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"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, Commodores (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as ...
Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer, who has released 11 studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums.Formerly the lead vocalist of The Commodores, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Lionel Richie is the debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982, on Motown Records. Originally intended as a side project at the suggestion of Motown, it was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores ; he left the group shortly after the album's release.
"You Are" is a romantic song, although it has a more upbeat arrangement than many of Richie's slower ballads, including a horn section. Before achieving popularity for his own music, singer Richard Marx was a studio musician who can be heard singing backing vocals on "You Are" as well as other songs from Richie's debut album.
In contrast to "Brick House", "Easy" is a pop ballad with mellow vocals by Lionel Richie. "Zoom" is one of the Commodores' best known tunes, despite not being released as a single in the US. It reached #38 on the UK singles chart. Fergie sampled "Zoom" in her song "All That I Got (The Make-Up Song)" on the album The Dutchess.
Lionel Richie: Lionel Richie ... Time (1998) Truly: The Love Songs is the second compilation album by Lionel Richie, released on November 25, ... "Easy" (The Commodores)
Still (Lionel Richie) from the album Midnight Magic – 3:46; Sweet Love (Lionel Richie) from the album Movin' On 1975 – 3:29; Janet (Bobby Caldwell, Franne Golde, Paul Fox) from the album Nightshift – 3:43; Flying High (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) from the album Natural High – 3:55; Only You (Milan Williams) from the album Commodores ...
Lionel Richie had risen to prominence as a member of the Commodores during the late 1970s, but after tensions arose in the band, he left in 1982. His first two solo albums, Lionel Richie (1982) and Can't Slow Down (1983), were runaway successes: Lionel Richie sold 4 million copies, while Can't Slow Down sold 10 million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.