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"She Believes in Me" is a song recorded by American
country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
singer
Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...
. It was released in April 1979 as the second single from his 1978 album '' The Gambler''. The song was written by American singer-songwriter Steve Gibb (not to be confused with
Steve Gibb Stephen Thadeus Crompton Gibb (born 1 December 1973) is a British-American guitarist. He has been a member of numerous hard rock and metal bands including 58, Black Label Society, Crowbar, Kingdom of Sorrow, The Underbellys, SkilletHead, and ...
, son of
Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member ...
) who first released his version as a 7" single in 1978. A version by
T. G. Sheppard William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944) is an American country music singer, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard. He had 14 number-one hits on the US country charts between 1974 and 1986, including eight consecutive number ones between 19 ...
appears on his 1978 album ''Daylight'', released a month before Rogers' album.


Content

The song is the tale of a struggling songwriter/performer who has a beloved who supports him, although he sometimes wonders why.


Kenny Rogers version

"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. "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. It was also a minor pop hit in the UK, reaching number 42. ''
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'' said that it is "romantic" and features "Roger's lusty and mature delivery." The melody of the chorus also somewhat resembles the chorus of "
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" by
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(released in 1976), with the chords and structure having some similar properties. The song "Como Ama una Mujer" ("How a Woman Loves") by
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...
, the title track of her fifth album, has a melodic chorus which was noted for being similar to the song.


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Ronan Keating version

Irish singer-songwriter
Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...
recorded a cover of "She Believes in Me", retitled "She Believes (In Me)", for his third studio album, ''
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'' (2003). The song was released on February 9, 2004, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It was successful elsewhere, reaching the top 30 in Austria, Germany, and Ireland. Keating's version of the song slightly alters the lyrics from the original version.


Track listings

UK CD1 # "She Believes (In Me)" # "Lovin' Each Day" (
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Live Session) # "She Believes (In Me)" (Metro mix) # "First Time" (live acoustic session video) # "She Believes (In Me)" (video) UK CD2 # "She Believes (In Me)" # "
If Tomorrow Never Comes "If Tomorrow Never Comes" is a song by American country music artist Garth Brooks. Written by Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy, it was released in August 1989 as the second single from his self-titled debut album. The track was his first number-one s ...
" UK DVD single # "She Believes (In Me)" # "First Time" (live acoustic session) # "She Believes (In Me)" (video) # " The Long Goodbye" (video) # The making of the video


Charts


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Release history


Other versions

* In 1979,
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recorded for his album ''
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'' * Also in 1979, Dutch-speaking Belgian pop singer
Will Tura Arthur Achiel Albert, Ridder (title), Knight Blanckaert (born 2 August 1940 in Veurne), known by his stage name Will Tura, is a Belgian artist considered as the most successful Flemish-speaking singer of the 20th century. Famous in Flanders and th ...
sang a Dutch version of the song called "Zij gelooft in mij". * In 1980, D.J. Rogers released his version on ''The Message Is Still the Same.'' * Two years later, in 1981,
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André Hazes André Gerardus Hazes (30 June 1951 – 23 September 2004) was a Dutch singer and actor. As an accomplished levenslied singer, Hazes recorded 36 studio and live albums, and 55 singles prior to his death in 2004. His music is still well-known in ...
wrote another Dutch version of the song also called "Zij gelooft in mij". Although both songs bear the same name, the lyrics are completely different. It is also the title of an award-winning documentary by John Appel about André Hazes's life. * Also in 1981, Welsh singer
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covered the song in a live performance at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. *
Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
ic singer Pálmi Gunnarsson recorded an Icelandic version of the song called "Hún hefur trú á mér", which appears on his 1980 album ''Hvers vegna varst' ekki kyrr?''. *
Roger Whittaker Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023) was a Kenyan-born British singer-songwriter and musician. His music is an eclectic mixture of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager ...
covered it in his 1986 album "Best Loved Ballads" *
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recorded a version of "She Believes in Me" for their 2006 album, '' Love Their Country''. * In 2011
Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and was certifi ...
performed this song on ''
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'' 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 Dominique Rijpma van Hulst (; born 7 September 1981) is a Dutch singer and actress known by her stage name Do ( ). She is best known for singing the vocals of "Heaven", DJ Sammy's worldwide top 10-hit in 2002–2003, a cover of the 1980s hit o ...
, better known as 'Do', covered the song as "Hij gelooft in mij" (He believes in me). * The song is also covered in Portuguese by Maria de Fátima. * Spanish version sung by Spanish singer Dyango "Ella cree en mí".


References

{{Authority control 1978 songs 1979 singles 2004 singles T. G. Sheppard songs Kenny Rogers songs Ronan Keating songs Music videos directed by Lindy Heymann Polydor Records singles Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer) United Artists Records singles