Easy to Love (Leo Sayer song)
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| "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" 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]
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