Easy Lover

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This article is about the rock music song. For the synth pop song, see Easy Lover (Ellie Goulding song).
"Easy Lover"
File:Philip-bailey-easy-lover-duet-with-phil-collins-1985.jpg
Front cover of UK 7-inch single
Single by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
from the album Chinese Wall
B-side "Woman"
Released 6 November 1984 (US)
21 February 1985 (UK)[1]
Recorded 1984
Genre
Length 4:54 (single version)
5:03 (album version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Phil Collins
Philip Bailey singles chronology
"Photogenic Memory"
(1984)		 "Easy Lover"
(1984)		 "Walking on the Chinese Wall"
(1984)
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Music video
"Easy Lover" on YouTube

"Easy Lover" is a song performed by Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins of Genesis, and jointly written and composed by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East. The song appeared on Bailey's solo album, Chinese Wall. Collins has performed the song in his live concerts, and it appears on both his 1990 album, Serious Hits... Live!, and his 1998 compilation album, ...Hits. It is Bailey's only US Top 40 hit as a solo artist.

The song was a No. 1 hit in several countries, including Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. In the U.S., it spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including 7 weeks in the Top 10, and peaked at No. 2 the weeks of 2 February 1985 and 9 February 1985, behind the chart-topping "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner. In the UK Singles Chart, it reached No. 1, staying there for four weeks.[3] The single sold over a million copies in the U.S. and was certified gold,[4] as the RIAA requirement for a platinum single disc was not lowered to one million units until 1989.[5] In addition, "Easy Lover" has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Music Canada.

"Easy Lover" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 and was Grammy Award nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals in 1986.[6][7]

Background

In 1984, Phil Collins was hired as the producer for Philip Bailey's solo album, Chinese Wall. According to Collins, Bailey approached him at the end of the sessions for the album and asked him to write a song together. In "Phil Collins: My Life in 15 Songs", a 2016 interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine, Collins said of the song: "So we just started having a jam one night, and went round and round and turned it into a verse and a chorus. We recorded it that night so we wouldn't forget it. That song doesn't sound like any particular era. It's just fantastic."[8] According to the official sheet music, the song is in the key of F minor and has a tempo of 105 BPM, though the studio recording has a tempo of 130 BPM.[9]

Music video

The song's music video, filmed at Etward Studios, London, England, humorously depicts the making of a music video. It was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich.[10]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Easy Lover"
Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
74
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 1
Canada (The Record)[14] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[15] 16
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[16] 5
France (SNEP)[17] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[19] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[23] 6
Spain (AFYVE)[24] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[29] 15
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[30] 7
US Top Rock Tracks (Billboard) 5
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) 3
US Cash Box Top 100[31] 1
5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Easy Lover"
Chart (1985) Rank
Canada[32] 4
New Zealand[33] 42
UK[34] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 12
US Cash Box[36] 7

Certifications

Certifications for "Easy Lover"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[37] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Philip Bailey with Phil Collins – Easy Lover" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Philip Bailey with Phil Collins – Easy Lover" (in French). Les classement single.
  18. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Easy Lover". Irish Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Philip Bailey & Phil Collins".
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Philip Bailey with Phil Collins – Easy Lover" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Philip Bailey with Phil Collins – Easy Lover". Top 40 Singles.
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  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Philip Bailey with Phil Collins – Easy Lover". Swiss Singles Chart.
  27. ↑ "Archive Chart: 19850323" UK Singles Chart.
  28. ↑ "Phil Collins – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Phil Collins.
  29. ↑ "Phil Collins – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Phil Collins.
  30. ↑ "Phil Collins – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Phil Collins.
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