I Just Can't Help Believing#Elvis Presley cover

{{Infobox song

| name = I Just Can't Help Believing

| cover = I_Just_Can't_Help_Believing_-_B.J._Thomas.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = B. J. Thomas

| album = Everybody's Out of Town

| B-side = Send My Picture to Scranton, PA.

| released = June 1970

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Easy listening

| length = 2:57

| label = Scepter Records

| writer = {{plainlist}}

| producer = Chips Moman

| prev_title = Everybody's Out of Town

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = Most of All

| next_year = 1970

}}

"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

The song was most successful after it was recorded by B. J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970. It went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent one week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=242}}

Thomas re-recorded "I Just Can't Help Believing" with Vince Gill for his 2013 album The Living Room Sessions. This was released as a single on June 3, 2013.{{cite web|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06/03/2013&Format=4|work=Radio & Records|access-date=May 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105914/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06%2F03%2F2013&Format=4|archive-date=December 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}

Elvis Presley cover

{{Infobox song

| name = I Just Can't Help Believin'

| cover = I_Just_Can't_Help_Believing_-_Elvis_Presley.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Elvis Presley

| album = That's the Way It Is

| B-side = How the Web Was Woven

| released = *{{Start date|1970|11|11|df=y}} (That's the Way It Is album)

{{start date|1971|11|df=yes}} (UK single)

| recorded = August 11, 1970

| studio =

| venue = International Hotel, in Las Vegas

| genre = Country

Blue-eyed soul

| length =

| label = RCA

| writer = {{plainlist}}

| producer =

| prev_title = It's Only Love

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Until It's Time for You to Go

| next_year = 1972

}}

"I Just Can't Help Believing" was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970 as a track on his album That's the Way It Is. A live version was released as a single in the UK in November 1971, peaking at No. 6. Presley's version also reached No. 6 in South Africa, and No. 12 in Ireland.

Chart history

= Weekly charts =

;B. J. Thomas

class="wikitable sortable"
Chart (1970) !Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles \| style="text-align:center;"\|18
US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – {{ISBN\|0-89820-089-X}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|9
US Billboard Adult Contemporary \| style="text-align:center;"\|1
US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web\|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19700822.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 22, 1970\|website=Tropicalglen.com\|access-date=June 4, 2023}} \|align="center"\|11

class="wikitable sortable"

Chart (1970)

!Peak
position

Canada RPM Top Singles

| style="text-align:center;"|18

US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}

| style="text-align:center;"|9

US Billboard Adult Contemporary

| style="text-align:center;"|1

US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19700822.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 22, 1970|website=Tropicalglen.com|access-date=June 4, 2023}}

|align="center"|11

;Elvis Presley version

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Chart (1971–72) !Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|first= David \|last= Kent \|authorlink= David Kent (historian) \|title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 \|publisher= Australian Chart Book \|location= St Ives, N.S.W. \|year= 1993 \|isbn= 0-646-11917-6}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|8
Belgium \| style="text-align:center;"\|10
{{singlechart\|Ireland2\|12\|song=I Just Can't Help Believing\|access-date=September 26, 2018}}
Netherlands \| style="text-align:center;"\|4
South Africa (Springbok){{cite web\|title=SA Charts 1965 – March 1989\|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(P).html\|website=Rock.co.za\|access-date=November 18, 2018}} \|align="center"\|6
Sweden \| style="text-align:center;"\|3
UK{{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i-just-can't-help-believing/ \|title=I Just Can't Help Believing\|website=Officialcharts.com \|date=December 4, 1971 \|access-date=November 16, 2018}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|6

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Chart (1971–72)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Belgium

| style="text-align:center;"|10

{{singlechart|Ireland2|12|song=I Just Can't Help Believing|access-date=September 26, 2018}}

Netherlands

| style="text-align:center;"|4

South Africa (Springbok){{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965 – March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(P).html|website=Rock.co.za|access-date=November 18, 2018}}

|align="center"|6

Sweden

| style="text-align:center;"|3

UK{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i-just-can't-help-believing/ |title=I Just Can't Help Believing|website=Officialcharts.com |date=December 4, 1971 |access-date=November 16, 2018}}

| style="text-align:center;"|6

= Year-end charts =

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Chart (1970) ! style="text-align:center;"\|Rank
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web\|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm\|title=Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970\|website=Musicoutfitters.com\|access-date=June 4, 2023}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|75
US Cash Box{{Cite web \|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html \|title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970 \|access-date=November 17, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722145703/https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html \|archive-date=July 22, 2019 \|url-status=dead }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|76

class="wikitable"

Chart (1970)

! style="text-align:center;"|Rank

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1970.htm|title=Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970|website=Musicoutfitters.com|access-date=June 4, 2023}}

| style="text-align:center;"|75

US Cash Box{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |title=Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970 |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722145703/https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1970YESP.html |archive-date=July 22, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

| style="text-align:center;"|76

Other cover versions

The first release was as a single by Barry Mann on Capitol Records, which was reviewed in Billboard magazine on June 22, 1968.
Bobby Vee covered it on his 1969 LP Gates, Grills & Railings.
Bobby Doyle released it as a single in 1969 on the Warner Brothers label.
Leonard Nimoy released a version on his 1969 album The Touch of Leonard Nimoy.
David Frizzell's version reached No. 36 on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart in 1970.
Filipina singer-actress Nora Aunor released it on her 1971 studio album The Song of My Life.
The disco cover band Boys Town Gang released a version in the UK in July 1983, which reached No. 82.{{Cite web|title=BOYS TOWN GANG {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19201/boystown-gang/|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=2020-05-16}}
Barry Mann recorded the song again in 2000 for his solo album Soul & Inspiration.