Why Don't You Believe Me?
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"Why Don't You Believe Me?" is a popular song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952.[1]
Quick Facts Single by Joni James, from the album Joni James' Award Winning Album ...
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Single by Joni James | ||||
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Published | October 15, 1952 (1952-10-15) by Brandom Music Co., Chicago[1] | |||
Released | October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18) | |||
Recorded | June 16, 1952 (1952-06-16)[2] | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | MGM 11333 | |||
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Quick Facts Single by The Duprees, B-side ...
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B-side | "My Dearest One" | |||
Released | August 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Coed | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lew Douglas, King Laney, Roy Rodde | |||
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A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts for four weeks in September 1952.[3] Competing versions by Patti Page (Mercury Records catalog number 70025, reaching chart position No. 4) and Margaret Whiting (Capitol Records catalog number 2292, reaching chart position No. 29) also charted in 1952. The B-side to Page's version was the well-known song "Conquest".[4] On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record list, where all versions were combined (co-chart), the song also reached No. 1 that year.