Leo Sayer ~ Easy To Love 1977 Disco Purrfection Version
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2015
- The sound and feel of "Easy To Love" mirrors the production touches on Boz Scaggs 1976 hit "Lowdown" and the reason why should be obvious, since Toto members to be, David Paich (who arranged and conducted the strings for this single) and Jeff Porcaro (who laid down the funky foundation with his drumming played on both. They completely mastered the bittersweet R&B sound here on "Easy To Love" and then perfected it with Toto's single "Georgy Porgy" featuring vocals from protege Cheryl Lynn the following year. Rounding out the professionals who played on this track are Ray Parker Jr and jazz legend Lee Ritenour on guitars, Michael Omartian on keyboards and Bobbye Hall, percussionist. This song was written by Leo with Albert Hammond after Leo's platinum success with the #1 hit "When I Need You" which Hammond had written with Carole Bayer Sager. Hammond is a British singer/songwriter who had a smattering of solo pop hits in the US starting with "It Never Rains In Southern California" (#5, 1972) and ending with 1975's atmospheric #91 pop hit "99 Miles From L.A." He had much more success writing for others, like Leapy Lee's 1968 #16 "Little Arrows", The Pipkins 1970 novelty hit "Gimme Dat Ding" which went all the way to #9 pop and "The Air That I Breathe" a #6 hit from 1974 as covered by The Hollies. "The Air That I Breathe" was originally recorded by Hammond for his 1972 LP, "It Never Rains In Souther California". Hammond continued his collaborative efforts, with talents like ex-Motown writer/producer Hal David on "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" as recorded by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson, then on to two major hits with the Queen of the pop hooks, Diane Warren on Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", Chicago's "Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", then worked with John Bettis on the 1988 Summer Olympic Theme "One Moment In Time" as made famous by Whitney Houston. Leo relates that "Easy To Love" was also easy to write too, since all you had to do was to "show Hammond a piano and he writes a hit." In 1978, French Canadian R&B artist Boule Noire (which translates to "Black Ball" a sly play on words about his particular style of Afro) recorded a french version of "Easy To Love" as "Aimer D'Amour" with Nanette Workman as a duet. If you listen to this song, Leo sings the chorus in falsetto then drops a couple of octaves for the verses which made it a perfect fit for the Quebec based vocalists. Their version went triple platinum in Canada in 1978 and then they almost repeated the feat in 1990, when French and European DJ's resurrected the 12 year old song, resulting in 800,000 copies being sold in those countries. Some songs just never get old, this one still sounds as engaging and enticing as it was when I first heard it in late November of 1977.
- Hudba
An underrated song. Still sounds good even today.
Anos 70, que saudade!
YO TAMBIEN LOS ESTRAÑO,,,, Y MUCHO.
what a perfect beat, i can't stop listening
Thanks to Spotify this song came across. Has become one of my favourite songs 💗
Wow interesting. I have never heard him singing in the lower range and when he does in this song reminds me of Boz Scaggs
Tracy Bragg his music great.hear.raining in my heart.
I think I bought the album and I thought I was buying Boz Scaggs to it sounds a lot like him but maybe Boz Scaggs might have produced it or better yet he's singing on it with Leo Sayer I think that's what's happening here it's been so long since I heard this song i don't remember lol
HELLO TRACY, YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
There are two Boz Scaggs connections here - drummer Jeff Porcaro and David Paich, who arranged the strings. Both are from Toto, and the guys from Toto were session musicians and writers for Boz Scaggs.
Lol this is the first time hearing Leo Sayer's lower range. His falsetto is so natural, it sounds like 2 different people singing this song!
+victoria grant the french canadian version did just that with Boule Noire and Nanette Workman... czcams.com/video/ChbsqgJvL-o/video.html
I loved this song when it first came out. I always thought he was trying to sound like Boz Skaggs in the lower range.
This song is perfect. I can not find anything missing or could be done better. This is perfection
The genius of producer Richard Perry.
Wow! I never realized how much he sounds like Boz Scaggs!
Very cool this song, I used to dance It on my youth good times.
Absolute killer , understated disco/funk gem.
ouvir esse som , não da pra ficar parado .........minha época e de muitos curtiram de verdade !!!
Esta cancion me regresa a mi juventud, Me trae muchos recuerdos, GRACIAS.... DJ DISCOCAT.🎶♥🐺
single version entered Billboard Dec 10, 1977
Love ❤️ listening to Leo sayer on a Sunday morning when my mam would blast his songs out when she was cleaning the house 🏡 got a good memory of a wonderful singer
" Facil De Amar " gran tema de Leo Soyer..traen a mi mente lindos recuerdos de mi epoca colegial cuando todo nos parecia maravilloso en nuestra juventud gracias por haberla subido graciassss.
Beatriz Vizcarra Está considerado entre sus temas
exelentes recuerdos con esta cancion
Cuando éramos felices y no lo sabíamos 🎶😢😢
i didn't know there was a long version *i Like, OLE'!* 💃🕺
TEM CERTAS MUSICAS QUE NOS LEVAM AO PASSADO... GRANDES LEMBRANÇAS... ESPETACULAR
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
You know love don't come easy and love don't compare
But when love comes to you, you gotta make it last
One the day that I met you I knew it could be
So easy for you and so easy for me
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
Like the stars in the night seem to shine from above
But that's the way I love to shine when you give me your love
And your love satisfies me like a natural high
From the soles of my feet to the top of the sky
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
You know love don't come easy, and love don't compare
But when love comes to you, you gotta make it last
One the day that I met you I knew it could be
So easy for you and so easy for me
It's easy to love when I love someone like you, babe
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do, babe
Não gravam mais música assim saudades tempos bons que não voltam mais
FANTASTIC SONG, CLASSIC FOREVER.
