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Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Ry Cooder, also Paris, Texas (Ry Cooder), Tattler (Ry Cooder) and Across the Borderline (Willie Nelson)
Part of Playing to Win, also Call It What You Want, Don’t Look at Me and I Can’t Take It No More
Written by Russ Titelman, also I’ll Be True to You (stereo mix) (The Monkees), Gone Dead Train (Nazareth) and Blow Away (George Harrison)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Ry Cooder wrote 19 songs on fono
Russ Titelman wrote 14 songs on fono
Russ Titelman’s most frequent co-writer is Gerry Goffin (5 songs together)
Ry Cooder’s most frequent co-writer is Jim Dickinson (4 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Russ Titelman, Ry Cooder and Washington Phillips
- Part of
- Playing to Win
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- Russ Titelman, Ry Cooder and Washington Phillips
- Part of
- Playing to Win
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ry Cooder
Same writer: Russ Titelman
Same writer: Washington Phillips
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: Playing to Win
Same writer: Ry Cooder
Same writer: Russ Titelman
Same writer: Washington Phillips
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Do the Best You Can was written by Russ Titelman
Do the Best You Can was written by Russ Titelman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Do the Best You Can was written by Ry Cooder
Do the Best You Can was written by Ry Cooder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Do the Best You Can was written by Washington Phillips
Do the Best You Can was written by Washington Phillips
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Do the Best You Can is part of the release Playing to Win
Do the Best You Can is part of the release Playing to Win
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Do the Best You Can
Capitol Records is the label of the song Do the Best You Can
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Do the Best You Can was released on 1981-01-01
Do the Best You Can was released on 1981-01-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026