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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.
Three of the songs on the album were released as singles and became hits, with the biggest being "It's Only Make Believe," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] "Story of My Love" and a cover of the Nat King Cole song "Mona Lisa" both reached the top 40. The album itself made no impact on any charts.
When "It's Only Make Believe" was first released, because of vocal similarities, many listeners assumed that the song was actually recorded by Elvis Presley, using "Conway Twitty" as a pseudonym. Twitty would go on to enjoy rock-and-roll success with songs including "Danny Boy" (Pop number 10) and "Lonely Blue Boy" (Pop number 6).
The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial.
This is a detailed discography for American singer and songwriter Conway Twitty; he released 58 studio albums during his life.. Beginning his studio album journey in the late 1950s with releases such as "Conway Twitty Sings" and "Saturday Night with Conway Twitty," Twitty's early work primarily explored the rockabilly genre.
"It's Only Make Believe" Conway Twitty: 1 25 December 1958: 5 9 "Tea for Two Cha Cha" ♦ : The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington: 3 8 January 1959: 1 4 December 1958: 9 "Tom Dooley" Lonnie Donegan: 3 11 December 1958: 5 8 "Love Makes the World Go Round" ♦ Perry Como: 6 15 January 1959: 1 11 December 1958: 7 "Tom Dooley" ♦ ...
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Music portal; 1950s portal; Songs written or first produced in the year 1958. 1953; ... It's Only Make Believe; It's So Easy! (The Crickets song) J. Jailhouse Rock (song)