"Take It Easy" is a song performed by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in January 1981 as the second single from the album These Days. The song reached #17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written and originally recorded by Delbert McClinton on his 1978 album, Second Wind.
| "Take It Easy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Crystal Gayle | ||||
| from the album These Days | ||||
| B-side | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | May 1980 Nashville, Tennessee, US | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Delbert McClinton | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editGayle recorded "Take It Easy" in May 1980 at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Other tracks recorded at the session were "If You Ever Change Your Mind" and "Too Many Lovers". The session was produced by Allen Reynolds.[1]
"Take It Easy" was officially released as a single in January 1981 and peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart later that year.[2] The song also peaked in the third position on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, becoming a larger hit in Canada.[3]
Track listings
edit- 7" vinyl single[4]
- "Take It Easy" – 3:58
- "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" – 3:50
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Songs (RPM)[3] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crystal Gayle". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
- ^ a b "Canadian country search results for "Crystal Gayle"". RPM. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle - Take It Easy (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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