| "Couldn't Get It Right" | |
|---|---|
 Side A of the UK single | |
| Single by Climax Blues Band | |
| from the album Gold Plated | |
| B-side | "Fat Maybellene" (most countries)
|
| Released | October 1976 (UK) February 1977 (USA) |
| Recorded | August 1976 |
| Genre | Blues rock, soft rock, funk rock[1] |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | BTM (UK), Sire (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Haycock, Colin Cooper, Richard Jones, Derek Holt, John Cuffley |
| Producer(s) | Climax Blues Band[2] Mike Vernon (B-sides)[3] |
| Official audio | |
| "Couldn't Get It Right" on YouTube | |
"Couldn't Get It Right" is a 1976 song by the Climax Blues Band. The song was written after the band's label told them that their 1976 album Gold Plated lacked a standout track and asked them to "try and write a hit".[3] They then wrote it, in the words of its bassist Derek Holt, "from absolutely nowhere",[3] and it hit #10 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
- ^ "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". AllMusic. 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "Couldn't Get It Right". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
songfactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 110. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.