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{{Short description|1983 single by Four Tops}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = I Believe in You and Me
| name = I Believe in You and Me
| Artist = [[The Four Tops]]
| type = single
| from Album = One More Mountain
| artist = [[Four Tops|The Four Tops]]
| Released = 1983
| album = [[One More Mountain]]
| Recorded = 1982
| A-side = Sad Hearts
| Genre = [[R&B]]/[[Soul music|soul]]
| released = 1983
| Label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
| genre = * [[Soul music|Soul]]
| Writer = [[Sandy Linzer]]<br>David Wolfert
* [[ballad]]
| Last single = "Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over" <br>(1982)
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=02}}
| This single = "I Believe in You and Me" <br>(1983)
| label = [[Casablanca Records|Casablanca]]
| Next single = "I Just Can't Walk Away" <br>(1983)
| writer = * [[Sandy Linzer]]
* [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|David Wolfert]]
| prev_title = Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = I Just Can't Walk Away
| next_year = 1983
}}
}}


'''"I Believe in You and Me"''' is a song recorded by [[R&B]] singer [[Whitney Houston]] and R&B group [[The Four Tops]]. Written by [[Sandy Linzer]] and David Wolfert, the song was first recorded and released by The Four Tops in 1983. Houston later recorded it and released it as a single in 1996.
"'''I Believe in You and Me'''" is a song written by [[Sandy Linzer]] and [[Pearls Before Swine (band)|David Wolfert]] in 1982. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group [[Four Tops|The Four Tops]], who released it as a single from their album ''[[Four Tops discography#Albums|One More Mountain]]'' (1982). While it failed to reach the US [[Top 40]], it became a moderate hit for the group on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart, peaking at number 40 in early 1983.


In 1996, R&B/pop singer [[Whitney Houston]] recorded a cover of the song for her film ''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' and released it as a single. Following its release, the song became a top 5 pop and R&B hit in the US, also peaking on music charts worldwide.
==Song information==
The song was written by Linzer and Wolfert in 1982, and the Four Tops released it as a single in 1983. Although it failed to crack the US Top 40, it became a moderate R&B hit for the group on the US R&B chart, peaking at #40 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] chart in early 1983. Fourteen years later, Whitney Houston's cover of the song peaked at number four on the main US [[Hot 100 singles chart]]. The song is the biggest hit from her "Preacher's Wife" soundtrack album, which is the largest selling gospel album in history.


==History and composition==
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
The original version recorded by The Four Tops was a moderate success, charting at number 40 on the US ''Billboard's'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]] chart.<ref name=allmusic>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-four-tops-p4300/charts-awards/billboard-singles The Four Tops {{!}} AllMusic]</ref>
| Name = I Believe in You and Me

<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: | Cover = Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-94201.jpg -->
Due to the bigger success of the Whitney Houston version, "I Believe in You and Me" is most popularly known as a Whitney Houston song.
| Artist = [[Whitney Houston]]

| Cover =
Shortly before the death of Four Tops lead singer [[Levi Stubbs]] in 2008, who was sidelined from the group due to complications of a stroke, and confined to a wheelchair, appeared with the other members of The Four Tops, and [[Aretha Franklin]], and sang "I Believe In You and Me" live onstage in Detroit, in his final television appearance on ''From The Heart: The Four Tops 50th Anniversary Special'' (2004) on [[PBS]].<ref>{{YouTube|h1May52b1RQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/50th-anniversary-concert-dvd-mw0001437786 |title=The Four Tops - 50th Anniversary Concert |website=[[Allmusic]] |date=May 2, 2006 |access-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523130233/https://www.allmusic.com/album/50th-anniversary-concert-dvd-mw0001437786 |archive-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>
| from Album = [[The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album]]

| Released = 1996
===Charts===
| Recorded = 1996
{| class="wikitable"
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
|-
| Length = 4:00
!align="left"|Chart (1983)
| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
!align="left"|Peak<br/>position
| Writer = [[Sandy Linzer]]<br>David Wolfert
|-
| Producer = [[Mervyn Warren]]<br>Whitney Houston
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name=allmusic />||align=center|40
| Last single = "[[Why Does It Hurt So Bad]]" <br> (1996)
|-
| This single = '''"I Believe in You and Me"''' <br> (1996)
|}
| Next single = "[[Step by Step (Whitney Houston song)|Step by Step]]" <br> (1997)

