But the head of my record company freaked. “It was one of the songs that was going to be on my first album, but Donny Kirshner hears ‘Cherry, Cherry’ on the radio and said, ‘Wow, I want one like that for The Monkees!’ He called my producers, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich – ‘Hey, does this kid have any more?’ And they played him the things I had cut for the next album and he picked ‘I’m a Believer,’ ‘A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,’ and ‘Look Out (Here comes Tomorrow),’ and they had some huge hits. “I was thrilled, because at heart I was still a songwriter and I wanted my songs on the charts,” said Diamond. In 2008, Mojo interviewed Diamond and asked him if he’d ever resented the success that The Monkees had with his song, and the answer was a resounding “no.” You’re watching the official video of The Monkees performing 'Im A Believer'. Happily, Nesmith was very, very wrong: as noted above, “I’m a Believer” was a #1 hit.ĭiamond also recorded his own version of the song for his 1967 album JUST FOR YOU, but it’s fair to say that The Monkees ended up with the bigger hit. Verse 1 I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else, but not for me Love was out to get me Thats the way it seemed Disappointment haunted all my dreams Chorus 1 Then I. “I’m a Believer” was sung by Micky Dolenz, and at least one reason why that ended up being the case was that Michael Nesmith told producer Jeff Barry, “I’m a songwriter, and that’s no hit,” which led to Barry banning him from the studio while Dolenz recorded his vocal for the track. The song found its way into the group’s orbit through Don Kirshner, who’d been aware of the success Diamond had found with “Cherry, Cherry.” Diamond reportedly wanted country singer Eddy Arnold to record the song, so one can only imagine his surprise when the song was instead turned into a pop hit. Written by Neil Diamond, “I’m a Believer” wasn’t actually written for The Monkees. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.52 years ago today, The Monkees entered the studio and began the process of recording the song that would become their second #1 hit. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. This ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1 contributor total, last edit on View official tab We have an. 3ħ, “That Was Then, This Is Now” – (1986) – No. Im A Believer Tab by The Monkees 25,539 views, added to favorites 256 times Capo: no capo Author nightshade101 a 156. 1Ĥ, “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” – (1967) – No. 1)ģ, “Last Train to Clarksville” – (1966) – No. Rank, Title – (Year) – Hot 100 Peak Position (weeks spent at No. The Monkees’ Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits
It was followed the next year by their final Hot 100 entry, “Heart and Soul,” which topped out at No. They staged a mini-comeback in 1986, with “That Was Then, This Is Now” (a No. Timothy Wright from the Celebrate the Heritage of Gospel, Vol. Dream Theater's John Petrucci On Launching Its Dreamsonic Tour, A 'Traveling Festival' With 'Some…Īll of the act’s hits - save for two - came between Sept.
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