Why Don't You Believe Me?

Why Don't You Believe Me?

"Why Don't You Believe Me?" is a popular song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952.

A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1952. Competing versions by Patti Page (Mercury Records catalog number 70025, reaching chart position #4) and Margaret Whiting (Capitol Records catalog number 2292, reaching chart position #29) also charted in 1952. The b-side to Page's version was the well-known song Conquest. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
year = 1973
] On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record list, where all versions were combined, the song also reached #1 that year.

A later version by The Duprees reached #37 in 1963. Donna Stark (RCI Records catalog number 2341) reached #92 on the Billboard country music charts in 1980.

Recorded versions

*Pat Boone
*Lillian Brooks
*Bing Crosby
*Vic Damone (1965 single)
*Dolly Dawn
*The Duprees
*Maureen Evans
*The Five Crowns
*Bobby Goldsboro
*Claude Gray & the Graymen
*Betty Harris with Enoch Light Orchestra
*Red Ingle
*Joni James
*Damita Jo
*The Kalin Twins
*Mickey Katz
*Herb Lance
*Brenda Lee
*Wade Legge
*Liane & The Boheme Bar Trio
*Guy Lombardo
*Joe Loss with Rose Brennan
*Dean Martin
*Jane Morgan
*Patti Page
*Norrie Paramor with Jim Allan
*Jimmy Roselli
*Lita Roza
*Semprini
*Charlie Shaffer
*Sharkey and His Kings of Dixieland
*Jennie Smith
*Sountrac
*Donna Stark
*Nancy Umeki aka Miyoshi Umeki
*Jerry Vale
*June Valli
*Bobby Vinton
*Robin Ward
*Lawrence Welk
*Margaret Whiting
*Jimmy Young

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