==Whitney Houston version==
{{Infobox song
| name = I Believe in You and Me
| cover = I_Believe_In_You_And_Me_US_Promo_Single_Cover.jpg
| type = single
| artist = [[Whitney Houston]]
| album = [[The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album]]
| B-side = [[Somebody Bigger Than You and I]]
| released = December 10, 1996 (U.S.)<br />March 17, 1997 (U.K.)
| recorded = 1996
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[gospel music|gospel]]}}
| length = 3:55
* 4:01 (soundtrack version)
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer = * [[Sandy Linzer]]
* David Wolfert
| producer = {{hlist|[[David Foster]] (single)<br>
[[Mervyn Warren]]|Whitney Houston|(soundtrack version)}}
| prev_title = [[Why Does It Hurt So Bad]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Step by Step (Annie Lennox song)|Step by Step]]
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FQGt6VNm_iQ|"I Believe in You and Me"}}}}
}}
}}


Thirteen years later in 1996, American singer and actress [[Whitney Houston]] recorded a cover of the song for her soundtrack album ''[[The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album|The Preacher's Wife]]'', produced by [[Mervyn Warren]] and Houston on the film version, and [[David Foster]] on the single version of the song. It was released as the soundtrack's first single on December 10, 1996 by [[Arista Records]]. Houston received a Grammy nomination for [[40th Grammy Awards#R&B|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] for her performance of the song at the [[40th Grammy Awards|40th Annual Grammy Awards]] on February 25, 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/whitney-houston |title=Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female - The 40th Annual Grammy Awards (1997) |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=February 14, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA78 | title = 40th Annual Grammy Awards: Final Nominations | publisher = Billboard | date = January 17, 1998 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref>
==Track listing==
Whitney Houston's version was edited & sampled to create a duet with [[Barry Manilow]] for his album ''[[Barry Manilow discography#Studio albums|My Dream Duets]]'' (2014).
# "I Believe in You and Me" - (Album Version) 3:51
# "I Believe in You and Me" - (Film Version) 4:00
# "Somebody Bigger Than You And I" (With Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Johnny Gill, Monica & Ralph Tresvant) 4:41
# "The Lord Is My Shepherd" (performed by Cissy Houston) 4:23
# "Who Would Imagine A King" (The Nativity Choir From "The Preacher's Wife") 2:48


===Composition===
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"I Believe in You and Me" is a slow tempo R&B song with strong [[Gospel music|gospel]] influences. Written in the key of [[B major]] then modulates to [[C major]], the beat is set in [[common time]] and moves at a slow 66 beats per minute. Houston's vocals in the song spans from the low note of G<sub>3</sub> to the high note of A<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web|url =http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0074117|title =Whitney Houston – I Believe In You and Me Sheet Music (Digital Download)|publisher =[[Alfred Music Publishing]]|work =Musicnotes.com| access-date = 2010-10-07}}</ref>

