Have a Little Faith in Me
"Have a Little Faith in Me" is a song written and performed by John Hiatt that appears on his 1987 album "Bring the Family". His version of the song has also appeared on the soundtracks of the movies "Look Who’s Talking Now" (1993), "Benny & Joon" (1993), "Phenomenon" (1996), "The Theory of Flight" (1998), "Cake" (2005), "My Best Friend’s Girl" (2008), "Love Happens" (2009), "Father Figures" (2017), and "Benjie" (2017). Live versions were included on 1994's "Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?" and 2005's "Live from Austin, TX". The song has been  included in all of his greatest hits collections, including 1998's "The Best of John Hiatt" (as a rerecorded version) and "Greatest Hits — The A&M Years ’87-’94", 2001’s "Anthology", 2003’s "20th Century Masters," and the 2005 box set "Chronicles". In 2000 it was proven Jimmy Blankenship wrote the original version as a gospel song. Background. The song was the first song written by Hiatt following his sobriety from drugs and alcohol, which had contributed to his marriage breakdown and his being released by former record labels. Hiatt's original attempt at recording the song took place at a  friend's studio and included a larger instrument accompaniment. However, the recording was plagued by technical issues. The morning after, Hiatt was informed that his estranged wife had committed suicide. Hiatt attributes the technical problems with the original recording as a sign that the song was not meant to be heard that way, and he eventually released the song with a much simpler piano accompaniment. Mandy Moore version. "Have a Little Faith in Me" is the first single from "Coverage" (2003), the third studio album from Mandy Moore. The song was written by John Hiatt and produced by John Fields . The song was included on her first greatest hits album "The Best of Mandy Moore" (2004). "Have a Little Faith in Me" did not have a major impact in the United States, reaching number 39 on the US "Billbord" pop airplay chart.