If You'd Only Believe

"If You'd Only Believe" is a song written by Roxanne Seeman,[1] Billie Hughes,[2] and Jermaine Jackson. This song has also been called "If You Only Believe"[3] and "Only Believe".[4] It was recorded by The Jacksons for their 2300 Jackson Street[5] album, released in 1989 with Michael Omartian, producer,[6] The Jacksons, co-producer.[6] Recording sessions for "If You'd Only Believe" were held at Tito Jackson's home recording studio.

The song was a turning point in CBS Records decision to release a new Jacksons album.[7]

Televised performances & live performances

The trio of Jermaine, Tito and Jackie performed the track along with "Art Of Madness" and Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) on a Spanish television program named Sabado Noche in 1989.

"If You'd Only Believe" is the theme song and finale of "The Jackson Family Honors",[8] TV special, which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, February 1994. The song was sung by The Jackson Family, including a standout performance by Michael Jackson[8] and standouts by celebrity guest performers Celine Dion, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Bruce Hornsby and others.[8] The program was broadcast on NBC three days after the taping.[9]

This song was also performed in concert one year earlier on March 15, 1993, by the Jacksons, composed of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Randy, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for The Evening Of The Nations.[10] Jermaine Jackson also performed this song alone, on January 14, 1990 in Atlanta, in tribute to Martin Luther King, during King Week 90 '.

[11]Television performances

Other versions
  • Billie Hughes[2] recorded a version of this song, appearing in several television programs.
  • Randy Crawford recorded a version of "If You'd Only Believe"[12] for her "Through The Eyes Of Love"[12] album, released in 1991.

References
  1. Loc Tran. "Noa Noa Music". noanoamusic.com.
  2. Loc Tran. "Noa Noa Music". billiehughes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. "The Jackson Family Honors If You Only Believe". World News.
  4. "ROXANNE SEEMAN DISCOGRAPHY". noanoamusic.com.
  5. Ron Wynn. "2300 Jackson Street - The Jacksons - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. "The Jacksons - 2300 Jackson Street". Discogs.
  7. "Jacksons make a move to 2300" (PDF). americanradiohistory. June 17, 1989.
  8. Weinraub, Bernard. (1994-2-21). https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/21/arts/the-jackson-family-reunited-sort-of.html. The New York Times (The New York Times Company)
  9. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n18_v85/ai_14895628/. Jet Magazine (Johnson Publishing co.)
  10. "Les Jackson cherchent une maison à Genève". Le Matin. March 16, 1993.
  11. "Night Beat". The Atlanta Constitution: 42. January 5, 1990.
  12. Ron Wynn. "Through the Eyes of Love - Randy Crawford - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
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