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It Ain't Easy (On Your Own)
It Ain't Easy may refer to: * ''It Ain't Easy'' (film), a 1972 American film * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Three Dog Night album) (1970) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Long John Baldry album) (1971) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Janie Fricke album) (1982) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Chris Smither album) (1984) *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Ron Davies, recorded by David Bowie *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Sugababes from their album ''Taller in More Ways'' *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Ratt from their self-titled album *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Robert Forster from the album '' The Evangelist'' *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Tupac Shakur from the album ''Me Against the World'' *"It Ain't Easy (On Your Own)", a 2004 song by Ricky Fanté Ricky Andrew Fanté (born November 4, 1970) is an American rhythm and blues singer, sound engineer, and songwriter. Career After serving in the United States Marine Corps for a few years after high school, a demo of his two-man group, produced ... See also *" Ain't Easy", a 2018 song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Easy (film)
''It Ain't Easy'' (also known as ''Into the Storm'' and ''The Winnipeg Run'') is a 1972 American film, starring Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in various science fiction, action and horror genre productions, including Bishop in the ''Alien'' film franchise and Frank Black in the Fox television series ..., Barra Grant, and Bill Moor. External links 1972 films 1970s adventure drama films 1972 independent films American auto racing films American adventure drama films American independent films Films set in Manitoba Films set in Minnesota Films shot in Minnesota Motorsports in fiction 1972 directorial debut films 1972 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language independent films English-language adventure drama films {{1970s-adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Easy (Three Dog Night Album)
''It Ain't Easy'' is the fourth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1970. Title and packaging According to lead singer Chuck Negron's book ''Three Dog Nightmare'', the album's working title was ''The Wizards of Orange'', with a cover featuring the band's members wearing orange make-up and posing in the nude. The band's record company, ABC/ Dunhill, rejected the original album title and cover art, although some configurations of their first "greatest hits" album, 1971's '' Golden Bisquits'', would later be packaged using ''It Ain't Easys original cover photo. Critical reception Reviewing in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Admitting it won't gain me any of the hip cachet I crave, but I admired and enjoyed this group's first LP. I found the second mediocre and the live job that followed it wretchedly excessive, but this one—their fourth in just fourteen months—gets back: exemplary song-finding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Easy (Long John Baldry Album)
''It Ain't Easy'' is a 1971 album by Long John Baldry. It marked his return to the edgier blues sound that he performed in the mid-60s. It was Baldry's fifth solo album. Background According to extensive notes about Long John Baldry's career in the re-release 2005 CD, Rod Stewart was brought on board to produce ''It Ain't Easy'' for Warner Brothers. Soon after in 1970, Stewart met Baldry’s former Bluesology bandmate Elton John at a party and the piano player joined on, too. Stewart and John each produced half of this bluesy album, with John contributing much of the piano work. Stewart brought in mate Ronnie Wood to play guitar, as well as many others who would appear on Stewart's ''Every Picture Tells a Story'', released later in 1971. The Baldry album features his biggest U.S. hit, "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll"; Baldry once noted how Stewart's loose and late-night recording sessions affected the tracks, "especially those recorded on my thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Easy (Janie Fricke Album)
''It Ain't Easy'' is a studio album by American country music artist Janie Fricke. It was released in September 1982 via Columbia Records and contained ten tracks. The disc was the seventh studio release of Fricke's career and reached the top 15 of the American country LP's chart. The album spawned three singles. Two of its singles " You Don't Know Love" and " He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" reached the number one spot on the North American country songs charts. Background and content Janie Fricke struggled for several years to craft a musical identity until she began focusing on ballads in 1980. Her breakthrough came later that year with the top five chart hit " Down to My Last Broken Heart". She changed towards a more up-tempo country pop musical style with her next album release ''It Ain't Easy''. Fricke also shifted producers for the album, working for the first time with Bob Montgomery. The album was recorded in June 1982 at the Soundshop Studio located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Ain't Easy (Chris Smither Album)
It Ain't Easy may refer to: * ''It Ain't Easy'' (film), a 1972 American film * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Three Dog Night album) (1970) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Long John Baldry album) (1971) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Janie Fricke album) (1982) * ''It Ain't Easy'' (Chris Smither album) (1984) *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Ron Davies, recorded by David Bowie *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Sugababes from their album '' Taller in More Ways'' *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Ratt from their self-titled album *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Robert Forster from the album '' The Evangelist'' *"It Ain't Easy", a song by Tupac Shakur from the album '' Me Against the World'' *"It Ain't Easy (On Your Own)", a 2004 song by Ricky Fanté Ricky Andrew Fanté (born November 4, 1970) is an American rhythm and blues singer, sound engineer, and songwriter. Career After serving in the United States Marine Corps for a few years after high school, a demo of his two-man group, produced ... See also *" Ain't Easy", a 2018 so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Davies (songwriter)