===Critical response===
[[J. D. Considine]] of ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' called the song "the Designated Hit [[Ballad]]" and added "[it] is pretty much what we've come to expect from Houston ― a slow, [[Barbra Streisand|Streisand]]-esque build-up, a subtle sense of drama and a big, full-voiced payoff in the final chorus."<ref>{{cite news | author = J. D. Considine | author-link = J. D. Considine | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/11/28/preachers-wife-lacks-gospel-fire/ | title = 'Preacher's Wife' lacks gospel fire | newspaper = [[The Baltimore Sun]] | date = November 28, 1996 | access-date = March 6, 2011 | archive-date = September 19, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120919215417/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-11-28/features/1996333060_1_preacher-wife-houston-gospel | url-status = live }}</ref> Also American magazine [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] gave the song a positive review, saying "As she did with [[Dolly Parton]]'s '[[I Will Always Love You]],' Houston redefines the composition with a soaring, glass-shattering performance that will leave her legions of fans breathless."<ref>{{cite magazine|url =http://www.classicwhitney.com/review/music/singles/billboardsingles.htm | title = Reviews & Previews, Singles: I Believe In You and Me| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher = classicwhitney.com | access-date = October 7, 2010}}</ref> While reviewing the soundtrack, Elysa Gardner of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote described it as "a cheesy classic in the tradition of 'I Will Always Love You,' with an instantly familiar melody and a poignant, [[bolero]]-like arrangement."<ref>{{cite news | author = Elysa Gardner | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-24-ca-2290-story.html | title = Oh, Whitney--for Heaven's Sake | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = November 24, 1996 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Music Week]]'' commented, "More serious schmaltz from ''The Preacher's Wife'' soundtrack. Clearly destined for the Top 20 and anyone with a chocolate box heart."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-03-08.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=March 8, 1997|page=29|accessdate=May 13, 2022}}</ref> In his review for the soundtrack, [[Neil Strauss]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the song as one of "the year's most virtuosic pop ballads."<ref>{{cite news | author = Neil Strauss | author-link = Neil Strauss | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E0D91F3AF932A15752C1A960958260&scp=3&sq=the+preacher%27s+wife+whitney+houston&st=nyt | title = The Pop Life | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = November 21, 1996 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref>

===Commercial performance===
"I Believe in You and Me", the first single from ''[[The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album|The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack]]'', debuted at number seven and number six, on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] charts, the issue date of December 28, 1996, respectively.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA76 | title = The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles chart listing for the week of December 28, 1996 | publisher = Billboard | date = December 28, 1996 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 | title = The ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart listing for the week of December 28, 1996 | publisher = Billboard | date = December 28, 1996 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> Four weeks later, on January 25, 1997, it was released in the R&B marketplace as a [[A-side and B-side|two-sided]] single with "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" from the soundtrack. It peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/1997-01-25/r-b-hip-hop-songs | title = The ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart listing for the week of January 25, 1997 | magazine = Billboard | date = January 25, 1997 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> The following week, it also reached a peak of number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming Houston's 16th top five hit.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/1997-02-01/hot-100?order=position | title = The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles chart listing for the week of February 1, 1997 | magazine = Billboard | date = February 1, 1997 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> The song entered the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary]] chart at number 19, the issue date of December 14, 1996 and peaked at number two, making it her 21st top ten hit of the chart, the issue date of March 1, 1997.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 | title = The ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart listing for the week of December 14, 1996 | publisher = Billboard | date = December 14, 1996 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/1997-03-01/adult-contemporary | title = The ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart listing for the week of March 1, 1997 | magazine = Billboard | date = March 1, 1997 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> The song was ranked thirty-three on the 1997 ''Billboard'' Year-end Hot 100 Singles chart.<ref name="ibyam97bbyearendhot100">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850366 |title=Year-end Charts - 1997 Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Billboard |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 31, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009174442/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850366 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, "I Believe in You and Me/Somebody Bigger Than You and I" two-sided single placed at position number twenty-nine on the 1997 ''Billboard'' Year-end Hot R&B Singles chart.<ref name="ibyam97bbyearendhotrnb">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850265 |title=Year-end Charts - 1997 Hot R&B Singles |magazine=Billboard |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 31, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009174450/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/850265 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the Billboard Adult R&B Songs list, the song peaked at number one staying there for four weeks.<ref name=WhitneyBillboard>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whitney-houston/chart-history/rba/ |title=Whitney Houston: Billboard Chart History (Adult R&B Songs) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=November 27, 2022}}</ref>

