I Believe in You (Don Williams song)

"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.

The song became Don Williams' eleventh number 1 on the 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. It was also hit in Europe and Australia.^[2] 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.^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1980-81)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[4]	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	24
Australian KMR	20
Belgian VRT Top 30	21
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	7
Dutch Top 40	23
New Zealand Singles Chart^[5]	4

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 680.
↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1981 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 258.
↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-01-25. Retrieved 2016-10-16.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Loving Up a Storm" by Razzy Bailey	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 18-October 25, 1980	Succeeded by "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" by Waylon Jennings
Preceded by "Guess I Went Crazy" by Canadian Zephyr	RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 25-November 8, 1980	Succeeded by "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray

Don Williams

Studio albums	Don Williams Vol. 3 Harmony Especially for You Cafe Carolina And So It Goes

Singles	"I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" "The Ties That Bind" "You're My Best Friend" "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" "'Til the Rivers All Run Dry" "Say It Again" "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" "She Never Knew Me" "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" "I'm Just a Country Boy" "I've Got a Winner in You" "Rake and Ramblin' Man" "Tulsa Time" "Lay Down Beside Me" "It Must Be Love" "Love Me Over Again" "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "I Believe In You" "Falling Again" "Miracles" "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris) "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" "Listen to the Radio" "Mistakes" "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" "Love Is on a Roll" "Nobody but You" "Stay Young" "That's the Thing About Love" "Maggie's Dream" "Walkin' a Broken Heart" "It's Time for Love" "We've Got a Good Fire Goin''" "Heartbeat in the Darkness" "Then It's Love" "Señorita" "I'll Never Be in Love Again" "I Wouldn't Be a Man" "Another Place, Another Time" "Desperately" "Old Coyote Town" "One Good Well" "I've Been Loved by the Best" "Just as Long as I Have You" "Maybe That's All It Takes" "Back in My Younger Days" "True Love" "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy"

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