"I Believe in Music" is a 1970 song written and recorded by Mac Davis and later included on his second album '' I Believe in Music''.Stambler, Irwin and Landon, Grelun. (2000). "Davis, Mac".
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covered it in 1972 as the second of three singles off their ''Nice to Be with You'' album and the follow-up release to their

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. Gallery's version reached #22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #13 on the US ''Cash Box'' Top 100. It hit #5 in Canada. Mac Davis's original had been released as a single nearly two years earlier and made a minor dent in the pop charts (US #117). His effort achieved #25 on the

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chart. It later became his signature song and an iconic anthem of the early '70s.

Inspiration

In a 2017 interview, Davis said the song was inspired while he was in England at the home of

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, who were married at that time:Kawashima, Dale. "Special interview with Mac Davis, legendary songwriter & artist who’s written many hits, from Elvis Presley and Kenny Rogers, to Bruno Mars".
September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2019. Davis said he kept and framed the piece of paper from the hotel room where he completed the song. According to him, the line "Lift your voices to the sky, God loves you when you sing" was inspired by a piece of

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he had seen that said, "God respects you when you work, but He loves you when you sing"."'I Believe in Music' by Mac Davis".
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;Mac Davis original ;Marian Love cover ;Gallery cover

Other cover versions

Helen Reddy's version was the first commercial recording of the song, and it was featured as the B-side of her first American success, "

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," which became a hit in February 1971.''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - "I Believe in Music" has also been covered by Marian Love (#111, 1971; AC #27), Donny Hathaway, B.J. Thomas, Liza Minnelli, Perry Como, Louis Jordan,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:I Believe in Music 1970 songs 1970 singles 1971 singles 1972 singles Columbia Records singles Sussex Records singles Songs written by Mac Davis Songs about music Mac Davis songs Gallery (band) songs B. J. Thomas songs Helen Reddy songs