"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song first recorded by

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as part of the soundtrack for his 1967 motion picture ''

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''. Its first release was on the soundtrack EP "

" in spring 1967.
"EASY COME, EASY GO (Sid Wayne - Ben Weisman) RECORDED: September, 1966 RELEASED: May, 1967 FIRST APPEARANCE: RCA Victor (EP) EPA-4387 EASY COME, EASY GO" The Australian

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(calculated in retrospect using archival data) lists the song / the EP "Easy Come, Easy Go" on the singles chart for 5 weeks, with the peak of 78 on the week of May 13, 1967.

Writing and recording history

The song was written by

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(music) and Sid Wayne (lyrics). Presley recorded it on September 28, 1966, at the September 28–29 soundtrack sessions for the Paramount movie ''Easy Come, Easy Go'' at the Paramount Studio Recording Stage in Hollywood, California.

Track listings

Single

7-inch single (The Gramophone Company of India Ltd., India, 1969)
: A. "Easy Come, Easy Go" (2:10) : B. "The Love Machine" (2:47)

EP

7-inch EP (RCA EPA 4387, March 1967)
7-inch EP ( RCA Victor 20624, Australia,1978) # "Easy Come, Easy Go (2:09) # "The Love Machine (2:47) # "Yoga Is As Yoga Does (2:08) # "You Gotta Stop (2:16) # "Sing You Children (2:06) # "I'll Take Love (2:12) 7-inch EP (RCA Victor RCX-7187, UK, June 1967) # "Easy Come, Easy Go # "Yoga Is As Yoga Does # "Sing You Children # "I'll Take Love

Charts

References

External links

Elvis Presley – Easy Come, Easy Go / The Love Machine
(7-inch single, India, 1969) at

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