"The Bible Tells Me So" is a 1955 gospel pop hit written by Dale Evans. Nick Noble's version was the first of two to chart. It features the Lew Douglas orchestra and backing vocals by the Jack Halloran Choir.
Don Cornell's version followed Noble's rendition on the charts by one month. It reached number seven during the fall of 1955 and is the most successful version of the song.
The B-side of Cornell's record, "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing," also reached the U.S. Top 40, peaking at number 26.[1] It was the theme song of the movie of the same name. His version was the second of five charting versions of the song during 1955.
Lyrical contentedit
"The Bible Tells Me So" speaks of trust in and reliance on God as revealed in the Bible, as the source of faith, hope and charity. The Bible is extolled in the song as the best way to live, as being not only the key to success, but also the way to please God and receive His guidance.
Other cover versionsedit
Dale Evans, the writer of the song, recorded her own version on her 1960 LP, Jesus Loves Me featuring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and family.[2] She often sang the song as a duet with her husband. Others who have covered "The Bible Tells Me So" include Mahalia Jackson, Martha Carson and Kate Smith.
Chart historyedit
Weekly chartsedit
The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records chart, in a tandem ranking of Don Cornell, Nick Noble, Kay Armen, and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans's versions, with Don Cornell and Nick Noble's versions marked as bestsellers.[3] The song also reached No. 7 on Billboard's Honor Roll of Hits, with Don Cornell and Nick Noble's versions listed as best sellers.[4]
In Australia, the song charted regionally. It entered the Brisbane charts in January 1956, and reached number 3. In Sydney, it charted twice: in January, when it reached number 10 (in a 10-song Hit Parade), and again in March 1956 when it went to number 4.[citation needed]
In the second verse of his 1971 song "American Pie," Don McLean mentions the title of this song, as "if the Bible tells you so", among many other 1950s musical and pop culture references.[8]
bible, tells, 1955, gospel, written, dale, evans, nick, noble, version, first, chart, features, douglas, orchestra, backing, vocals, jack, halloran, choir, single, nick, nobleb, side, army, lord, releasedaugust, 1955genregospel, poplabelwing, recordssongwriter. The Bible Tells Me So is a 1955 gospel pop hit written by Dale Evans Nick Noble s version was the first of two to chart It features the Lew Douglas orchestra and backing vocals by the Jack Halloran Choir The Bible Tells Me So Single by Nick NobleB side Army of the Lord ReleasedAugust 1955GenreGospel PopLabelWing RecordsSongwriter s Dale EvansNick Noble singles chronology The Bible Tells Me So 1955 To You My Love 1956 The Bible Tells Me So Single by Don CornellB side Love Is a Many Splendored Thing ReleasedSeptember 1955GenreGospel PopLabelCoral RecordsSongwriter s Dale EvansDon Cornell singles chronology Stranger in Paradise 1955 The Bible Tells Me So 1955 Young Abe Lincoln 1955 Contents 1 Don Cornell cover 2 Lyrical content 3 Other cover versions 4 Chart history 4 1 Weekly charts 4 1 1 Nick Noble version 4 1 2 Don Cornell version 4 2 Year end charts 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External linksDon Cornell cover editDon Cornell s version followed Noble s rendition on the charts by one month It reached number seven during the fall of 1955 and is the most successful version of the song The B side of Cornell s record Love Is a Many Splendored Thing also reached the U S Top 40 peaking at number 26 1 It was the theme song of the movie of the same name His version was the second of five charting versions of the song during 1955 Lyrical content edit The Bible Tells Me So speaks of trust in and reliance on God as revealed in the Bible as the source of faith hope and charity The Bible is extolled in the song as the best way to live as being not only the key to success but also the way to please God and receive His guidance Other cover versions editDale Evans the writer of the song recorded her own version on her 1960 LP Jesus Loves Me featuring Roy Rogers Dale Evans and family 2 She often sang the song as a duet with her husband Others who have covered The Bible Tells Me So include Mahalia Jackson Martha Carson and Kate Smith Chart history editWeekly charts edit The song reached No 8 on the U S Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records chart in a tandem ranking of Don Cornell Nick Noble Kay Armen and Roy Rogers amp Dale Evans s versions with Don Cornell and Nick Noble s versions marked as bestsellers 3 The song also reached No 7 on Billboard s Honor Roll of Hits with Don Cornell and Nick Noble s versions listed as best sellers 4 In Australia the song charted regionally It entered the Brisbane charts in January 1956 and reached number 3 In Sydney it charted twice in January when it reached number 10 in a 10 song Hit Parade and again in March 1956 when it went to number 4 citation needed Nick Noble version edit Chart 1955 PeakpositionUS Billboard Best Sellers in Stores 5 22Don Cornell version edit Chart 1955 PeakpositionUS Billboard Best Sellers in Stores 6 7US Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes 6 8US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys 6 18Year end charts edit Chart 1955 RankUS Billboard 1955 s Top Tunes 7 31In popular culture editIn the second verse of his 1971 song American Pie Don McLean mentions the title of this song as if the Bible tells you so among many other 1950s musical and pop culture references 8 References edit Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Roy Rogers Dale Evans Jesus Loves Me 1960 Vinyl Discogs com 1960 Retrieved 29 April 2021 Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records Cash Box October 1 1955 p 28 Retrieved April 14 2018 Honor Roll of Hits Billboard September 17 1955 p 36 Retrieved April 14 2018 Whitburn Joel 1987 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Billboard Publications Inc p 221 a b c Whitburn Joel 1987 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Billboard Publications Inc p 77 1955 s Top Tunes Billboard December 31 1955 p 29 Retrieved April 14 2018 Don McLean American Pie Lyrics Metrolyrics com Archived from the original on July 21 2008 Retrieved 29 April 2021 External links editLyrics of this song Don Cornell The Bible Tells Me So on YouTube Nick Noble The Bible Tells Me So on YouTube Dale Evans The Bible Tells Me So on YouTube Roy Rogers amp Dale Evans The Bible Tells Me So on YouTube nbsp This 1950s song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Bible Tells Me So amp oldid 1203491466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
