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I Just Can't Help Believin'

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(Weil / Mann)

Information:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ was written by Barry Mann and Cythia Weil and recorded by Mann (Capitol 2217) in 1968. His recording did not chart. The next year, Bob Dileo (Columbia 44858) also had a version that did not chart. B.J. Thomas took I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (Scepter 12283) to #9 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and number one on the Easy-Listening chart in 1970. David Frizzell (Columbia 45238) had a # 36 country hit with the song that same year.

Elvis’ rehearsal of I Just Can’t Help Believin’ at the MGM studios in July 1970 was seen in the documentary Elvis – That’s the Way It Is. Also seen was his performance at the International Hotel on August 13, 1970.

Lyrics:

I just can't help believin'
When she smiles up soft and gentle
With a trace of misty morning
And the promise of tomorrow in her eyes

I just can't help believin'
When she's lying close beside me
And my heart beats with the rhythm of her sighs
This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay
For more than just a day

1. Oh, I just can't help believin'
When she slips her hand in my hand
And it feels so small and helpless
And my fingers fold around it like a glove

2. I just can't help believin'
When she's whispering her magic
And her tears are shining honey sweet with love
This time the girl is gonna stay
This time the girl is gonna stay
For more than just a day

For more than just a day

For more than just a day

1. 2. (repeat)

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on That's The Way It Is »

LPs/CDs:

- That’s The Way It Is (1970) »

- The Elvis Presley Story (1977) »

– Elvis Love Songs (1981) - K-Tel »

– That's The Way It Is (1981) »

- The Collection, Volume 4 (1986)

- From The Heart (1991)

- Forever, Volume 2 (1992)

- The Essential Collection (1994)

- Heart and Soul (1995)

- Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (1995)

- All Time Greatest Hits (1997)

- Always Elvis – The Dutch Album (1997)

- Are You Lonesome Tonight (1997)

- Forever In Love (1997)

- Artist of the Century (1999)

- Ballads (1999)

- That’s The Way It Is – Special Edition (2000)

- The 50 Greatest Hits (2000)

- One Night In Vegas (2000) – FTD »

- The 50 Greatest Love Songs (2001)

- The Live Greatest Hits (2001)

- The Way It Was (2001) - FTD »

- Live in Las Vegas (2001)

- Elvis Hits (2001)

- Greatest Hits (2001)

- Heart and Soul (2003)

- Hitstory (2005)

- Love, Elvis (2005)

- Writing For the King (2006) - FTD »

- The Way It Was (2008) - FTD »

- That's the Way It Is (2008) - FTD »

- The Wonder of You (2009) - FTD »

– Stage Rehearsal (2011) - FTD »

- Hits of the 70s (2012) - FTD »

– That's The Way It Is - 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2020) - FTD

Bootleg Releases:

- The Hillbilly Cat “Live” (Las Vegas, August 1970) (1974) – Brookville Records

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