"Why Don't You Believe Me?" |
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Single by Joni James |
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from the album Joni James' Award Winning Album |
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Published | October 15, 1952 (1952-10-15) by Brandom Music Co., Chicago[1] |
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Released | October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18) |
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Recorded | June 16, 1952 (1952-06-16)[2] |
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Length | 2:55 |
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Label | MGM 11333 |
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Songwriter(s) | - Lew Douglas
- King Laney
- Roy Rodde[1]
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Joni James singles chronology |
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"You Belong to Me" (1952) | "Why Don't You Believe Me?" (1952) | "Purple Shades" (1952) | |
"Why Don't You Believe Me" |
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Single by The Duprees |
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B-side | "My Dearest One" |
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Released | August 1963 |
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Recorded | 1963 |
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Genre | Doo-wop |
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Length | 2:39 |
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Label | Coed |
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Songwriter(s) | Lew Douglas, King Laney, Roy Rodde |
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The Duprees singles chronology |
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"I Gotta Tell Her Now" (1963) | "Why Don't You Believe Me" (1963) | "Have You Heard" (1963) | |
"Why Don't You Believe Me?" is a popular song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952.[1]
A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts for four weeks in September 1952.[3] Competing versions by Patti Page (Mercury Records catalog number 70025, reaching chart position No. 4) and Margaret Whiting (Capitol Records catalog number 2292, reaching chart position No. 29) also charted in 1952. The B-side to Page's version was the well-known song "Conquest".[4] On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record list, where all versions were combined (co-chart), the song also reached No. 1 that year.
Recorded versions
See also
- List of number-one singles of 1952 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b c Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1952). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1952 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 6 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 11000 - 11499". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 261.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2018.