Reason to Believe
| "Reason to Believe" | ||
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Cover of Rod Stewart's "Reason to Believe" A-side, "Maggie May."
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| Single by
Rod Stewart from the album Every Picture Tells a Story |
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| A-side | "Maggie May" | |
| B-side | "Reason to Believe" | |
| Released | 1971 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1971 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:10 | |
| Writer | Tim Hardin | |
"Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists including Rod Stewart (released as a B-side song on the popular single, "Maggie May"), the Carpenters, Billy Bragg, Wilson Phillips, Vonda Shepard, Denny Laine, The Jayhawks and Aled Jones.
Rod Stewart version
Rod Stewart's version is perhaps the best known, as it was released in 1971 on the "Every Picture Tells a Story" album, and then again in 1993, when it received airplay as part of his MTV Unplugged album.
Tim Hardin version
Tim Hardin's original recording of the song was featured and can be found on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Wonder Boys.
Bobby Darin version
Bobby Darin did a version and released it on his "If I were a carpenter LP" on Atlantic records in 1966, along with other Hardin songs Misty Roses and If I were a carpenter (His version is perhaps the most well-known of this song).
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| Preceded by "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond |
Billboard Hot 100
number one single October 2 1971 |
Succeeded by "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher |
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