I Believe (1953 song)

I Believe (1953 song)

"I Believe" is the name of a song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953.

Songstress Jane Froman, troubled by the uprising of the Korean conflict in 1952 so soon after World War II, asked Drake, Graham, Shirl and Stillman to compose a song that would offer hope and faith to the populace. In addition to Jane Froman, "I Believe" has been recorded by many others, and has become both a popular and religious standard. Frankie Laine had the big hit version of the song, which holds the record for the most weeks spent as U.K. Number One.

Recorded versions

*The Bachelors (1964)
*Eve Boswell
*The Chordettes (recorded 1953, released the next year)
*Larry Chance and The Earls
*Jane Froman
*Frankie Laine (topped the UK Singles Chart for a still-unbeaten record of 18 weeks non-consecutively)
*The Lettermen (on their 1965 album "You'll Never Walk Alone" and as the b-side of "Sweet September")
*Elvis Presley
*LeAnn Rimes
*Robson and Jerome
*David Whitfield
*Tim Morgan
*The Young Rascals - 1966 album, "The Young Rascals"
*Connie Talbot (2007 at age 6)

Benny Hill parodied The Bachelors version of "I Believe" in his song "I'll Never Know".


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