Easy Lover
Easy Lover is a song written by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins from 1984, which was written by Bailey, Collins, and Nathan East.
Background
The song appeared on Bailey's solo album Chinese Wall, which was produced by Collins. Collins also played the drums on the album. Contact with Bailey came across the fan of his band Earth, Wind and Fire; Collins had collaborated since 1981 on several occasions with them.
After the studio work for Chinese Wall were initially completed, agreed Collins and bassist East that it still a song with hit potential was missing that you would like to publish as a single. When she just a melody played on the piano, Bailey was joined by singing to this Choosy Lover. Based on the melody of the text was written to Easy Lover and recorded a rough version of the title. On the following day, it was agreed that this version should remain unchanged and finally took this on for the album.
Collins himself published in 1990 a live version on his album Serious Hits ... Live!. The eingesungene with Bailey Studio version, however, was only in 1998 included on one of his albums, the compilation ... hits.
Content and Video
In contrast to many other titles by Phil Collins from the first half of the 1980s ( for example, In the Air Tonight) was dispensed in Easy Lover on a intellectual depth and the song kept simple. The lyrics are about an engaging woman who rows twisted men's head, but to no really gets involved.
The music video was filmed in London. This Bailey flies a helicopter in a TV studio where Collins is about to occur.
Success
Easy Lover was a worldwide hit in early 1985. In many countries, the title came in the top ten in the UK for four weeks, he finished No. 1 on the singles chart. In the U.S. charts, the song reached number 2; for over one million copies sold, it was awarded with gold.
Awards
At the MTV Video Music Awards 1985 Easy Lover won the award for the best overall performance in a video. In addition, the title received a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
Use
- Easy Lover was the musical theme of the first edition of WrestleMania on March 31, 1985.
- The title Low Pursuit from the video game Double Dragon II: The Revenge is based on an instrumental version of Easy Lover.
- The song was 2006 in the TV commercial for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories used. In the game itself the title at the radio station Flash FM is heard.
- 1994 used the British comedian Chris Morris a sample for his title Uzi Lover, a parody of gangsta rap.
- Cheryl Clemons coverte the song in 2001.
- 2012, the song was recorded in Criminal Vibes Techno style. It was released on the Kontor House Of House Sampler House Vol 16.