"Take It Easy on Me" is a song by Australian soft rock band

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, released in March 1982 as the third and final single from the album '' Time Exposure''. The song reached No. 10 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 14 on the

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chart. The song was written by band member

Graham Goble Graeham George Goble, (born 15 May 1947)Goble, Graeham (2006Graeham Goble: Biography. Retrieved on 14 July 2008. is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little Riv ...

and produced by British record producer

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the " Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the ...

Background

Two versions of this song were recorded, with

Glenn Shorrock Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo ...

and

Wayne Nelson Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950) is an American musician best known for being the current lead singer of the rock band Little River Band, in which he also plays bass. Shortly after his birth, Nelson's family moved to Rome, Illinois, a suburb ...

respectively on lead vocals. " The Night Owls", with Nelson on lead, had already been selected as the first single from the album. When Martin selected the Nelson version of "Take It Easy on Me" for the album and second single, Shorrock complained and his version of the song was used instead, and released as the third single in March 1982.

Track listings

; Australian 7" (Capitol Records – CP-665) :A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45 :B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28 ; New Zealand 7" (Capitol Records – F 5057) :A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45 :B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28 ; North American 7" (Capitol Records A-5057) :A. "Take It Easy on Me" - 3:45 :B. "Orbit Zero" - 4:28

Charts

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References

{{Little River Band 1981 songs 1982 singles Little River Band songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by George Martin Songs written by Graeham Goble