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| Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
| from the album The Gambler | ||||
| B-side | "Morgana Jones" | |||
| Released | April 16, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country, Pop | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Gibb | |||
| Producer | Larry Butler | |||
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"She Believes In Me" is the title of a song written by Steve Gibb and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers on his 1978 album The Gambler. The song was written by Steve Gibb (not the Steve Gibb who is the son of Barry Gibb) and is the tale of a songwriter who has a beloved too good for him.
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Rogers was reaching the peak of his career at this time, and "She Believes In Me" became one of his biggest crossover hits in the late spring of 1979, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart.[1] "She Believes in Me" also peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, and number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2] It was also a minor pop hit in Great Britain reaching number 42.[3] The melody of the chorus also bears a striking resemblance to the chorus of "Lost Without Your Love" by soft rock band Bread, with the chords and structure being almost identical.
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 42 |
| Preceded by "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy Vanwarmer |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single May 26, 1979 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy Vanwarmer |
| Preceded by "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" by The Bellamy Brothers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single June 9-June 16, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" by Ronnie Milsap |
| Preceded by "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" by Ronnie Milsap |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 7, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Amanda" by Waylon Jennings |
| "She Believes (In Me)" | ||||
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| Single by Ronan Keating | ||||
| from the album Turn It On | ||||
| Released | 9 February 2004 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Mark Taylor | |||
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"She Believes in Me" served as the second single from Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating's third studio album, Turn It On. The song was released in February 2004, peaking at #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a modest success elsewhere, reaching the Top 10 in three European countries. Keating's version of the song slightly alters the lyrics from the original version.
Punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes recorded a version of "She Believes in Me" for their 2006 album, Love Their Country. In 1979 Dutch-speaking Belgian popsinger Will Tura sang a Dutch version of the song called "Zij gelooft in mij". Two years later, in 1981, the late Dutch singer André Hazes wrote another Dutch version of the song also called "Zij gelooft in mij". Although both songs bear the same name, the text is completely different. It is also the title song of an award winning documentary from John Appel about the singer's life.
In 2011 Scotty McCreery performed this song on American Idol as his third number in the May 17 episode. It was chosen for him to sing by the judges. Around the same time, a Dutch female singer Dominique van Hulst, better known as 'Do', covered the song as "Hij gelooft in mij" (He believes in me). The song is also covered in Portugese by Maria de Fatima.
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