Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
| "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" | ||||
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| Single by Donna Summer | ||||
| from the album A Love Trilogy | ||||
| B-side | Wasted | |||
| Released | March 30, 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 17:57 | |||
| Label |
Oasis (U.S.) Atlantic (France/Germany) Groovy (The Netherlands) Durium (Italy) Ariola (Spain) | |||
| Writer(s) | Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte | |||
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte | |||
| Donna Summer singles chronology | ||||
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"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer from her third studio album Love Trilogy album released in 1976. Summer's breakthrough had come in the form of the disco song "Love to Love You Baby" which in its entirety lasted almost seventeen minutes and took up the entire first side of the album of the same name. Due to its success (and also its success as a 12" maxi single) the format was repeated with the next album and with this song. In fact, "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" actually lasted even longer than "Love To Love You Baby", clocking in at eighteen minutes. Edited versions were also released on the 7" single format.
The song peaked at number eighty on the American pop chart and number thirty-five on the soul chart.[1] It was more popular with disco audiences, however, becoming Summer's second number one single on the dance chart in May 1976 and remaining atop that chart for three weeks.[2]
Track listing
- U.S. 7" single (Oasis OC 406)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (4:14)
- "Wasted" (3:57)
- Germany/France 7" single (Atlantic ATL 10 794)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (4:14)
- "Wasted" (3:58)
- Netherlands 7" single (Groovy GR 1221)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (4:14)
- "Wasted" (3:58)
- Italy 7" single (Durium DE 2879)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (4:15)
- "Wasted" (3:57)
- Spain 7" single (Ariola 16917 A)
- "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (4:14)
- "Wasted" (3:58)
In pop culture
- The song can be heard in the 1977 film Looking For Mr. Goodbar.
- Features in the night club scene for the pilot of Nighthawks (1978, UK).
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 556.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 249.
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| Preceded by "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single May 1, 1976 - May 15, 1976 |
Succeeded by "That's Where the Happy People Go" by The Trammps |