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The story of the classic yacht rock single that Clive Davis rejected but the world fell in love with
"He goes, ‘Yeah… you guys look good, you sound good, but I don’t hear a hit,’ and so that was the end of our chances with Clive Davis," says co-writer and singer Peter Beckett
"I just felt something come over me and I said, ‘Now we're gonna do our first number one record. It's called Baby Come Back – hope you like it": The story of the classic yacht rock single that Clive Davis rejected but the world fell in love with
"He goes, ‘Yeah… you guys look good, you sound good, but I don’t hear a hit,’ and so that was the end of our chances with Clive Davis," says co-writer and singer Peter Beckett
Clive Davis initially missed the mark on a '70s chart-topper
Of the song's title, co-writer Peter Beckett says: "We had the tune, we had the chords and it just came into my head. It’s like a trumpet blast"
Clive Davis Passes on Future US Number One Hit
Of the song's title, co-writer Peter Beckett says: "We had the tune, we had the chords and it just came into my head. It’s like a trumpet blast"
Clive Davis's Near Miss on a '70s Number One Hit
Of the song's title, co-writer Peter Beckett says: "We had the tune, we had the chords and it just came into my head. It’s like a trumpet blast"
Clive Davis Initially Passed on Hit Song, Co-Writer Reveals
Of the song's title, co-writer Peter Beckett says: "We had the tune, we had the chords and it just came into my head. It’s like a trumpet blast"
“He's sitting with his arms folded, in a suit, you know, ‘impress me’. We played it and he goes ‘You guys look good, you sound good, but I don’t hear a hit’”: Clive Davis made a rare mistake when he passed on a '70s song that would become a US number one
Of the song's title, co-writer Peter Beckett says: "We had the tune, we had the chords and it just came into my head. It’s like a trumpet blast"