Easy Lady Explained

Easy Lady
Cover:	Easy_lady.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Spagna
Album:	Dedicated to the Moon
B-Side:	Jealousy
Released:	1986
Recorded:	1986
Genre:	Eurodisco^[1]
Length:	4:08
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Larry Pignagnoli Theo
Prev Title:	Rise Up (For My Love)
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Call Me
Next Year:	1987

"Easy Lady" is a song by Italian singer Spagna, released in 1986 as the lead single from her debut studio album, Dedicated to the Moon (1987).

Although she and her brother, Theo Spagna, had already composed several songs for artists such as Boney M or Fun Fun, Spagna became known to the general public through this song.^[2]

Commercial performance

"Easy Lady" topped the charts in Italy and Spain. The single debuted at number 12 in Switzerland on 31 August 1986, peaking at number two in its fifth week. In France, it debuted at number 38 before peaking at number four for three non-consecutive weeks, spending 10 weeks in the top 10. That same year, the song was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), denoting sales in excess of 250,000 copies. The single has sold 80,000 copies in Italy and 600,000 copies in Europe.^[3] Elsewhere, "Easy Lady" reached number 12 in West Germany, number 30 in Austria and number 62 in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

• 7-inch single

A. "Easy Lady" – 4:08

B. "Jealousy" – 3:52

• 12-inch single

A. "Easy Lady" – 6:55

B. "Jealousy" – 5:25

• 12-inch single (club remix)

A. "Easy Lady" (club remix) – 6:40

B. "Jealousy" – 5:25

• Italian 12-inch single (Move On Up remix)

A. "Easy Lady" (Move On Up remix) – 6:40

B. "Easy Lady" (instrumental version) – 6:40

• European 12-inch single (extended version)

A. "Easy Lady" (extended version) – 6:55

B. "Easy Lady" / "Call Me" (combimix) – 5:50

• UK 12-inch single (extended remix)

A. "Easy Lady" (extended mix) – 6:55

B1. "Easy Lady" / "Call Me" (combimix) – 5:50

B2. "Jealousy" – 3:52

• UK 12-inch single

A. "Easy Lady" (album mix) – 6:40

B1. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 4:15

B2. "Jealousy" – 3:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)! scope="col"

Peak position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[4]	5
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[5]	1
Spain (AFYVE)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"

Position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[6]	24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	19

Notes and References

1. IVANA SPAGNA. Billboard. 3 September 2023. Best-known outside of Italy for her '80s Euro-disco smash "Easy Lady," Ivana Spagna has reinvented herself as a '90s pop songstress..
2. Book: Habib, Elia . Muz hit. tubes . 2002 . Alinéa Bis . 82 . 978-2-9518-8320-8.
3. Spagna – The Italian Revelation Of 1986. Music & Media. 3. 44. 8 November 1986. 27. 29800226. World Radio History.
4. European Hot 100 Singles . Music & Media . 3 . 43 . 1 November 1986 . 20 . 29800226.
5. Top 3 in Europe . . 3 . 41 . 18 October 1986 . 14 . 29800226.
6. Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Singles . Music & Media . 3 . 51/52 . 27 December 1986 . 28 . 29800226.
7. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986 . hitparade.ch . de . 7 January 2021.