"I Believe in You" is a song written by
Roger Cook and
Sam Hogin
Samuel Harper Hogin (March 6, 1950 – August 9, 2004) was a country music songwriter. Hogin was nominated for the Country Music Association's Song of the Year award in 1981 for "I Believe in You" (co-written with Roger Cook) and in 1998 for ...
, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Don Williams
Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...
. It was released in August 1980 as the first single and title track from the album ''
I Believe in You I Believe in You may refer to:
Film
* ''I Believe in You'' (film), a 1952 British film starring Celia Johnson
Music Albums
*'' I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real.'', a 2007 album by Yacht
* ''I Believe in You'' (Dolly Parton album), 2017
...
''.
Commercial performance
The song was Williams' eleventh number 1 on Billboard's country chart. The single stayed at number 1 for two weeks and spent 12 weeks on the country chart. "I Believe in You" was Don Williams' only
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...
entry, where it peaked at number 24. The song has sold 286,000 downloads in the United States in the digital era.
The song was also a hit in Europe and Australia. 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.
Charts
Weekly Charts
Year-end charts
References
1980 singles
Don Williams songs
Songs written by Roger Cook (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis
MCA Records singles
Songs written by Sam Hogin
1980 songs
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