"We Must Believe in Magic" is a song written by Allen Reynolds and

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an ...

and originally released by

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on her fourth studio album ''

We Must Believe in Magic ''We Must Believe in Magic'' is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on June 24, 1977, it became her highest selling album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #12 on the main Billboa ...

'' (1977). In 1978, it was covered by Jack Clement on his album ''All I Want to Do in Life''. In his book on

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

, who recorded this song on a Jack Clement–produced album in the 1980s, John M. Alexander describes "We Must Believe in Magic" as a "whimsical piece of sound advice to hold on to our ability to always believe in magic and the guiding hand."

Johnny Cash version

Johhny Cash covered the song on his Jack Clement–produced 1982 album ''

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''. Released as the last of three

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from it, his version reached number 84 on U.S. ''

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'' country chart for the week of February 26, 1983.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

"We Must Believe in Magic"
on the Johnny Cash official website {{authority control Crystal Gayle songs Johnny Cash songs 1977 songs 1983 singles Songs written by Allen Reynolds Songs written by Bob McDill Song recordings produced by Jack Clement Columbia Records singles