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It's So Easy (book)
It's So Easy may refer to: * "It's So Easy" (Guns N' Roses song), 1987 * "It's So Easy!" (The Crickets song), 1958, with a cover version by Linda Ronstadt in 1977 * "It's So Easy" (Andy Williams song), 1970 *"It's So Easy", a song by Hawkwind from their 1974 album ''Hall of the Mountain Grill ''Hall of the Mountain Grill'' is the fourth studio album by space rock band Hawkwind, released in 1974. It is regarded by many critics as a career highlight. Overview The group's fourth studio album, it was the first by a new line-up that inc ...'' *"It's So Easy", a song by Olivia Newton-John from '' Have You Never Been Mellow'' *"It's So Easy", a song by Sheryl Crow from her 2002 album '' C'mon, C'mon'' *" Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)", a song by Sugar Ray from their 2003 album ''In the Pursuit of Leisure'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses Song)
"It's So Easy" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing on their 1987 debut studio album, ''Appetite for Destruction''. The song was released as the band's first single on June 15, 1987, in the UK, where it reached number 84 on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-Side with "Mr. Brownstone". It was also released as a maxi-single in Germany later in the same year. Composition According to an interview published in ''Hit Parader'' in March 1988, "It's So Easy" is "an account of a time Duff McKagan and West Arkeen, and also the rest of the band, were kinda going through. They didn't have money, but they had a lot of hangers on and girls heycould basically live off of ... things were just too easy. There's an emptiness; it's so easy." In an Eddie Trunk interview from 2006, Axl Rose said that McKagan and Arkeen originally wrote the song as an acoustic "Hippie Ya-Ya" song, and that it was Slash's decision to turn it into a rock song. McKagan stated that Arkeen taugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's So Easy! (The Crickets Song)
"It's So Easy!" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty. It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets but failed to chart. It was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band. A cover version recorded by Linda Ronstadt was released on September 20, 1977 and was a Top Five hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The Crickets version Background The song was recorded by Holly and the Crickets from June to August 1958 at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Holly lip-synched to recordings of "It's So Easy!" and his song "Heartbeat" on the television program ''American Bandstand'' on October 28, 1958. The Crickets recorded "It's So Easy!" for Brunswick Records, which released it as a 45-rpm single in 1958. It did not chart. The B-side was "Lonesome Tears". Tommy Allsup played the lead guitar parts on both recordings. Linda Ronstadt version Background Linda Ronstadt recorded "It's So Easy" in 1977 for her album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's So Easy (Andy Williams Song)
"It's So Easy" is a song composed by Dave Watkins with words by Watkins and Dor Lee and performed by Andy Williams. The song reached #13 in the UK in 1970 Retrieved June 17, 2013 and #19 in Ireland. References 1970 singles Andy Williams songs CBS Records singles {{1970s-single-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Of The Mountain Grill
''Hall of the Mountain Grill'' is the fourth studio album by space rock band Hawkwind, released in 1974. It is regarded by many critics as a career highlight. Overview The group's fourth studio album, it was the first by a new line-up that included Simon House on synthesizer, Mellotron and electric violin; absent were Robert Calvert, who had previously contributed lyrics, vocals and spoken word interludes, and Dik Mik, who provided electronic effects. The album's title was a nod to Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" and to a Portobello Road cafe called The Mountain Grill (now closed), frequented by the band in the early 1970s. The cover of a derelict spaceship in the mists of an alien lagoon was painted by the band's regular artistic collaborator, Barney Bubbles. The rear cover was by David A. Hardy. The record featured hard rockers like "The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke)" and "Lost Johnny" (subsequently recorded by bassist Lemmy's post-Hawkwind ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have You Never Been Mellow
''Have You Never Been Mellow'' is the fifth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 12 February 1975 by MCA Records. Reception Both the title single and the album rose to the top of their respective US charts (the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart). The title song and its follow-up, "Please Mr. Please", were both top 10 on three ''Billboard'' charts: the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Country. The title song was Newton-John's first charting single in Japan, where it reached number 26 on the Oricon singles chart. Newton-John received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her work on the song "Have You Never Been Mellow", but lost to " At Seventeen" by Janis Ian. The album was also named Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards of 1976, beating The Eagles and Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'mon, C'mon (album)
''C'mon, C'mon'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on April 8, 2002, in the United Kingdom and April 16, 2002 in the United States. Lead single " Soak Up the Sun" peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming one of her biggest hits since " All I Wanna Do". The album was arguably her most pop-influenced to date, a big departure from the folk and rock sound on her previous release, ''The Globe Sessions''. ''C'mon, C'mon'' debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 185,000 copies in the United States. The album has been certified Platinum in the US and Japan, selling 2.1 million units in the US as of January 2008. The song "Safe and Sound" is dedicated to Crow's former boyfriend Owen Wilson and is an account of their relationship. Track listing Music videos *"Steve McQueen" *"Soak Up the Sun" *"Safe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |