"Can't You See" | ||||||||
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Single by The Marshall Tucker Band | ||||||||
from the album The Marshall Tucker Band | ||||||||
Released | 1973 (Original release) 1977 (Re-release) |
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Recorded | 1973 | |||||||
Genre | Southern rock, country rock | |||||||
Length | 6:05 | |||||||
Label | Capricorn | |||||||
Writer(s) | Toy Caldwell | |||||||
Producer(s) | Paul Hornsby | |||||||
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"Can't You See" | ||||
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Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
from the album Are You Ready for the Country | ||||
B-side | "I'll Go Back To Her" | |||
Released | July 1976 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Writer(s) | Toy Caldwell | |||
Producer(s) | Waylon Jennings Ken Mansfield |
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"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album, The Marshall Tucker Band, and released as the album's first single. It was re-released in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the Johnny Depp film Blow, the Christopher Walken film Scotland, PA, the Joshua Michael Stern film "Swing Vote (2008 film)", in a 2011 commercial for Busch Beer and a 2012 ad for tourism in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
A live version of the song is included as the final track on the band's 1975 album, Searchin' for a Rainbow.
The song is noted for its flute introduction done by Jerry Eubanks.
"Can't You See" was covered by American country music artist Waylon Jennings for his 1976 album Are You Ready for the Country. Jennings' version was released as the album's first single in July 1976 and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.