If You'd Only Believe

Michael Jackson joined his family and guest artists including Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Bruce Hornsby and Dionne Warwick on stage to sing it.

Fred Bronson and The Jacksons quote songwriter Roxanne Seeman describing the song lyrics on their book "The Jacksons Legacy": The verse lyrics for “If You’d Only Believe” were inspired by Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and (the character) Jean Valjean:[10][11] Prey on their weakness and wound their pride, But you won’t be touched by its dagger, The structure of Billie Hughes' original version is AABCABCB, where A represents the verse, B the chorus, C the bridge.

[14][15] The trio of Jermaine, Tito and Jackie performed "If You'd Only Believe" along with "Art Of Madness" and Nothin' (That Compares 2 U) on a Spanish television program named Sábado Noche in 1989.

[17] The song was performed again in concert on March 15, 1993, by The Jacksons, composed of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Randy, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for The Evening Of The Nations.

[18] "If You'd Only Believe" was the theme song and finale of "The Jackson Family Honors", a show which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in February 1994.

[24] On May 21, 1989, Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post wrote in his review of 2300 Jackson Street in the Pop Recordings column:[26] “Even better is "If You'd Only Believe," the kind of slow hymn Gaye used to do.

Although not nearly as solemn, it’s cut from the same “slow anthem” block as Prince’s “Purple Rain"The Morning Call, September 30, 1989 Paul Willistein wrote from The Jacksons 2300 Street album:[28] “On…If You’d Only Believe” - the brothers’ always-fine harmonies fare best” and Jermaine’s distinctive vocals make the songs where he sings lead above average.