"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by
Jack Keller and
Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for
Bobby Sherman
Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (born July 22, 1943), known professionally as Bobby Sherman, is an American retired paramedic, police officer, singer, actor and occasional songwriter who became a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a ...
in 1970.
The song was first released by
Mama Cass Elliot on July 5, 1969, on her album ''
Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama''. Bobby Sherman's version was released as a single in January 1970, and appeared on the album ''Here Comes Bobby'', which was released in March of the same year.
Sherman's version spent 14 weeks on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, while reaching No. 2 on ''
Billboard
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''s
Easy Listening
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chart.
[Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening]
, ''Billboard
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'', March 28, 1970. p. 76. Accessed July 12, 2016. In
Canada
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, the song reached No. 6 on the "''
RPM
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Standards
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'' 100",
[RPM 100]
, ''RPM
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Standards
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'', Volume 13, No. 10, April 25, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2016. No. 7 on ''RPM''s
adult contemporary
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chart, and No. 2 on
Toronto
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's
CHUM 30 chart. The song earned Sherman a gold record.
[Leszczak, Bob. (2015). ]
From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000
', Rowman & Littlefield. p. 288. Accessed July 24, 2016.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1969 songs
1970 singles
Bobby Sherman songs
Cass Elliot songs
Songs written by Jack Keller (songwriter)
Songs written by Diane Hildebrand
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