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"I Can't Make It" is a song that was released in March 1967 by English band
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. The single peaked at number 26 on the
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Song profile

When "I Can't Make It" was released in 1967, Small Faces had acrimoniously left the management of
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and were signed to
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's Immediate label. However, due to contractual obligations,
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released the song, and Immediate agreed to produce and license the song back to them until the issue was resolved. The band refused to promote the single and as a direct result, the song only managed to climb to No. 26 in the charts. The
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also initially banned the song for the dubious sounding lyrics which they thought were of a sexual nature; the lyrics are actually ambiguous and it is left to the listener to decide their true meaning. The B-side, "Just Passing", is a short whimsical song only a minute long and is in the style of
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song, "
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". In April 1967, Small Faces performed a live version of "I Can't Make It" on the well-known British television show,
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, as well as their UK number-one single, " All or Nothing". The recording is notable for the particularly strong live vocal performance by Marriott. The episode was transmitted six months later. The song can be found on side two of the group's 1969 posthumous double-album '' The Autumn Stone.'' "I Can't Make It" and "Just Passing" were also released as
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on the deluxe editions of ''From the Beginning'' in 2012. Furthermore, stereo mixes of both tracks are included on the deluxe editions of the band's 1967 eponymous album.


See also

* Small Faces discography


Notes


External links


The Official Small Faces SiteSteve Marriott – The Official Site
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