Watch Out for Lucy

"Watch Out for Lucy" is the B-side of the single "Promises" released by the British rock musician Eric Clapton in September 1978 of his studio album Backless.

"Watch Out for Lucy"
Single by Eric Clapton
from the album Backless
A-side"Promises"
ReleasedSeptember 1978
GenreRock and roll
Length3:13
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)Eric Clapton
Producer(s)Glyn Johns
Eric Clapton singles chronology
"Promises"
(1978)		 "Watch Out for Lucy"
(1978)		 "Cocaine"
(1979)

Composition, release and success

The song's lyrics and music were written by Eric Clapton himself. The song features a fast chord progression in minor and major as well as diminished chords. The title is in the key of G major.[1] EDIT: song is in A. Riff progression is A -C#7, F#m - D (I-III, vi-IV) No diminished chords the III chords is a secondary dominant, V7 of vi) Song could be played in G, capo 2nd fret, then the riff progression is G - B7, Em -C) Record producer Glyn Johns worked with Clapton during the recording sessions. The song was released in September 1978 as the B-Side of "Promises" on a 7" vinyl grammophone record, an international successful single of Clapton's 1978 studio album Backless.[2] The single release charted nowhere else, other than in the United States, where it was additionally chosen by the Billboard magazine to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Because "Watch Out for Lucy" was not released as a separate single, there is no single cover for the release. With the A-side release, the song reached eight international single charts.

Cover versions
  • Australian band Stars covered the song on their 1980 album, 1157.

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 40

References
  1. "Watch Out For Lucy Acoustic Chords by Eric Clapton @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. "Eric Clapton – Watch Out For Lucy – austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Stefan Hung - Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. "Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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