The single was certified [[Recording Industry Association of America certification|Platinum]] for the shipments of 1,000,000 copies or more by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on February 4, 1997, becoming Houston's fourth Platinum single.<ref name="ibyamriaa">{{cite web | url = https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=i+believe+in+you+%26+me&col=certification_date&ord=asc#search_section | title = RIAA certification for "I Believe In You And Me" single | publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]] | date = February 4, 1997 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref>

Worldwide, it was released as the second single from the soundtrack after "[[Step by Step (Annie Lennox song)|Step by Step]]". The single peaked at number 16 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19970323/7501/ | title = UK Singles Chart listing for the week ending March 29, 1997 | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] | date = March 29, 1997 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> number 59 in Canada and number 46 in Sweden.

===Music video===
The music video for Houston's version of the song was filmed in [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. It uses the single version produced by [[David Foster]], which features a different arrangement from the jazz version produced by Houston and [[Mervyn Warren]]. The scenery is set in a wintery forest with her singing as she is surrounding with trees decorated with Christmas lights, live orchestration and lightning flashes. Scenes from the movie are intercut in the video.

===Live performances===
<!-- Commented out: [[Image:WHNationalLottery.jpg|right|thumb|197x197px|Houston performing "I Believe in You and Me" on the National Lottery Show in the U.K. on March 15, 1997]] -->
Houston performed "I Believe in You and Me" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on December 14, 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96i.phtml | title = Saturday Night Live Transcripts: Season 22, Episode 7 | publisher = snltranscripts.jt.org | date = December 14, 1996 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref> Houston also sang the song on the ''National Lottery'' show, broadcast live on the [[BBC]] in the United Kingdom on March 15, 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFa53KEUlNI | title = "I Believe In You And Me" live performance by Whitney Houston on the National Lottery Show in 1997 | publisher = [[YouTube]] | date = October 22, 2009 | access-date = March 5, 2011}}</ref> The song was performed in some concerts on her 1998 [[The European Tour (Whitney Houston)|European Tour]]. For her 1999 [[My Love Is Your Love World Tour]], it was used to open a medley of movie soundtrack songs.{{Cn|date=February 2022}} Houston performed the song along with "[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston version)|I Will Always Love You]]" as a part of medley for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of [[Arista Records]], taped at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles]] on April 10 and later broadcast on [[NBC]], May 15, 2000.{{Cn|date=February 2022}} In 2004, she performed a similar medley as part of a tribute to [[Clive Davis]] at the 16th [[World Music Awards]] on September 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=luo0AAAAIBAJ&pg=7049,1695005&dq=world+music+awards+2004+whitney+houston&hl=en | title = Top artists descend on Vegas for World Music Awards | newspaper = [[Lodi News-Sentinel]] | date = September 16, 2004 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref> This performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, ''[[Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-her-greatest-performances-mw0002759110 |title= Whitney Houston - Live: Her Greatest Performances |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=February 11, 2018 }}</ref>

===Track listings and formats===
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* '''US, CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-And-Me/release/3966281|title=Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me (1996, CD)|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>
# "I Believe In You And Me" (Record Version) — 3:51
# "Somebody Bigger Than You And I" — 4:41 <sup>A</sup>
# "I Believe In You And Me" (Film Version) — 4:00
# "The Lord Is My Shepherd" — 4:23
# "[[Who Would Imagine a King]]" — 2:48

