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Reason to Believe
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Wikipedia article
"'Reason to Believe'" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by artists including Bobby Darin in 1966, Karen Dalton also in 1966, Glen Campbell in 1968, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1969, the Carpenters in 1970, and Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993.
Tim Hardin version
After having had his recording contract terminated by Columbia Records, Tim Hardin achieved some success in the 1960s as a songwriter based in Greenwich Village. The original recording of "Reason to Believe" comes from Hardin's debut album, 'Tim Hardin 1', recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve Records label in 1966 when he was 25.
Tim Hardin's original recording of the song is also on the soundtrack to the 2000 film 'Wonder Boys'.
The Carpenters version
The Carpenters recorded "Reason to Believe" for their second LP, 'Close to You', in 1970. On television, the duo performed their version on 'The 5th Dimension Travelling Sunshine Show' on August 18, 1971 and 'Make Your Own Kind of Music' on September 7, 1971. Richard Carpenter remixed the song for the release of the 1995 compilation, 'Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration'.
Rod Stewart versions
Background
Rod Stewart's version appeared as the first single from his 1971 album 'Every Picture Tells a Story', with "Maggie May" as the B-side. "Reason to Believe" reached No. 62 on the Hot 100 on its own before the more popular B-side overtook it on its way to No. 1 on the chart. The Hot 100 listed "Reason To Believe" as the flip side for the remaining 16 weeks of that run. Stewart's double-sided hit, which topped the Hot 100 during all five chart weeks of October 1971, held The Carpenters' "Superstar" at No. 2 during the third and fourth of those weeks.A live version was released in 1993 on the album 'Unplugged...and Seated'. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 19 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Canadian 'RPM' Top Singles chart. The 1993 single includes a live version of "It's All Over Now", which was recorded during the 'MTV Unplugged' performance but does not appear on the album.
Altogether, the two versions of "Reason to Believe" logged a total of 41 weeks on the Hot 100, more than any other Rod Stewart song.
Charts
Weekly charts'Original version'
'Live version'
Year-end charts
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Other versions
*Peggy Lee recorded the song in 1968 for release on a 45" single along with another Hardin song, "Misty Roses". A live recording of the song by Lee from the same year was released on the album '2 Shows Nightly'.
*Karen Dalton released a version on her album "1966"..
*Marianne Faithfull released a version on her 1967 album "Loveinamist".
*Ricky Nelson released a version on his 1967 album Another Side of Rick
*Wilson Phillips released a version on their 1990 Self-Titled Debut album.
*The Dillards released a version on their 1968 album Wheatstraw Suite.
References
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