"Love Don't Come Easy" is a song and single by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion. The song is the first single presented to radio stations from their 1991 album Mane Attraction and features a music video. The song peaked at number 24 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in the US.[3]

"Love Don't Come Easy"
Single by White Lion
from the album Mane Attraction
B-side"Out With the Boys"
ReleasedJune 1991 (UK) [1]
Recorded1991
GenrePop rock[2]
Length4:11
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta
Producer(s)Richie Zito
White Lion singles chronology
"Goin' Home Tonight"
(1990)
"Love Don't Come Easy"
(1991)
"Lights and Thunder"
(1991)

Background

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"Love Don't Come Easy" is a classic pop/rock song and was a natural progression from the bands hit single Wait. The song was released when grunge started to become popular. Still, it reached No. 24 on Mainstream Rock charts and along with the next single "Broken Heart 91" which was a re recording of the bands debut single, was the bands last major single release.[4]

The music video opens with shot of a man, played by Craig Clawson, walking into an empty theater, he starts watching clips of a woman jumping into a pool and eventually jumps into the screen to join her.

Compilations

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The song along with the rest of the bands singles was featured on all of the bands major compilations including White Lion's 2020 compilation album, "'All You Need Is Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete Albums 1985-1991'".[5]

Track listing

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7" single[6]

  1. "Love Don't Come Easy" - 4:11
  2. "Out with the Boys" - 4:35

12" maxi

  1. "Love Don't Come Easy"
  2. "Little Fighter" (live)
  3. "When the Children Cry" (live)

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Album Rock Tracks[7] 24

References

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  1. ^ "White Lion singles".
  2. ^ "White Lion: A Video Tribute!". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ "White Lion songs chart". Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ^ "White Lion: A Video Tribute!". Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ^ Blabbermouth (2020-05-01). "WHITE LION: 'All You Need Is Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete Albums 1985-1991' Box Set Due In June". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. ^ "White Lion - Love Don't Come Easy single". Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-27.