Easy Come – Easy Go Explained

Easy Come – Easy Go
Type:single
Artist:Bill Anderson
Album:Bill Anderson Sings
A-Side:"Five Little Fingers"
Recorded:November 26, 1963
Studio:Bradley Studio
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:8×10
Prev Year:1963
Next Title:Me
Next Year:1964

"Easy Come – Easy Go" is a song written and first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1963 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release

"Easy Come – Easy Go" was recorded on November 26, 1963, at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. The single's A-side and its follow-up single was also recorded at the same session.[1]

"Easy Come – Easy Go" was released as the B-side to his single "Five Little Fingers." It was issued by Decca Records in December 1963.[2] It spent a total of 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 14 in May 1964.[3] It was later released on his 1964 studio album Bill Anderson Sings.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[4]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Bill . Bill Anderson Sings (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . February 1964.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "Easy Come Easy Go" chart history . . 25 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Bill Anderson -- "Five Little Fingers" (1963, Vinyl) . . 22 July 2020.