Easy Lady

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“Easy Lady”
“Easy Lady” cover
Single by Spagna
from the album Dedicated To The Moon
B-side "Jealousy"
Released 1986
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1986
Genre Dance, Pop
Length 4:08
Label CBS
Writer(s) Giorgio Spagna
Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli
Ivana Spagna
Producer Simply Records
Certification Silver France, 1986
Spagna singles chronology
"Easy Lady"
(1986)		 "Call Me"
(1987)

"Easy Lady" is a 1986 song recorded by the Italian singer Spagna. It was the first single from her debut album Dedicated To The Moon on which it features as sixth track. The single was released in 1986 in most of European countries.

Although she and her brother, Theo Spagna, had already composed several songs for artists such as Boney M or Fun Fun, Spagna was known by the general public through this title[1].

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[edit] Chart performances

The song was a huge success in many European countries. However, in UK it peaked only at #62 and stayed on the chart for four weeks[2].

In Switzerland, the single went straight to #12 on August 31, 1986 and peaked at #2 in its fifth week ; after that, it kept on dropping and desappeared from the top 30 after 13 weeks of attendance[3].

In France, the single featured on the chart (Top 50) for 22 weeks, from June 28 to November 22, 1986. It debuted at number 38 and climbed every week until reaching it highest position (#4) for three weeks (on August 23 and 30, September 13). The song stayed for a total of ten weeks in the top 10[4]. It was certified Silver disc in 1986 by the SNEP for a minimum of 200,000[5]. According to Infodisc website, "Easy Lady" was sold about of 426,000 sales[6], making the song the 750th best-selling single of all time in France[7].

The single achieved a moderate success in Austria, peaking at #30 on the Singles Chart[8].

[edit] Track listings

7"-Single
  1. "Easy Lady" (4:08)
  2. "Jealousy" (3:52)
12"-Maxi
  1. "Easy Lady" (6:55)
  2. "Jealousy" (5:25)
12"-Maxi
  1. "Easy Lady" (Extended Version) (6:55)
  2. "Easy Lady" / "Call Me" (Combimix) (5:50)
12"-Maxi - Club Remix
  1. "Easy Lady" (Club Remix) (6:40)
  2. "Jealousy" (5:25)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[8] 30
French Singles Chart[4] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 2
UK Singles Chart[2] 62
Annual chart (1986) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 19
Country Certification Sales/shipments
France Silver[5] 426,000[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 82 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ a b UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Easy Lady", Swiss Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  4. ^ a b "Easy Lady", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  5. ^ a b Spagna's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  6. ^ a b Sales of Spagna's singles Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  7. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  8. ^ a b "Easy Lady", Austrian Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  9. ^ 1986 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved February 14, 2008)