* '''Europe, CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-And-Me/release/474021|title=Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me (1997, CD Single)|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>
# "I Believe In You And Me" (Single Version) — 3:51
# "Step By Step" (Radio Remix) — 3:56 <sup>B</sup>
# "Step By Step" (K-Klassic Remix) — 10:06 <sup>C</sup>
<sup>A</sup> Produced and Arranged by Rickey Minor<br><sup>B</sup> Additional Production and Remix by [[Tony Moran]]<br><sup>C</sup> Additional Production and Remix by [[K-Klass]]
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* '''UK, CD single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-And-Me/release/901242|title=Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me (1997, UK CD)|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>
# "I Believe in You and Me" (Single Version) — 3:51
# "[[Step by Step (Annie Lennox song)|Step By Step]]" (Tony Moran Diva X Diva Mix) — 10:04 <sup>B</sup>
# "Step By Step" (K-Klassic Mix) — 10:06 <sup>C</sup>

* '''Australia, CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-And-Me/release/7038962|title=Whitney Houston - I Believe in You and Me (1997, Australia CD)|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>
# "I Believe in You and Me" (Single Version) — 3:51
# "Step By Step" (Tony Moran Radio Remix) — 3:56 <sup>B</sup>
# "Step By Step" (K-Klassic Mix) — 10:06 <sup>C</sup>
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===Notable cover versions===
* [[CeCe Winans]] performed the song to tribute to Whitney Houston, the first ever recipient of the Triumphant Spirit Award at the 10th annual Essence Awards, taped on April 4, 1997 and broadcast later on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV]], May 22, 1997.<ref name="1997essence">{{cite book | author = J.R. Reynolds | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9w4EAAAAMBAJ&q=1997+essence+awards+cissy+houston&pg=PA22 | title = The Rhythm and The Blues section, Essence Awards Accentuate The Positive; Living Legend Awards Spotlight Clayton | publisher = Billboard | date = April 19, 1997 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref>
* At the [[1998 Soul Train Music Awards|12th annual Soul Train Music Awards]] on February 27, 1998, the song was performed by [[Kenny Lattimore]] and [[Terry Ellis]] as part of a musical tribute to Houston, who was honored with the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment on the ceremony.<ref>{{cite book | author = Anita M. Samuels| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6w4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10 | title = Badu Heads Soul Train; Singer Picks Up 4 Awards | publisher = Billboard | date = March 14, 1998 | access-date = March 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiACNJiz5e8 | title = The musical tribute to Whitney Houston on the 12th Soul Train Music Awards | publisher = [[YouTube]] | date = February 15, 2009 | access-date = March 8, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Kim Burrell]] sang the jazzy version of the song to tribute to Houston, who was honoree in entertainment field, and received a standing ovation on [[The BET Honors#List of Honorees in 2010|The 2010 BET Honors]], taped at [[Warner Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|the Warner Theatre]] on January 16 and later aired on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]], February 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bet.com/specials/bethonors10/tbh10_performers/ | title = The 2010 BET Honors performers | publisher = [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] | date = February 2, 2010 | access-date = March 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407091018/https://www.bet.com/specials/bethonors10/tbh10_performers |archive-date=April 7, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Argetsinger |first1=Amy |last2=Roberts |first2=Roxanne |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/01/rs-bet.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220192234/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/01/rs-bet.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2013 |title=BET's high-five for docs, divas |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=September 18, 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] performed this song in the CBS special "Grammy presents: We Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston".<ref>{{cite web | author = Jessica Sager | url = http://popcrush.com/usher-perform-i-believe-in-you-and-me-whitney-houston-tribute-show/ | title = Watch Usher Perform 'I Believe In You and Me' at the Whitney Houston Tribute Show | publisher = PopCrush | date = October 15, 2012 | access-date = November 21, 2012}}</ref>
* American R&B singer, [[David Peaston]], won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, also recorded the song for his ''Mixed Emotions'' album (1991).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mixed-emotions-mw0000676475 |title= David Peaston - Mixed Emotions |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=March 29, 2018 }}</ref>

