Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band song)

"Can't You See"
Single by The Marshall Tucker Band
from the album The Marshall Tucker Band
Released 1973 (Original release)
1977 (Re-release)
Recorded 1973
Genre Southern rock, country rock
Length 6:05
Label Capricorn
Writer(s) Toy Caldwell
Producer(s) Paul Hornsby
The Marshall Tucker Band singles chronology
"Can't You See"
(1973)
"My Jesus"
(1973)

"Heard It in a Love Song"
(1977)

"Can't You See"
(1977)

"Dream Lover"
(1978)

"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.[1] The song was also featured in the Johnny Depp film Blow, the Christopher Walken film Scotland, PA, 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.

Waylon Jennings version

"Can't You See"
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
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
(1975)
"Can't You See"
(1976)
"Are You Ready for the Country"
(1976)

"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.[2] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]

Other versions

Chart performance

The Marshall Tucker Band

Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 8
Chart (1977) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75
Canadian RPM Top Singles 57
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 39

Waylon Jennings

Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 97
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Zac Brown Band with Kid Rock

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 11

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Preceded by
"(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man"
by Ronnie Milsap
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

October 2, 1976
Succeeded by
"All I Can Do"
by Dolly Parton
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