| The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Free Movement |
| Album: | I've Found Someone of My Own |
| B-Side: | Comin' Home |
| Released: | November 18, 1971 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Toxey French, Michael Omartian |
| Prev Title: | I've Found Someone of My Own |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Love the One You're With |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" is a song written by Frank F. Robinson and performed by The Free Movement. It reached #6 on the US adult contemporary chart, #49 on the US R&B chart, and #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.[1] The song was featured on their 1972 album, I've Found Someone of My Own.[2]
The song was produced by Toxey French and Michael Omartian and arranged by Jimmie Haskell, Omartian, and Bill Straw.[3]