Making Believe

Ray Charles

About Making Believe

"Making Believe" is a country music song written by Jimmy Work. Kitty Wells recorded a chart-topping version in 1955. The song is on many lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Thorleifs, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Roy Acuff, Lefty Frizzell, Wanda Jackson, Connie Francis, Ray Charles, Anita Carter, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Social Distortion, Skeeter Davis, The Haden Triplets and Volbeat. The song is occasionally called "Makin' Believe". Singer-songwriter Work released the song as a single in February 1955 on Dot Records, and it reached #5 on Billboard's country music jukebox charts. A month later, singer Kitty Wells released the song as a single which hit #2 on the country charts and remained there for 15 weeks, still a record for a song in the runner-up position on the country Billboard charts. The song was blocked to #1 by the 21-weeks long "In the Jailhouse Now" by Webb Pierce. 


Year:
1998
2:53
85 
#2

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Making believe that you still love me
It's leaving me alone and so blue
But I'll always dream, still I'll never own you
Making believe, it's all I can do

Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you, making believe

Making believe hat I never lost you
But my happy hours I find are so few
My plans for the future will never come true
Making believe, what else can I do

Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you, making believe

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Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician known as Ray Charles (to avoid confusion with champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.) He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company.Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” more »

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Written by: Jimmy Work

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General Facts
"Making Believe" is an iconic country song, covered by numerous artists across various genres throughout the years.
Original version (Jimmy Work
The song was originally written and released by Jimmy Work in 1955.
Emmylou Harris version
Emmylou Harris’ version of "Making Believe" was a big international hit, reaching the top ten in the US Country Chart in 1977.
Conway Twitty version
Conway Twitty, known for his romantic ballads, gave "Making Believe" his own touch in his 1981 cover.
Kitty Wells version
Kitty Wells, the “Queen of Country Music”, covered the song in 1955 shortly after its original release.
Ernest Tubb version
Ernest Tubb, one of the pioneers of country music, made his own version of "Making Believe", exhibiting his unique singing style.
Dolly Parton version
Dolly Parton, a significant figure in the music industry, included the song in her album "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly" released in 1980.
Merle Haggard version
Merle Haggard's version of 'Making Believe' was included in his album "A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills)" in 1970.
Ray Charles version
Though they fundamentally belong to different genres, legendary rhythm-and-blues musician Ray Charles also covered "Making Believe" in his 1962 album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music".
Social Distortion version
In 1982, American punk rock band Social Distortion introduced the song to a new generation with a punk rock version.
Wanda Jackson version
"First Lady of Rockabilly" Wanda Jackson also added her own rockabilly touch to the song in her 1961 version.
Volbeat version
Danish rock band Volbeat included a cover of "Making Believe" in their 2010 album "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", demonstrating the song's wide appeal across genres and generations.

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