Ronny Wayne "Ron" Davies (January 15, 1946 – October 30, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. He was described by CMT News at the time of his death as "the family's artistic trailblazer" although "less celebrated… than his oungersister, singer/songwriter and producer Gail Davies."Songwriter Ron Davies Dead at 57 CMT News, 10-30-2003. Retrieved 03-07-2011. The son of country singer Tex Dickerson, Ron took the name ''Davies'' after he and his siblings were adopted by their stepfather, Darby Davies. He began his professional songwriting career at the age of 17, when he wrote an entire album of songs (''Outburst!'') for the |
Taller In More Ways
''Taller in More Ways'' is the fourth studio album by British girl group Sugababes, released by Island Records on 10 October 2005. It was primarily produced by Dallas Austin and Jony Rockstar, with additional production from Cameron McVey, Xenomania and Guy Sigsworth. The title of the album was inspired by a line in the album's second single, " Ugly". The album was preceded by its lead single " Push the Button", which peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, while its second single "Ugly" also achieving commercial success. Founding member Mutya Buena left the Sugababes in December 2005 and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. As a result, ''Taller in More Ways'' was re-released in March 2006 with the addition of a new song, "Now You're Gone", and three re-recorded tracks featuring the vocals of Berrabah: "Gotta Be You", " Follow Me Home" and " Red Dress", with "Red Dress" and "Follow Me Home" becoming and third and fourth single off of ''Taller in More Ways'' respectively. Upon releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratt (album)
''Ratt'' is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Ratt. Often referred to as "1999" by fans (partially to avoid confusion with their EP, which was also self-titled), the album saw the band's musical direction shift to a more blues-influenced hard rock sound and further away from their previous glam metal roots. This is the first studio album to feature bassist Robbie Crane. Track listing Personnel ;Ratt *Stephen Pearcy – lead vocals *Warren DeMartini – guitars, backing vocals * Robbie Crane – bass guitar, backing vocals *Bobby Blotzer – drums ;Production *Richie Zito Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of ... – producer *Noel Golden, Shawn Berman – engineers *Dave Dominguez, Posie Mulaid, Kenny Ybarra – assistant engineers *Rob Jacobs – mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evangelist (album)
''The Evangelist'' is the fifth solo album by Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster, released by YepRoc in 2008. Background Following the 1989 break-up of the Go-Betweens, the band he had formed at college in 1978 with his friend Grant McLennan, Robert Forster embarked on a solo career, releasing four albums under his own name between 1990 and 1996. In 2000, the Go-Betweens reunited and went on to record the albums ''The Friends of Rachel Worth'' (2000), '' Bright Yellow Bright Orange'' (2003) and '' Oceans Apart'' (2005). After winning Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 2005 ARIA Music Awards for ''Oceans Apart'', Forster and McLennan began working on the tenth Go-Betweens album and had started writing eight songs together. McLennan died of a heart attack in May 2006, and Forster began work on completing three of the songs they had started writing together. The first new song that Forster wrote for ''the Evangelist'' was its title track, which was written in one day in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me Against The World
''Me Against the World'' is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on March 14, 1995, by Interscope Records and Out da Gutta Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. 2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty. According to 2Pac, ''Me Against the World'' was made to show the hip-hop audience his respect for the art form. Lyrically, he intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts. Considered by several music critics to be the best of any of his albums up to that point in his career, the album's musical production was handled by his mentor Shock G, Easy Mo Bee, Tony Pizarro, Johnny "J" and the Danish hip-hop duo Soulshock and Karlin, among others. ''Me Against the World'' features guest appearances from rap group Dramacydal and rapper Richie Rich. Released while Tupac was imprisoned, ''Me Against the World'' made an immediate impact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Fanté
Ricky Andrew Fanté (born November 4, 1970) is an American rhythm and blues singer, sound engineer, and songwriter. Career After serving in the United States Marine Corps for a few years after high school, a demo of his two-man group, produced by his partner ex-rocker Scott Rickett called Soul Surfing, fell into the hands of A&R executive Josh Deutsch, which led to a development deal in 2001. In 2002, Fanté met with Norah Jones's collaborator Jesse Harris, and began co-writing and recording his debut record. Fanté was then signed by Virgin Records and released '' Rewind'' in July 2004. Fanté gained critical acclaim for the song " It Ain’t Easy". He performed the single on NBC’s long-running late night talk and variety show '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. Although the song was not considered a hit, the album garnered moderate success in the U.S. and abroad. The song reached No. #8 on Italian music chart. In 2005, Ricky Fanté recorded the title song "Shine" for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |