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2002 studio album by Kelly Willis
Easy is the fifth album by Kelly Willis . It was released on Rykodisc in 2002. The album went to number 29 on Top Country Albums .
Critical reception [ edit ]
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Soon after Easy was released, NPR 's Meredith Ochs said that Willis "has found her true style" on the album.[7] Richard Harrington, a music critic for the Washington Post , ranked Easy as his 9th favorite album of 2002, writing that "Willis's originals, including the hurtin' anthems "If I Left You" and "Easy (As Falling Apart)," are among her best yet."[8]
Track listing [ edit ]
"If I Left You" (Kelly Willis) – 3:09
"Easy (as Falling Apart)" (Willis) – 4:12
"What Did You Think" (Bruce Robison ) – 3:34
"You Can't Take It with You" (Paul Kelly) – 3:03
"Getting to Me" (Willis, Gary Louris ) – 4:32
"Don't Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim! " (Kirsty MacColl ) – 3:57
"Wait Until Dark" (Willis, John Leventhal ) – 3:41
"Find Another Fool" (Marcia Ball ) – 3:14
"Not What I Had in Mind" (Willis) – 4:07
"Reason to Believe" (Willis) – 3:17
Personnel [ edit ]
Chris Burns – assistant engineer
Floyd Domino – piano
Tony Edwards – glockenspiel
Amy Farris – violin , viola , background vocals
Rafael Gayol – drums
Vince Gill – background vocals
Paul Glasse – mandolin
Robert Hadley – mastering
Thomas Johnson – assistant engineer
Steven Jurgensmeyer – design
Alison Krauss – background vocals
John Ludwick – bass guitar
Lloyd Maines – electric guitar , steel guitar
Ian McLagan – piano, Hammond organ , Wurlitzer
Gary Paczosa – producer, engineer, mixing
Chuck Prophet – acoustic guitar , electric guitar, wurlitzer
Bruce Robison – background vocals
Doug Sax – mastering
Mellissa Schleicher – make-up, hair stylist
Rolf Sieker – banjo
Mark Spencer – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, bonang , national steel guitar, baritone guitar
Chris Thile – mandolin
Geoff Travis – executive producer
Dan Tyminski – background vocals
Dana Tynan – photography
Kelly Willis – lead vocals, producer, background vocals
Chart performance [ edit ]
Chart (2002)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
29
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers
17
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums
19
References [ edit ]