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We Must Believe in Magic (song)
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Crystal Gayle
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| writer = Allen Reynolds, Bob McDill
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"'We Must Believe in Magic'" is a song written by Allen Reynolds and Bob McDill and originally released by Crystal Gayle on her fourth studio album 'We Must Believe in Magic' (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, who recorded this song on a Jack Clementproduced 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
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| artist = Johnny Cash
| album = The Adventures of Johnny Cash
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| B-side = "I'll Cross over Jordan Someday"
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| genre = Country
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| label = Columbia 38-03524
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| producer = Jack Clement
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| prev_year = 1982
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Johhny Cash covered the song on his Jack Clementproduced 1982 album 'The Adventures of Johnny Cash'.
Released as the last of three singles from it, his version reached number 84 on U.S. 'Billboard' country chart for the week of February 26, 1983.
Track listing
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Charts
References
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