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Released 1972

I Believe in Music is partly a journey through Mac Davis' songwriting past in that he revisits a few of his songs that were hits for other artists, like "Watching Scotty Grow" (a hit for Bobby Goldsboro) and "A Little Less Conversation" (a hit for Elvis Presley). The anthemic title track became a hit for the pop group Gallery in 1972, and received wider exposure than its modest chart placement suggests. The aggressive electric guitar leads and classic rock attack of "Something's Burning" illustrate Davis' uneasy alliance with country music; his country-soul style is comparable to that of Charlie Rich, another '70s superstar who was far from traditional in his approach to the genre. I Believe in Music was Davis' second album for Columbia, delivered a year before his commercial breakthrough with "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me." Columbia was pushing Davis as the "Song Painter" (the title of his Columbia debut, and the subtitle of this album) on the basis of his songwriting success, but in short order Davis would become a name performer as well. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. I Believe in Music
2. Hollywood Humpty Dumpty
3. Little Less Conversation
4. In the Eyes of My People
5. Watching Scotty Grow
6. Yesterday and You
7. Christmas Carol
8. Sarah Between the Lines
9. Something's Burning
10. Poem for My Little Lady

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