Why Don't You Believe Me?

"Why Don't You Believe Me?" is a popular song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952.

"Why Don't You Believe Me?"
Single by Joni James
from the album Joni James' Award Winning Album
Published	1952
Released	1952 (1952)
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Lew Douglas King Laney Roy Rodde
Joni James singles chronology
"You Belong to Me" (1952) "Why Don't You Believe Me?" (1952) "Purple Shades" (1952)

A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1952. Competing versions by Patti Page (Mercury Records catalog number 70025, reaching chart position #4) and Margaret Whiting (Capitol Records catalog number 2292, reaching chart position #29) also charted in 1952. The b-side to Page's version was the well-known song "Conquest".[1] On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record list, where all versions were combined, the song also reached No. 1 that year.

A later version by The Duprees reached No. 37 in 1963. Donna Stark (RCI Records catalog number 2341) reached No. 92 on the Billboard country music charts in 1980.

Recorded versions

• Pat Boone
• Lillian Brooks
• Bing Crosby sang it on four occasions on his radio shown in 1953.[2]
• Vic Damone (1965 single)
• Dolly Dawn
• The Duprees
• Maureen Evans
• The Five Crowns
• Bobby Goldsboro
• Claude Gray & the Graymen
• Red Ingle
• Joni James
• Damita Jo
• The Kalin Twins
• Mickey Katz
• Herb Lance
• Brenda Lee
• Wade Legge
• Liane & The Boheme Bar Trio
• Guy Lombardo
• Joe Loss with Rose Brennan
• Dean Martin
• Jane Morgan
• Patti Page
• Norrie Paramor with Jim Allan
• Jimmy Roselli
• Lita Roza
• Semprini, pianoforte with Rhythm accompaniment recorded it as the first song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 19) - Hit medley of foxtrots" along with "Cry My Heart" and "Even Now" in London on January 14, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10441
• Semprini, pianoforte with Rhythm accompaniment recorded it as the first song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No 30) - Hit Medley of foxtrots" along with "Downhearted" and "Till I Waltz Again with You" in London on March 11, 1953. The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10457
• Charlie Shaffer
• Sharkey and His Kings of Dixieland
• Jennie Smith
• Sountrac
• Donna Stark
• Nancy Umeki aka Miyoshi Umeki
• Jerry Vale
• June Valli
• Bobby Vinton
• Robin Ward
• Lawrence Welk
• Margaret Whiting
• O.V. Wright
• Jimmy Young

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1952 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
2. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 30, 2018.