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"Ease on Down the Road" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, an R&B re-interpretation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune is the show's version of both "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" and "We're Off to See the Wizard" from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz.
One source attributes its turnaround success to a publicity campaign that included a TV commercial featuring the cast singing "Ease On Down the Road," a song that proved so popular that it was released as a single recorded by the disco group Consumer Rapport; [6] The single hit the Billboard Soul Singles chart, peaking at No. 19 and the Hot 100 ...
The Wiz is the original motion picture soundtrack album for the 1978 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz.Although the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Motown Records' film division, the soundtrack album was issued on MCA Records as a two-LP collection (Universal was owned by MCA Inc. at the time).
A new revival of "The Wiz," featuring Wayne Brady and the hits "Ease on Down the Road" and "Home," opens at the Hollywood Pantages before its Broadway run.
The song-filled character study of the Wicked Witch of the West’s early years ekes out great ... while Dorothy and pals ease on down the Yellow Brick Road. After the well-known events of “The ...
However, Null's overall review of the film was critical, and he wrote that, other than the song "Ease on Down the Road", "the rest is an acid trip of bad dancing, garish sets, and a Joel Schumacher-scripted mess that runs 135 agonizing minutes." [58]
The original song was already a marvel on eternal sunshine, so the added drama that Ariana's runs and live vocal gymnastics provide makes this version even more fun. 5. "euphoria" by Kendrick Lamar
Ross recorded new versions of "Be a Lion" and "Home" for the album, together with a previously unreleased song, "Wonder, Wonder Why". [5] Home had been released as part of a 2001 Motown compilation album, [5] while a different version of "Ease on Down the Road" had been released in 1978 as a duet with Michael Jackson. [1]