===Charts and certifications===
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====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|70
|-
! scope="row" | Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7850&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=9cvp3eo6c6t70dvkgmtc6th3t4 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|59
|-
! scope="row" | Canada Adult Contemporary (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7759&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7759.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7759|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1997-02-24 |access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
! scope="row" | Canada Contemporary Hit Radio ([[The Record (magazine)|''The Record'']])<ref>{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2000|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|page=135|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|33
|-
! scope="row" | Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-04-05.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|date=April 5, 1997|access-date=June 21, 2018|magazine=[[Music & Media]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|87
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====Year-end charts====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Chart (1997)
! Position
|-
! scope="row" | Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7905&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=i47e0vaplnnt4hank19alj6u20 |title=RPM '97 YEAR END ...Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks |date=December 15, 1997 |work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
|-
! scope="row" | US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA32 |title=1997 The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 27, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|33
|-
! scope="row" | US Hot Adult Contemporary Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA82 |title=1997 The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 27, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
! scope="row" | US Hot R&B Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA40 |title=1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 27, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
|-
! scope="row" | US Top Soundtrack Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA82 |title=1997 The Year in Music: Top Soundtrack Singles |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=December 27, 1997 |access-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
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====Certifications====
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==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-I-Believe-In-You-And-Me/master/222007 I Believe in You and Me] at [[Discogs]]

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"I Believe in You and Me"
Single by The Four Tops
from the album One More Mountain
A-side"Sad Hearts"
Released1983
Genre
Length4:02
LabelCasablanca
Songwriter(s)
The Four Tops singles chronology
"Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over"
(1982) 		"I Believe in You and Me"
(1983) 		"I Just Can't Walk Away"
(1983)

"I Believe in You and Me" is a song written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert in 1982. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group The Four Tops, who released it as a single from their album One More Mountain (1982). While it failed to reach the US Top 40, it became a moderate hit for the group on the US Billboard R&B chart, peaking at number 40 in early 1983.

In 1996, R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston recorded a cover of the song for her film The Preacher's Wife and released it as a single. Following its release, the song became a top 5 pop and R&B hit in the US, also peaking on music charts worldwide.

History and composition

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The original version recorded by The Four Tops was a moderate success, charting at number 40 on the US Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart.[1]

Due to the bigger success of the Whitney Houston version, "I Believe in You and Me" is most popularly known as a Whitney Houston song.

Shortly before the death of Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs in 2008, who was sidelined from the group due to complications of a stroke, and confined to a wheelchair, appeared with the other members of The Four Tops, and Aretha Franklin, and sang "I Believe In You and Me" live onstage in Detroit, in his final television appearance on From The Heart: The Four Tops 50th Anniversary Special (2004) on PBS.[2][3]

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[1] 40

Whitney Houston version

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"I Believe in You and Me"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
B-side"Somebody Bigger Than You and I"
ReleasedDecember 10, 1996 (U.S.)
March 17, 1997 (U.K.)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length3:55
  • 4:01 (soundtrack version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
(1996) 		"I Believe in You and Me"
(1996) 		"Step by Step"
(1997)
Music video
"I Believe in You and Me" on YouTube

Thirteen years later in 1996, American singer and actress Whitney Houston recorded a cover of the song for her soundtrack album The Preacher's Wife, produced by Mervyn Warren and Houston on the film version, and David Foster on the single version of the song. It was released as the soundtrack's first single on December 10, 1996 by Arista Records. Houston received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her performance of the song at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards on February 25, 1998.[4][5] Whitney Houston's version was edited & sampled to create a duet with Barry Manilow for his album My Dream Duets (2014).

