| "It's Only Make Believe" | ||||
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| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album Conway Twitty Sings | ||||
| A-side | "I'll Try" | |||
| Released | July 14, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | May 7, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
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| Length | 2:10 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Nance, Conway Twitty | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Vienneau | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by drummer Jack Nance and Mississippi-born singer Conway Twitty, while they were touring across Ontario, Canada in 1958. Twitty was a relatively unknown rock n' roll singer at the time, and this song was his first hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard chart in November 1958 for two weeks.
The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Billy Fury, Child, and Ronnie McDowell, whose recording features contributions from Twitty. Glen Campbell had a top 10 hit with the song in 1970.
- ^ The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780199920839.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 22, 2018). "The Number Ones: Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
"It's Only Make Believe" manages to be both a rock 'n' roll song and a country one...
- ^ Harris, Craig (2014). The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 47. ISBN 9780810889057.