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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 a cover of The Searchers' hit "When You Walk in the Room", and reached number 38 in the UK. [2] Following this up with another cover, the formula worked even better and the group had a top 10 hit with " It's Only Make Believe ", which earned them a silver disc from the BPI for sales in excess of 250,000. [ 7 ]
The latter song would become the song Twitty used to open his concerts. While recording the song in 1969, Twitty felt dissatisfied with the opening line he had written. Record producer Owen Bradley suggested speaking the line: "Hello darlin', nice to see you." The result was a hook that made the song instantly recognizable to fans. [3]
It's Only Make Believe; L. The Letter (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn song) Linda on My Mind (song) P. Play Guitar Play; T. To See My Angel Cry; Touch the Hand; Y.
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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.