"Easy to Love" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for the album Thunder in My Heart, and originally released as a single in 1977. It was co-written by Sayer with Albert Hammond. It was the second single from the LP, the follow-up to the title track.
| "Easy to Love" | ||||
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| Single by Leo Sayer | ||||
| from the album Thunder in My Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Haunting Me" | |||
| Released | December 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leo Sayer, Albert Hammond | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Leo Sayer singles chronology | ||||
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"Easy to Love" reached number 36 in the United States and number 35 in Canada.[1][2] It did best in New Zealand, where it spent 10 weeks in the Top 40 and peaked at number 19.[3]
Reception
editCash Box magazine said "The second single from the Thunder in My Heart LP has a strong R&B/disco flavour to it and features the Sayer falsetto that has been so popular on his last two or three hits".[4]
Personnel
edit- Leo Sayer – vocals
- Jeff Porcaro – drums[5]
- Ben Adkins – bass
- Lee Ritenour – guitars
- Ray Parker – guitars
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- David Paich – string section arranger and conductor
Chart history
edit| Chart (1977–78) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[2] | 35 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] | 19 |
| U.S. Pop Singles[1] | 36 |
Cover versions
edit- The song was re-recorded in Spanish by singer Lani Hall as "Es Fácil Amar," and appeared as the title track of her 1985 Latin Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, produced by Hammond.
- A French language version recorded in 1978 by Georges Thurston would later gain success in the early 1990s when 800,000 copies were sold in Europe.[6]
- Dutch musician Peter Hollestelle wrote new words to the composition of the song, and his band "Cashmere" had a Dutch Top Ten hit single in 1979 with its resulting song, "Love's What I Want".
- An untranslated (English) version was recorded by Ukrainian vocal-instrumental group "Чарівні Гітари" ("Magic Guitars") and released in 1980.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ a b "Flavour of new zealand - search rianz". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 November 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Thunder in My Heart (Album credits). Warner Bros. 1977.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Чаривни Гитары - Чаривни Гитары". Discogs.com. 1980. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Чарівні Гітари - Вернись, Мими ('Easy to Love' Leo Sayer cover)". Retrieved 2023-09-28 – via YouTube.
External links
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