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"Reason to Believe" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by many artists, most notably by the Carpenters on their album Close to You in 1970, and Rod Stewart first for his album Every Picture Tells a Story in 1971 and again for the live album Unplugged...and Seated in 1993.
James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) [1] [2] was an American folk music and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his own success, his songs "If I Were a Carpenter", "Reason to Believe", "Misty Roses" and "The Lady Came from Baltimore" were hits for other artists.
The album features Rod Stewart's "classic vocal tracks" overdubbed with new arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. [3] Also features 1971 chart toppers in both the UK and US "Maggie May" and "Reason to Believe".
It is Stewart's second live album and his first (and only) appearance on MTV Unplugged. The unplugged versions of " Have I Told You Lately " by Van Morrison , "Reason to Believe", "Having a Party", and "People Get Ready" were released as singles, with "Have I Told You Lately" and "Having a Party" reaching success as singles.
Reason to Believe" is a song by Tim Hardin, covered by the Carpenters, Rod Stewart, and others. Reason to Believe may also refer to: Albums
Reason to Believe — — — — 2001 A Little Misunderstood, The Sixties Sessions — — — — 2001 The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart: 7 15 1 40 BPI: 4× Platinum [20] ARIA: 2× Platinum [59] RMNZ: 5× Platinum [60] 2002 Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings — — — — 2003 Encore: The Very Best Of ...
Tim Hardin 1 contains one of his most well-known and frequently covered songs, "Reason to Believe"—a notable hit for Rod Stewart in 1971. Some of the songs were demos that ended up on the final release. After principal recording was completed, string arrangements were overdubbed onto some of the tracks without Hardin's consent.
British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama for his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing.When it was released as a single in 1977, it topped the singles chart in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "The First Cut Is the Deepest". [3]