Watch Out for Lucy explained

Watch Out for Lucy
Cover:Watch Out for Lucy label.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Eric Clapton
Album:Backless
A-Side:Promises
Released:September 1978
Genre:Rock and roll
Label:RSO
Producer:Glyn Johns

"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.

Composition, release and success

The song's lyrics and music were written by Clapton, and is composed in the key of A major.[1] Record producer Glyn Johns worked with Clapton during the recording sessions.

The song was released in September 1978 as the B-side of "Promises", from 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. With the A-side release, the song reached eight international single charts.

Cash Box said it has a "shuffling beat, harmonica, bright electric guitar work and easy singing by Clapton and Marcy Levy.[3] Record World suggested that "this easy-beat new release" should reach the pop and country charts as "Promises" did.[4]

Cover versions

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch Out For Lucy Acoustic Chords by Eric Clapton @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com. ultimate-guitar.com. August 16, 2015.
  2. Web site: Eric Clapton – Watch Out For Lucy – austriancharts.at. Stefan Hung - Hung Medien. de. Ö3 Austria Top 40. August 16, 2015.
  3. News: CashBox Singles Reviews. February 17, 1979. 17. Cash Box. 2022-01-01.
  4. Record World. February 17, 1979. 2023-02-12. Hits of the Week. 1.
  5. Web site: Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. AllMusic. August 16, 2015.