I Just Can't Help Believing
"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
The song was most successful after it was recorded by B. J. Thomas and released as a single in 1970. It went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent one week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.
Thomas re-recorded "I Just Can't Help Believing" with Vince Gill for his 2013 album The Living Room Sessions. This was released as a single on June 3, 2013.
Elvis Presley cover
"I Just Can't Help Believing" was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1970 as a track on his album That's the Way It Is. A live version was released as a single in the UK in November 1971, peaking at No. 6. Presley's version also reached No. 6 in South Africa, and No. 12 in Ireland.Chart history
Weekly charts
;B. J. Thomas| Chart | Peak position |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 11 |
;Elvis Presley version
| Chart | Peak position |
| Australia | 8 |
| Belgium | 10 |
| - | |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| UK | 6 |
Other cover versions
- The first release was as a single by Barry Mann on Capitol Records, which was reviewed in Billboard magazine on June 22, 1968.
- Bobby Vee covered it on his 1969 LP Gates, Grills & Railings.
- Bobby Doyle released it as a single in 1969 on the Warner Brothers label.
- Leonard Nimoy released a version on his 1969 album The Touch of Leonard Nimoy.
- David Frizzell's version reached No. 36 on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart in 1970.
- Filipina singer-actress Nora Aunor released it on her 1971 studio album The Song of My Life.
- The disco cover band Boys Town Gang released a version in the UK in July 1983, which reached No. 82.
- Barry Mann recorded the song again in 2000 for his solo album Soul & Inspiration.