"Eve" is the debut solo single of

Jim Capaldi Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co ...

, released in 1972 from his first solo album, '' Oh How We Danced''. The song features

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and

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. The B-side on the Island Records single was another Capaldi-written song, "Going Down Slow All the Way". "Eve" charted at No. 65 in Australia and No. 91 in the US. Capaldi's obituary in ''

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'' (2005) mentioned that "Eve", despite being "widely admired", had "mystifyingly failed to give him a hit single" (in the UK).

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28 Jan 2005 ... appeared in 1972, but a widely admired song titled Eve mystifyingly failed to give him a hit single.

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1972 songs 1972 debut singles Jim Capaldi songs Songs written by Jim Capaldi Island Records singles {{1970s-song-stub