I Don't Believe in If Anymore

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"I Don't Believe in If Anymore"
Roger Whittaker I Don't Believe in If Anymore NL single.jpg
Cover of the single released in the Netherlands
Single by Roger Whittaker
from the album I Don't Believe in If Anymore
B-side "Lullaby for My Love (Berceuse pour Mon Amour)"
Released13 March 1970 (1970-03-13)
Genre Pop
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s) Roger Whittaker
Producer(s) Denis Preston
Roger Whittaker singles chronology
"Durham Town (The Leavin')"
(1969)
"I Don't Believe in If Anymore"
(1970)
"New World in the Morning"
(1970)

"I Don't Believe in If Anymore" is a song by British singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker, released as a single in March 1970. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] After the success of "The Last Farewell" in 1975, the song was re-released.

Contents

Track listings

7": Columbia / DB 8664 (1970)

  1. "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" – 3:18
  2. "Lullaby for My Love (Berceuse pour Mon Amour)" – 2:36

7": RCA Victor / 74-0355 (1970, US & Canada)

  1. "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" – 3:30
  2. "I Should Have Taken My Time" – 2:55

7": RCA Victor / PB-10356 (1975, US & Canada)

  1. "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" – 3:18
  2. "New World in the Morning" – 2:26

7": EMI / EMI-10898 (1975, Australia)

  1. "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" – 3:15
  2. "Emily" – 3:30

Charts

Chart (1970–71)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 31
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 2
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 2
New Zealand (Listener) [8] 4
South Africa (Springbok Radio) [9] 2
UK Singles (OCC) [1] 8
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 26
Chart (1975)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [11] 50
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 8
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 10

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