Believe What You Say

"Believe What You Say" is a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Johnny Burnette and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the R&B chart, and No. 10 on the country chart in 1958.^[1] The song appeared on his 1959 album, Ricky Sings Again,^[2] with additional backing vocals. The song also appeared on his 1970 album, In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969.

"Believe What You Say"
Single by Ricky Nelson
from the album Ricky Sings Again
A-side	"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
Released	March 10, 1958
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:04
Label	Imperial Records 5503
Songwriter(s)	Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"Stood Up" (1957) "Believe What You Say" (1958) "Poor Little Fool" (1958)

The Burnette brothers along with Joe Campbell sat on Nelson's home steps to get a meeting with him. Their persistence and their work impressed Nelson, and he agreed to record the song. This is the first recording that Nelson recorded with musicians James Burton, James Kirkland, Richie Frost, and Gene Garf as a unit, however Burton had played rhythm guitar on Nelson's previous single, Waitin' in School b/w Stood Up (song).

Other versions

• Billy Burnette released a version of the song in 1976.