1987 Dan Hill – Can’t We Try (US:#6)
“Can’t We Try” is a 1987 duet performed by Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard. The passionate ballad was Billboard’s No. 1 Adult Contemporary Song of the Year for 1987.
“Can’t We Try” was released as a single from Dan Hill’s 1987 self-titled album. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in Cash Box as well, making it Dan Hill’s second-biggest hit behind “Sometimes When We Touch”, which hit No. 3 back in 1978, and was Vonda Shepard’s only Top 10 Pop hit.
It also reached No. 2 for three weeks on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart (kept from the top spot by “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” by Whitney Houston and “Moonlighting” by Al Jarreau). In Canada, the song stalled at No. 14.
Album
Dan Hill is an album by Canadian artist Dan Hill. It was released in 1987 on Columbia Records. It is Hill’s eighth album in all, and his second eponymous release, following his 1975 debut album. The lead single from the album was a duet with Vonda Shepard, “Can’t We Try”. It reached No. 6 on […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | John Sheard |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
| Vocals | Dan Hill |
Produced By
Hank Medress
John Capek
Songwriters
Dan Hill
Beverly Chapin-Hill
Charts
US:#6
UK:# –