Easy (Kelly Willis album)
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Easy is the fifth album by Kelly Willis
. The music is a little bit more "country"
than its immediate predecessor What I Deserve
, but less rousing than on her first three albums with MCA Records
. This album evokes Willis' contentment with her new life by presenting songs that had a contented, mellow vibe.
Kelly Willis
Kelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist.-Early life:...
. The music is a little bit more "country"
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
than its immediate predecessor What I Deserve
What I Deserve
What I Deserve is the fourth studio album by Kelly Willis, released more than six years after her self-titled album. Willis's three previous efforts with her old label, MCA, while critically acclaimed, did not achieve much in sales. With the long lapse of time came a new style for Willis...
, but less rousing than on her first three albums with MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. This album evokes Willis' contentment with her new life by presenting songs that had a contented, mellow vibe.
Track listing
- "If I Left You" (Kelly Willis) – 3:09
- "Easy (as Falling Apart)" (Willis) – 4:12
- "What Did You Think" (Bruce RobisonBruce RobisonBruce Robison is an Austin-based Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas near San Antonio, and he currently resides in Austin, Texas...
) – 3:34 - "You Can't Take It with You" (Paul Kelly) – 3:03
- "Getting to Me" (Willis, Gary LourisGary LourisGary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
) – 4:32 - "Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!" (Kirsty MacCollKirsty MacCollKirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s...
) – 3:57 - "Wait Until Dark" (Willis, John LeventhalJohn LeventhalJohn Leventhal is a Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, Loudon Wainwright, The Wreckers and many others...
) – 3:41 - "Find Another Fool" (Marcia BallMarcia BallMarcia Ball is an American blues singer and pianist, born in Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana. She was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist.....
) – 3:14 - "Not What I Had in Mind" (Willis) – 4:07
- "Reason to Believe" (Willis) – 3:17
Personnel
- Chris Burns – assistant engineer
- Floyd Domingo – piano
- Tony Edwards – glockenspiel
- Amy FarrisAmy FarrisAmy Farris was an American fiddler, singer and songwriter. She toured or recorded with artists such as Dave Alvin, Exene Cervenka, Ray Price, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis and Brian Wilson. Her 2004 solo album Anyway was released on Yep Roc Records...
– violin, viola, backing vocals - Rafael GayolRafael GayolRafael Bernardo Gayol is a drummer, percussionist, songwriter, singer and actor.Born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles, California, he has worked as a drummer/percussionist/vocalist recording and touring with such diverse artists as Leonard Cohen, Doll Congress, BoDeans, Sun 60, Charlie...
– drums - Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
– backing vocals - Paul Glasse – mandolin
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Thomas Johnson – assistant engineer
- Steven Jurgensmeyer – design
- Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
– backing vocals - John Ludwick – bass
- Lloyd MainesLloyd MainesLloyd Maines is an American Grammy Award-winning country music record producer, musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas and is now based in Bulverde, Texas....
– electric guitar, steel guitar - Ian McLaganIan McLaganIan McLagan is an English keyboard instrumentalist, best known as a member of the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces.-Small Faces and Faces:...
– piano, Hammond organ, wurlitzer - Gary Paczosa – producer, engineer, mixing
- Chuck ProphetChuck ProphetChuck Prophet is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s...
– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, wurlitzer - Bruce RobisonBruce RobisonBruce Robison is an Austin-based Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas near San Antonio, and he currently resides in Austin, Texas...
– backing vocals - Doug Sax – mastering
- Mellissa Schleicher – make-up, hair stylist
- Rolf Sieker – banjo
- Mark Spencer – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, bonang, national steel guitar, baritone guitar
- Chris ThileChris ThileChristopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...
– mandolin - Geoff Travis – executive producer
- Dan Tyminski – backing vocals
- Dana Tynan – photography
- Kelly WillisKelly WillisKelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist.-Early life:...
– vocals, producer, vocal harmony
Chart performance
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 29 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 17 |
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 19 |