Английская Википедия:Easy to Love (Leo Sayer song)
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"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" 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
Cash 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
- 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
| Chart (1977–78) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[2] | 35 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] | 19 |
| U.S. Pop Singles[1] | 36 |
Cover versions
- 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-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
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Flavour of New Zealand, 21 May 1978
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
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