Composition

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"I Believe in You and Me" is a slow tempo R&B song with strong gospel influences. Written in the key of B major then modulates to C major, the beat is set in common time and moves at a slow 66 beats per minute. Houston's vocals in the song spans from the low note of G3 to the high note of A5.[6]

Critical response

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J. D. Considine of The Baltimore Sun called the song "the Designated Hit Ballad" and added "[it] is pretty much what we've come to expect from Houston ― a slow, Streisand-esque build-up, a subtle sense of drama and a big, full-voiced payoff in the final chorus."[7] Also American magazine Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying "As she did with Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You,' Houston redefines the composition with a soaring, glass-shattering performance that will leave her legions of fans breathless."[8] While reviewing the soundtrack, Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times wrote described it as "a cheesy classic in the tradition of 'I Will Always Love You,' with an instantly familiar melody and a poignant, bolero-like arrangement."[9] A reviewer from Music Week commented, "More serious schmaltz from The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. Clearly destined for the Top 20 and anyone with a chocolate box heart."[10] In his review for the soundtrack, Neil Strauss from The New York Times praised the song as one of "the year's most virtuosic pop ballads."[11]

Commercial performance

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"I Believe in You and Me", the first single from The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack, debuted at number seven and number six, on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts, the issue date of December 28, 1996, respectively.[12][13] Four weeks later, on January 25, 1997, it was released in the R&B marketplace as a two-sided single with "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" from the soundtrack. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot R&B chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.[14] The following week, it also reached a peak of number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Houston's 16th top five hit.[15] The song entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 19, the issue date of December 14, 1996 and peaked at number two, making it her 21st top ten hit of the chart, the issue date of March 1, 1997.[16][17] The song was ranked thirty-three on the 1997 Billboard Year-end Hot 100 Singles chart.[18] Additionally, "I Believe in You and Me/Somebody Bigger Than You and I" two-sided single placed at position number twenty-nine on the 1997 Billboard Year-end Hot R&B Singles chart.[19] On the Billboard Adult R&B Songs list, the song peaked at number one staying there for four weeks.[20]

The single was certified Platinum for the shipments of 1,000,000 copies or more by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 4, 1997, becoming Houston's fourth Platinum single.[21]

Worldwide, it was released as the second single from the soundtrack after "Step by Step". The single peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,[22] number 59 in Canada and number 46 in Sweden.

Music video

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The music video for Houston's version of the song was filmed in Fishkill, New York. It uses the single version produced by David Foster, which features a different arrangement from the jazz version produced by Houston and Mervyn Warren. The scenery is set in a wintery forest with her singing as she is surrounding with trees decorated with Christmas lights, live orchestration and lightning flashes. Scenes from the movie are intercut in the video.

Live performances

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Houston performed "I Believe in You and Me" on Saturday Night Live on December 14, 1996.[23] Houston also sang the song on the National Lottery show, broadcast live on the BBC in the United Kingdom on March 15, 1997.[24] The song was performed in some concerts on her 1998 European Tour. For her 1999 My Love Is Your Love World Tour, it was used to open a medley of movie soundtrack songs.[citation needed] Houston performed the song along with "I Will Always Love You" as a part of medley for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Arista Records, taped at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 10 and later broadcast on NBC, May 15, 2000.[citation needed] In 2004, she performed a similar medley as part of a tribute to Clive Davis at the 16th World Music Awards on September 15, 2004.[25] This performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.[26]

Track listings and formats

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Notable cover versions

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  • CeCe Winans performed the song to tribute to Whitney Houston, the first ever recipient of the Triumphant Spirit Award at the 10th annual Essence Awards, taped on April 4, 1997 and broadcast later on Fox TV, May 22, 1997.[31]
  • At the 12th annual Soul Train Music Awards on February 27, 1998, the song was performed by Kenny Lattimore and Terry Ellis as part of a musical tribute to Houston, who was honored with the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment on the ceremony.[32][33]
  • Kim Burrell sang the jazzy version of the song to tribute to Houston, who was honoree in entertainment field, and received a standing ovation on The 2010 BET Honors, taped at the Warner Theatre on January 16 and later aired on BET, February 1, 2010.[34][35]
  • Usher performed this song in the CBS special "Grammy presents: We Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston".[36]
  • American R&B singer, David Peaston, won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, also recorded the song for his Mixed Emotions album (1991).[37]

Charts and certifications

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References

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