<P> `` It 's Only Make Believe '' is a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty , and produced by MGM Records ' Jim Vienneau , released by Twitty as a single in July 1958 . The single topped both U.S. and the UK Singles Chart , and was Twitty 's only number - one single on the pop charts of either country . On a segment of Pop Goes The Country , Twitty states the single was a hit in 22 different countries and sold over 8 million copies . It is believed that Twitty wrote his part of the song while sitting on a fire escape outside his hotel room , to escape the summer heat , in Hamilton , Ontario . Twitty had come to Canada at the request of another American singer , Rompin ' Ronnie Hawkins , due to Hawkins saying to Twitty that Canada was the ' promised land ' for music . </P>
<P> `` It 's Only Make Believe '' is a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty , and produced by MGM Records ' Jim Vienneau , released by Twitty as a single in July 1958 . The single topped both U.S. and the UK Singles Chart , and was Twitty 's only number - one single on the pop charts of either country . On a segment of Pop Goes The Country , Twitty states the single was a hit in 22 different countries and sold over 8 million copies . It is believed that Twitty wrote his part of the song while sitting on a fire escape outside his hotel room , to escape the summer heat , in Hamilton , Ontario . Twitty had come to Canada at the request of another American singer , Rompin ' Ronnie Hawkins , due to Hawkins saying to Twitty that Canada was the ' promised land ' for music . </P>
who sang it 's only make believe first
who sang it 's only make believe first
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty