Slow an' Easy

This article is about the song by Whitesnake. For the song by Zapp & Roger, see Slow and Easy.
"Slow An' Easy"
Single by Whitesnake
from the album Slide It In
B-side "Slow An' Easy" (Edit)
Released January 1984 (UK)
April 1984 (US)
Format Vinyl LP
Recorded 1983
Genre Blues rock, Hard rock
Length

6:08

4:15 (single version)
Label Geffen
Writer(s) David Coverdale
Micky Moody
Producer(s) Martin Birch
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Love Ain't No Stranger"
(1984)		 "Slow An' Easy"
(1984)		 "Here I Go Again '87"
(1987)

"Slow An' Easy" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, taken from their 1984 US-breakthrough album Slide It In. The song (which was released as a promo single), along with the previous single "Love Ain't No Stranger", were the band's first real "hits" in the US, although they only reached #17 and #34 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The song was co-written by singer David Coverdale and guitarist Micky Moody, who was the only original member, besides Coverdale, left in the band. Moody was possibly the one that influenced the bluesy style of "Slow An' Easy", as most of the material on Slide It In seemed to be more in the commercial hard rock sound, compared to the earlier blues influenced albums of the band. In 25th Anniversary Edition of Slide It In, Coverdale comments on the songs recording by saying:

"Slow & Easy was recorded at 4 in the morning in Munich after a serious night's partying...Most of the vocals is just a live 'jam' lyric I made up to inspire the band as we recorded...I played around with the lyric later to try and make some sense of it..."

Although Moody did co-write and play the song, he soon left the band after the album's release. When guitarist John Sykes joined the band, Moody's guitars were replaced by Sykes' (along with Colin Hodgkinson's bass tracks being replaced by Neil Murray's, and Jon Lord's keyboards by Bill Cuomo). The song also features expert drumming by Cozy Powell. Most of the song features him kicking the bass drum, with some fill's thrown in between the verses. A more basic drum beat is only prominent in the chorus and during the guitar solo.

A music video was also made for the song, which also helped to expose American audiences to Whitesnake. The music video features the band performing the song on a stage, which is inter-cut with scenes of a car crash and a woman whose necklace is strangling her.

Track list

  1. Slow An' Easy (LP Version) - 6:08
  2. Slow An' Easy (Edit) - 4:12

Personnel

UK release

US release