''We Can Do It'' is the second studio album by the English pop band

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, released on the

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label in March 1975. The album reached no 41 in the UK charts and contained two UK top 10 hits – " I Can Do It" and "

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". In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' first two albums (''

Wear It's 'At ''Wear It's 'At'' is the debut album by English pop band The Rubettes assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s ...

'' and ''We Can Do It'') as a double CD set. In 2015,

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released the album ''We Can Do It'', including two bonus tracks, as part of a box CD set of the Rubettes' first five studio albums.

Track listing

;Side 1 #" I Can Do It" (

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) – 3:21 #"The Sha-Na-Na-Na Song" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) – 2:59 #"Something's Coming Over Me" (Bill Hurd) – 2:39 #"The Family Affair" (Bill Hurd) – 2:48 #"It's Just Make Believe" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) – 3:17 #"Dance To The Rock 'n' Roll" (Mick Clarke) – 3:21 ;Side 2 #"

" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) – 3:00 #"Don't Do It Baby" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) – 3:44 #"I'll Always Love You" (Mick Clarke) – 3:40 #"At The High School Hop Tonight" (Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington) – 2:42 #"Wo Goddam Blues" ( John Richardson, Alan Williams) – 3:01 #"Beggar Man" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) – 3:35Original album sleeve notes

2015 CD bonus tracks

:13. "When You're Falling In Love" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) – 3:02 :14. "If You've Got The Time" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) – 3:16 : NB: Track times taken from 2015 CD

Singles

:1. "

" b/w "When You're Falling in Love" – November 1974 – UK No. 3 :2. " I Can Do It" b/w "If You've Got The Time" – March 1975 – UK No. 7

Rubettes personnel

*Alan Williams – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals * Mick Clarke – Bass guitar and vocals *Tony Thorpe – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals * John Richardson – Drums, percussion and vocals *Bill Hurd – Piano,

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and vocals

Publishers (Including Bonus Tracks)

*Track 1 – Pamscene Ltd/Sony-ATV Music/Warner Bros. Music *Tracks 2 & 8 – Warner-Chappell Music/Jastian Music *Tracks 3, 4, 6 & 9 – State Music *Track 5 – Arlovol Music/Penny Farthing Music/Bucks Music *Tracks 7, 12, 13 & 14 – Sony-ATV Music *Track 10 – Pamscene Ltd/Sony-ATV Music *Track 11 – Belwin MillsSleeve notes 2015 Boxed CD Set Rubettes Albums – 1974–77

Production and credits

*Produced by

and

*Arranged by

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*Sound engineers – Dave Grinstead (Chipping Norton) and John Mackswith (Lansdowne Studios) *Cutting Engineer – Melvin Abrahams *Photography – Mike Leale

References

{{Authority control 1975 albums The Rubettes albums Polydor Records albums