Easy to Love (Leo Sayer song)

"Easy to Love" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for the album Thunder in My Heart, and originally released as a single in 1977. It was co-written by Sayer with Albert Hammond. It was the second single from the LP, the follow-up to the title track.

"Easy to Love" reached number 36 in the United States and number 35 in Canada. It did best in New Zealand, where it spent 10 weeks in the Top 40 and peaked at number 19.

Reception

Cash Box magazine said "The second single from the Thunder in My Heart LP has a strong R&B/disco flavour to it and features the Sayer falsetto that has been so popular on his last two or three hits".

Personnel

Leo Sayer – vocals
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Ben Adkins – bass
Lee Ritenour – guitars
Ray Parker – guitars
Michael Omartian – piano
Bobbye Hall – percussion
David Paich – string section arranger and conductor

Chart history

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	35
New Zealand (RIANZ)	19
U.S. Pop Singles	36

Cover versions

The song was re-recorded in Spanish by singer Lani Hall as "Es Fácil Amar," and appeared as the title track of her 1985 Latin Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, produced by Hammond.
A French language version recorded in 1978 by Georges Thurston would later gain success in the early 1990s when 800,000 copies were sold in Europe.
Dutch musician Peter Hollestelle wrote new words to the composition of the song, and his band "Cashmere" had a Dutch Top Ten hit single in 1979 with its resulting song, "Love's What I Want".
An untranslated (English) version was recorded by Ukrainian vocal-instrumental group "Чарівні Гітари" ("Magic Guitars") and released in 1980.

References

^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
^ "Flavour of new zealand - search rianz". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
"Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 November 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
Thunder in My Heart (Album credits). Warner Bros. 1977.
"Чаривни Гитары - Чаривни Гитары". Discogs.com. 1980. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
"Чарівні Гітари - Вернись, Мими ('Easy to Love' Leo Sayer cover)". Retrieved 2023-09-28 – via YouTube.

External links

Leo Sayer - Easy to Love on YouTube

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Studio albums	Silverbird Just a Boy Another Year Endless Flight Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer Here Living in a Fantasy World Radio Have You Ever Been in Love Cool Touch
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Leo Sayer All the Best
Soundtrack albums	All This and World War II Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack
Singles	"The Show Must Go On" "One Man Band" "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" "Moonlighting" "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" "When I Need You" "How Much Love" "Thunder in My Heart" "Easy to Love" "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" "Raining in My Heart" "More Than I Can Say" "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" "Orchard Road" "Till You Come Back to Me" "Unchained Melody" "Giving It All Away"
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