The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

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| name = The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)

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| type = single

| artist = The Free Movement

| album =
I've Found Someone of My Own

| B-side = Comin' Home

| released = November 18, 1971

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| genre = R&B

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=23}}

| label = Columbia

| writer = Frank F. Robinson

| producer = Toxey French, Michael Omartian

| prev_title = I've Found Someone of My Own

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Love the One You're With

| next_year = 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.{{cite web|title=The Free Movement, "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Harder+I+Try+%28The+Bluer+I+Get%29+by+The+Free+Movement&id=42978|accessdate=January 27, 2017}} The song was featured on their 1972 album, I've Found Someone of My Own.{{cite web|title=The Free Movement, I've Found Someone of My Own|website=Discogs |year=1972 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Free-Movement-Ive-Found-Someone-Of-My-Own/release/1232013|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}

The song was produced by Toxey French and Michael Omartian and arranged by Jimmie Haskell, Omartian, and Bill Straw.{{cite web|title=The Free Movement, "The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/445512|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}