Amo esta música 💞 ❤ 😍
Ahhh.. Musicália, quando esta música começava a felicidade aoarecia nós rostos de todos, e todos dançavam felizes, saudades.
Isso, desse jeito!!!
Thunder in My Heart's my fave Leo Sayer track. Love both the original and the Meck remix.
Continuo ouvindo! Obrigado Leo!
Este tema fue rola inolvodable de leo forma parte de sus mejores canciones
Bons tempos, música do LP Te Contei 1978...
Maravilhosa!! Tudo de bom para os meus ouvidos!! Amei❤
Boule Noire / Aimer d'amour !
Gonna be playing this song and others on my guitar & drum machine here in my basement studio 11/4/2020 as i have the Piano/Guitar book of this album i purchased back in 1977. Thanks for posting this video--> sounds awesome !!
si lee la intro se darán cuenta quienes estan detrás de este tremendo disco..no podía fallar (hammomd- Boz ScaggsDavid Paich(toto) - Ray Parker Jr y la leyenda del jazz Lee Ritenour y demás..tremendo tema y my actual.mezcla de funky-jazz una verdadera joya.
AMOOOOO ESSE SOM,ÉPOKA BOAAÁ
Nossa, estava procurando esta música. Adiro!!!!!🤗🌷
GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR. SALUDOS DESDE SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA.
remember the good old days ...beautiful and sweet music to your ears
Sounds more 1979 than 1977, very stylish. Almost "what you wont do for love" type
One of my favorite..from..Leo sayer
Very boz scaggs
Wake up to this song every day
Well lets bring it back why not i use to spin it 40 years ago
Nothing better than this....
Heart Grabber!~ 1st Time hearing! DANG!
SENSACIONAL..............
Vi o escudo do meu amor, MEU TRICOLOR, e logo apertei 👍👍👍
TREMENDO RECUERDO..
Never heard this one before, and I'm glad you mixed and posted it. Also, love the history lessons behind each tune. G`wan witcha bad self, DiscoCat!
Dance forever!!!
Dias muito felizes!Obrigado Leo!
Saudade das discotheques!!!
Belle découverte pour cette version !
Essa cancao e considerada 1 classico.legal
não paro de ouvir, esse trabalho ficou lindíssimo!!!!!!✔
Just awesome the best is so crispy
Época da discoteques! Show em todos os sentidos!
Nos anos 70 a primeira música que o DJ botava no início do baile .no clube Guanabara botafogo rio de janeiro
Awesome
Love it!
BUENISIMA VERSION.
Love it! Nice keys.
perfect
love leo
Excellent! Great memories! Thank you for uploading and sharing! 🙏👍🙂☮️
gracias buena musica
2023 Go Leo Sawyer I love Thunder in my Heart awesome song too
Lindo recuerdo
Algún Día los Seres humanos comprenderán la Diferencia entre Precio y Valor.
Simplemente porque, hay Sensaciones que no pueden ser compradas.
Buena música
magical stuff, feels like im on dmt and its an eternal midnight.
Another DJDiscoCat Treasure!
Novela TE CONTEI, 1978
Amazin' as always Papacat..!! Thank you...!!!
…㋡♥_㋡♥
2022 🙏🏻👍🏻
Good evening my friend Djdiscocatv2! I would like to humbly ask you to do an extended edition of Paul Davis - Cool Night from 1981, thank you friend Djdiscocatv2.
c était bon ça !! dans les clubs a st cyprien plage 66 france
Que pinche rolota chingadamadre
2019 anyone?
Me encanta aún en 2019 , cause when I was 15 I listened
Still listening since the 70’s ❤️
LEO'S FINEST~ SHAKA~ MY HOMIES~
Hello. my dear friend . I hope you remember me , I'm your fan in Mexico . You are a teacher in the mix purrefection and always love to hear your productions . I did my first remix of two songs, and I would like to know your professional opinion. Where can I send them to you ? . the songs are in mp3 format. Regards, Angel Zapata
1:14 Leo Scaggs.
You are too fine Super fine
can you tell us what you did with this? how did you make it
🍻❤️💃🏻👍
Acheiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Is that a 12"version, I don't know about? Or rather it"s your edit?
Merci DJDiscoCat via Leo Sayer -⊰✿¸.•'**☆ ╰⊰✿💖🎼
"Album
Endless Journey - the Essential Leo Sayer
Auteurs-compositeurs
Albert Hammond, Leo Sayer." -⊰✿¸.•'**☆ ╰⊰✿💖🎼
Hmmm. Albert “I’m a Train” Hammond.
I know the period in Leo sayer career he tried disco and trying to go back to the rock sound.by this point most people were used to him as a ballad singer of love songs.he sings lower on this song why hold back he has a power house of a vocalist this song never reached its full potential.
Not one of my favorites but a good tune.
They just don't make them as good.
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
You know love don't come easy and love don't compare
But when love comes to you, you gotta make it last
One the day that I met you I knew it could be
So easy for you and so easy for me
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
Like the stars in the night seem to shine from above
But that's the way I love to shine when you give me your love
And your love satisfies me like a natural high
From the soles of my feet to the top of the sky
It's easy to love when I love someone like you
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do
You know love don't come easy, and love don't compare
But when love comes to you, you gotta make it last
One the day that I met you I knew it could be
So easy for you and so easy for me
It's easy to love when I love someone like you, babe
It's easy to feel when you feel the way I do, babe
Good evening my friend Djdiscocatv2! I would like to humbly ask you to do an extended edition of Paul Davis - Cool Night from 1981, thank you friend Djdiscocatv2.