoy released a version on his 1969 album The Touch of Leonard Nimoy. David Frizzell's version reached No. 36 on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart in 1970. Filipina singer-actress Nora Aunor released it on her 1971 studio album The Song of My Life. The disco cover band Boys Town Gang released a version in the UK in July 1983, which reached No. 82. Barry Mann recorded the song again in 2000 for his solo album Soul & Inspiration.
See also List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)
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