"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.
who sang it's only make believe first
Conway Twitty