Английская Википедия:I Believe in Music (song)
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"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.[1] Gallery covered it in 1972 as the second of three singles off their Nice to Be with You album[2] and the follow-up release to their title track.
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.[3]
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 Adult Contemporary chart.[4] It later became his signature song and an iconic anthem of the early '70s.[5]
Inspiration
In a 2017 interview, Davis said the song was inspired while he was in England at the home of Lulu and Maurice Gibb, who were married at that time:[5] Шаблон:Quotation
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 folk art he had seen that said, "God respects you when you work, but He loves you when you sing".[6]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
- Mac Davis original
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[7] | 117 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[8] | 25 |
- Marian Love cover
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[7] | 111 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[9] | 27 |
- Gallery cover
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[10] | 12 |
US Cash Box Top 100[11] | 13 |
Chart (1972) | Rank |
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US Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles[12] | 47 |
US Opus | 81 |
US Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual[13] | 160 |
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, "I Don't Know How to Love Him," which became a hit in February 1971.[14] "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, Lee Towers, Wayne Newton, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Lynn Anderson and The Statler Brothers.
References
External links
- ↑ Stambler, Irwin and Landon, Grelun. (2000). "Davis, Mac". Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 123. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 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.
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 "'I Believe in Music' by Mac Davis". Songfacts.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - Шаблон:ISBN
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