Kept Out Of It

"Kept Out Of It" is the only single released from Luke Melvin's 1975 album Camera Footage (Everyone Knows Your Face). It successful around the world.

Composition
"Kept Out Of It" was the only single from Camera Footage (Everyone Knows Your Face) and reached No. 1 in charts around the world. It is about Melvin wishing he had never been a singer-songwriter.

Recording
The song was recorded in two takes in May 1975 and it was mixed in August.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, slide guitar
 * George Harrison - backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
 * John Lennon - harmony vocals, lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars
 * Klaus Voormann - bass guitar
 * Billy Preston - organ, harmonium
 * Ringo Starr - drums