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I just can't help believin'

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Bastien

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Bastien @ 2003-04-26 02:47:16 UTC

Can't find the original performer. I do know it's written by Mann & Weil, and there are versions by Elvis and BJ Thomas.

JS

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JS @ 2003-04-26 06:17:32 UTC

Can't find the original performer.  I do know it's written by Mann & Weil, and there are versions by Elvis and BJ Thomas.


It's Barry Mann ( 1968 )

Bastien

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Bastien @ 2003-04-26 14:50:55 UTC

According to coverinfo.de it is indeed Barry Mann (1968).  However I haven't found any evidence that confirms this.

JS

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JS @ 2003-04-27 14:31:15 UTC

According to coverinfo.de it is indeed Barry Mann (1968). However I haven't found any evidence that confirms this.


Another Source:

"Schon kurz nach dem Erscheinen des Originals, das von Co-Autor Barry Mann 1968 selbst gesungen wurde, avancierte ,I Just Can?t Help Believing' zu einem häufig interpretierten Lied, von Bobby Vee bis hin zu Wayne Newton."

[sup]http://www.helmutlotti.be/MTTTKdui.htm

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Bastien

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Bastien @ 2003-05-01 19:07:08 UTC

I have also read that source JS, but I'm not sure if I can trust it because:

1) There are a lot of mistakes on the Helmut Lotti site

2) I can't find the song by Barry Mann

rockola

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rockola @ 2003-09-12 05:40:26 UTC

The orriginal is just from B.J. Thomas.

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Denis

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Denis @ 2003-09-12 10:29:58 UTC

No, according to the Originals it's Barry Mann in 1968, released on Capitol. Co-author's full name is Cynthia Weil.

Ron

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Ron @ 2003-10-07 22:47:48 UTC

Hi Bastian,


If you still haven't found the Barry Mann version, I can help you. Just e-mail me.

Bastien

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Bastien @ 2003-10-11 10:40:41 UTC

Thanks for the offer Ron, but I'm 100% sure Barry Mann recorded a version in 1968. The question was whether this one was the first version of the song.

JulianCSU

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JulianCSU @ 2010-02-12 08:48:25 UTC

Actually the first recording was on Capitol records by a group called New Tradition from Albert Lea , MN. It was produced by Barry Mann and Written by him. This group also was the first to record Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver, and after they sold aprox. 10,000 copies, the Studio had Peter, Paul and Mary re-record it and it became a hit. - Only known copies left are in a archive at UNC - Southern Folklife Collection. Hope this helps Smile

BobC

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BobC @ 2012-10-12 13:52:33 UTC

I was a member of "The New Tradition" that recorded a cover of "I Just Can't Help Believin'" as mentioned here. It was the "B" side. "A" side was "Leavin' On A Jet Plane"


Capitol 2589 released in August, 1969.


http://eighthavenue.com/capitol.htm


I have several copies of the 45.

walt

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walt @ 2012-10-12 14:31:02 UTC

Thanks Bob, single added!