Easy Pieces

Easy Pieces
Studio album by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Released	22 November 1985
Recorded	Westside Studios, Shepherds Bush, London
Genre	Indie pop
Length	39:36
Label	Geffen, Capitol, Polydor
Producer	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions chronology
Rattlesnakes (1984) Easy Pieces (1985) Mainstream (1987)

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Easy Pieces was the second album by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. It was released in November 1985 and included the hit singles "Brand New Friend" (#19 in UK), "Lost Weekend" (#17 in UK) and "Cut Me Down" (#38 in UK).

Track listing

All songs were written by Lloyd Cole, except where noted.

1. "Rich" – 4:23
2. "Why I Love Country Music" (Cole, Cowan) – 3:00
3. "Pretty Gone" (Clark, Cole) – 3:32
4. "Grace" – 4:05
5. "Cut Me Down" – 4:29
6. "Brand New Friend" (Cole, Cowan) – 4:52
7. "Lost Weekend" (Clark, Cole, Donegan) – 3:14
8. "James" – 3:53
9. "Minor Character" (Clark, Cole) – 3:46
10. "Perfect Blue " – 4:30

Many versions of the album include 3 additional songs originally released as B-sides.

• "Her Last Fling"

Produced by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

• "Big World"
• "Nevers End"

Produced by Mark Saunders and the Commotions

Personnel

Performance

• Neil Clark – guitar
• Lloyd Cole – vocals, guitar
• Blair Cowan – keyboards
• Lawrence Donegan – bass guitar, guitar
• Stephen Irvine – drums, tambourine
• Jimmy Thomas, Jimmy Helms, Lance Ellington, Jimmy Chambers, Tony Jackson, Lynda Hayes – Additional vocals

Production

• Clive Langer – producer
• Alan Winstanley – producer
• Anne Dudley – string arrangements
• Gary Barnacle – Brass arrangements

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