 Dr. Hook had previously charted under the name Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show but their name was shortened in 1975.Ray Parker Jr. wrote "You See the Trouble with Me" and appeared alongside Barry White on the US single release, however he is not credited by the Official Charts Company for the UK release.His first and only official top 10 single would not come until the "Ghostbusters" theme song reached number 2 in 1984.