The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

"The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)"
Single by The Free Movement
from the album
I've Found Someone of My Own
B-side"Comin' Home"
ReleasedNovember 18, 1971
GenreR&B
Length3:23
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Frank F. Robinson
Producer(s)Toxey French, Michael Omartian
The Free Movement singles chronology
"I've Found Someone of My Own"
(1971)
"The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)"
(1971)
"Love the One You're With"
(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. The song was featured on their 1972 album, I've Found Someone of My Own.

The song was produced by Toxey French and Michael Omartian and arranged by Jimmie Haskell, Omartian, and Bill Straw.