Easy (Ralph McTell album)

Easy is the 1974 album by British Folk musician Ralph McTell. Guest musicians include folk pioneers Wizz Jones, Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson from Pentangle; Gerry Conway from Fotheringay; and Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention.

Easy
Studio album by
Ralph McTell
ReleasedMarch 1974
Recorded1974
StudioJohn Kongos Studio, London; Marquee Studios, London
GenreFolk, folk rock, country blues
Length31:04
LabelReprise
ProducerRalph McTell, Danny Thompson, Tony Visconti
Ralph McTell chronology
Not Till Tomorrow
(1972)		 Easy
(1974)		 Streets...
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ralph McTell [2]

Side One
  1. "Take It Easy" - 2:32
  2. "Maddy Dances" - 2:15
  3. "Maginot Waltz" - 3:24
  4. "Sweet Mystery" - 2:32
  5. "Stuff No More" - 3:15
Side Two
  1. "Run Johnny Run" - 4:15
  2. "Zig Zag Line" - 3:40
  3. "Let Me Down Easy" - 3:13
  4. "Would I Lie to You?" - 3:20
  5. "Summer Lightning" - 2:38

Personnel
  • Ralph McTell - acoustic guitars (1-10), lead vocals (1-10), banjos (7), harmonium (3), harmonica (5,7)
  • Wizz Jones - guitar (1)
  • Bert Jansch - guitar (6)
  • Danny Thompson - double bass (1-2,4,5-6,8-10), bass drum (5), hi-hat (5)
  • Steve Bonnett - mandolin (1,2)
  • Mike Piggott - violin (4)
  • Lynsey Scott - violin (1)
  • Dave Mattacks - drums (1,2)
  • Gerry Conway - drums (4,6,9)
  • Michael Bennett - backing vocals (1)
  • John Kongos - backing vocals (6)

Production
  • Producers: Ralph McTell, Danny Thompson and Tony Visconti
  • Recording Engineers: Phil Dunne, John Kongos, Mike Noble, Victor Gamm and Tony Visconti
  • John Ashcroft - art direction, typography
  • Enrique Serra - cover painting

Awards and accolades
  • "Easy" reached number 31 in the UK Album Chart soon after its release in March, 1974.[3]
  • "Easy" was awarded a Silver disc for record sales in August, 1976.[4]

Release history
Country Date Label Format Catalogue Notes
United Kingdom 1974 Reprise LP K54013
United States 1978 Kicking Mule LP KM303 The US release has a revised running order.
United Kingdom 1999 Leola CD TPGCD17 The CD release has two bonus tracks.

Track variations

The UK 1999 CD release includes two bonus tracks taken from a single released in 1972:[5]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Easy" LP sleeve, 1974.
  3. Chart Stats. “Ralph McTell”. Accessed 22 September 2009.
  4. BPI. “Certified Awards Search: Ralph McTell” Archived June 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 22 September 2009.
  5. "Easy" CD insert, 1999.
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