Easy Now (Eric Clapton song)

"Easy Now"
Song by Eric Clapton from the album Eric Clapton
Released	1970 (1970)
A-side	"After Midnight" · "Let It Rain"
Genre	Pop rock · Acoustic rock
Length	2:58
Label	Polydor
Writer	Eric Clapton
Producer	Delaney Bramlett

"Easy Now" is a pop rock song, written by the British rock musician Eric Clapton.^[1] He wrote and recorded the track for his 1970 studio album Eric Clapton for Polydor Records.^[2] The song was also released as the B-side to the singles "After Midnight"^[3] in 1970 and "Let It Rain" in 1972.^[4] The composition is also featured on the 1972 compilation album Eric Clapton at His Best.^[5] The recording was produced by Delaney Bramlett.^[6]

Information

The song is played by Clapton on an steel-string acoustic guitar.^[7] The song is written in the key of F-sharp major.^[8] Music critic Scott Floman calls the song "comparatively overlooked" and notes, "[the] simple yet effective ballad featuring Eric's ever-improving singing alongside a lone acoustic guitar, is one of this underrated album’s most underrated efforts".^[9] Together with the A-side "After Midnight", the song reached various national single charts, including in Australia (#51), Canada (#10), Japan (#87), the Netherlands (#19), New Zealand (#17) and the United States (#18). Along with "Let It Rain", the track reached the single charts in Australia (#99), Canada (#42) and the United States (#48).

References

↑ "Easy Now – Eric Clapton | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ "Eric Clapton – After Midnight (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ "Eric Clapton – Let It Rain / Easy Now (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Eric Clapton at His Best – Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ "Eric Clapton – Easy Now – austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ "Eric Clapton – Easy Now". Eric Clapton. YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ "Clapton, Eric – (Easy Now Tab)". Guitartab.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
↑ Floman, Scott. "Eric Clapton Album Reviews > Eric Clapton (Polydor '70) Rating: B+". sfloman.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Eric Clapton singles

1970s	"After Midnight" / "Easy Now" "Blues Power" / "Bottle of Red Wine" "Let It Rain" "I Shot the Sheriff" / "Give Me Strength" "Willie and the Hand Jive" "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" "Hello Old Friend" "Carnival" "Lay Down Sally" / "Cocaine" "Wonderful Tonight" "Tulsa Time" "Promises" / "Watch Out for Lucy"

1980s	"Early in the Morning (Live)" "I Can't Stand It" "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" "Crosscut Saw" "Forever Man" "It's in the Way That You Use It" "Behind the Mask" "Tearing Us Apart" "Pretending" / "Before You Accuse Me" "Hound Dog"

1990s	"Bad Love" "Tears in Heaven" / "White Room (Live)" "Layla (Acoustic)" "Down & Out" "Motherless Child" / "Driftin'" "Change the World" "Born in Time" "Circus" "My Father's Eyes" "Pilgrim" "Blue Eyes Blue" "(I) Get Lost"

2000s	"Come Rain or Come Shine" / "Ten Long Years" "Three O'Clock Blues" "Key to the Highway" "Worried Life Blues" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"

2010s	"Every Little Thing" / "No Sympathy"

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