Easy by the Commodores
December 4, 2008 by EditMotown50
Filed under Commodores, Motown 50 Disc 2
Prior to his hugely successful solo career, Lionel Richie was lead vocalist with the Commodores.

Lionel Richie, lead vocalist with the Commodores until his departure in 1982. He went on to have a very successful solo career thereafter.
He wrote “Easy” as part of the fifth studio album for the group “Commodores”. It became a number 1 in the US charts in 1977 and hit number 3 in the UK.
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Easy was pretty typical of the Commodores output in the late seventies – Lionel Richie’s distinctive influence and style made for a really laid-back feel to their stuff. Great sounds for sitting back and doing absolutely nothing.