Rose Colored Glass, "Can't Find the Time"

After poor distribution from record label MCA prevented "Can't Find the Time" from becoming the hit it deserved to be, a few more singles came and went for Orpheus. "Brown Arms in Houston" grazed the singles chart, and "By the Size of My Shoes" gave "Rhinestone Cowboy" songwriter Larry Weiss some of his earliest visibility, but there were cracks in the armor. Principal lead singer and songwriter Bruce Arnold, dissatisfied with the touring version of the band and desirous of new collaboration, broke up the group in late '69 and formed a new Orpheus in '71 for one album; he now disavows all connection with the outfit presently gigging as Orpheus Reborn.

"Can't Find the Time," meanwhile, found new life in the hands of Rose Colored Glass, a pop quartet who took it to #54 in the spring of 1971. I'd never have known about it had it not been for a Dick Bartley compilation, Collector's Essentials: The '70s, that I reviewed in the early 2000s for the All Music Guide. (Ignore the typo in the first sentence; it's bugged me for years.) I love that, according to the 45 on this YouTube clip, the strings were arranged by Hoppy Hallman. One more reason to enjoy this chipper rendition of "Can't Find the Time."